Ups and downs

Mostly ups right now.

I took the biggie exam in my research methods class. It was satisfactorily challenging, and by golly I was prepared for the challenge! Yep, I actually studied this time. There were a few things I didn't know, but only a few. I feel very confident about it. This is our second exam in this class. I scored 72% on the first one. (Ouch!)

This week I received the results of the two mid-term exams I took last week. It looks good, y'all, real good. On the theater exam I only missed half of one point. I'm pleased with that.

Amazing how something positive like good grades can boost my morale.

I turned off my computer on Tuesday afternoon and didn't turn it back on until half an hour ago. I knew that if I logged on even to check email I would get sucked in and wouldn't study as I needed to. So I'm now a teeny bit behind on some blogs and emails. Be patient, my dears.

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I heard from the therapist at Sproing's location. (What should I call the place? Funny farm? Mental health facility is too long and clunky.) The state mental health agency sent a representative yesterday to assess the child. They did a Cal-locus? Anybody know what that is?* Anyhow, he was assessed at a level 6 (whatever that is) which means that he officially qualifies to be admitted for inpatient treatment. This is particularly good from a financial perspective. Good ol' socialized medicine (Medicaid) will take over from here because the state mental health agency will officially admit him to the facility where he's already admitted. I know, red tape. But it's good news.

Sproing still seems to be under the impression that he'll be getting out in a couple of weeks. Nah, it will be more like three months. Or maybe two months now, since he's already been incarcerated for a month. He spent the first 10 days in the acute care hospital, and has been at his current location for just over two weeks. He might be able to come home in 2.5 months if he does the work he needs to do. So far he hasn't done much progressive work. We shall see. At any rate, the news about the boy is generally good.

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The news about the damned washing machine, however, is not so good. It's acting really funky now. Superman has the whole broken door latch thing in the bag now. He has ordered some extra parts so that when it breaks, he can fix it. He also duck-taped a tie-down strap to the machine. We have to cinch the door closed whenever we run the damned thing. That helps prevent the latch from breaking.

But this week it did a weird failure-to-complete-the-cycle thing. It wouldn't drain and spin unless I turned the machine off, then back on, then set it to the "drain and spin" setting. WTF? I'm ready to boot the thing to the curb. He says he's gonna work on it this evening to see what he can do to it. I'm gonna stay out of the way, 'cause damn.

*OK, just googled cal-locus and came up with CALOCUS. Now I know what to search for.