I Survived Day 1

The MPT went better than expected. I put minimal time into preparing for it, but I think I did ok. The biggest problem was time management which I think was universal because one issue had several factors to analyze. No one left early.

The P&E was harder than I anticipated. A few of the questions seemed to fall out of the clear blue sky. I had worked several practice P&E's and had not seen anything like them. I know I got at least 75% right. Since it's short answer, it's pretty easy to gauge how you did--unlike the MBE where you have no freaking clue.

My plan was to go back to my room and review for tomorrows MBE. I had the choice of studying from the uncomfortable sofa, the desk with the too short chair, or the big comfy bed. Of course I chose the big comfy bed. And fell right to sleep. I don't feel too badly about it because I didn't sleep great last night. We are about 5 miles from an airport, and apparently all southbound planes pass directly overhead. And there is a train somewhere that went by at least 5 times last night--and I swear blew its horn for five minutes each time. And I am walking distance from a baseball stadium. And there was a game last night. And apparently everyone likes to blow their horns when they leave. So anyway, I figure the nap was well deserved, and I'll blog while I shake off the grogginess.

But to put things into perspective, on this day 6 years ago I made this, which is a far greater accomplishment than even passing the bar could be: