In pursuit of my goals

I dragged out all my old court reporting school books and tapes today.

In the process, I found my Om Yoga in a Box and my J.K. Rowling Quidditch Through the Ages and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, which I had thought lost and gone forever.  Virtue is its own reward.

Then I started with Chapter 1 and worked through Chapter 2.

You see, the theory we learned was meant for realtime.  But my thoughts on realtime were "get the speed first, worry about the accuracy later."

What I didn't know was well before I was actually ready to leave school, a really good firm happened to need someone in my area.  They arranged to intern me on spec.  Then I had the misfortune to pass the national certification test.  (I've always been good at tests.)  And the rest, as they say, is history.

Six years later, here I am, with a steady income but incredibly sloppy style.

Heh.  The story of my life!

Hence, going back to the beginning.  And it's actually fun!