...in the meantime

After taking the last couple years pretty slowly, it's been a little bit of a rude re-awakening to the world of paperwork and exams and deadlines and such. I've been all over town trying to find a place to get fingerprints taken (no one uses ink anymore, it's all computerized) and I'm supposed to list every person I've ever lived with for a background check – in addition to having some philosophical beefs with such a request, I can't remember half of their names anyway.

I'm also studying for the Praxis I and II tests. Praxis I doesn't seem so bad. I need to brush up on my reading comprehension and remind myself how to determine the volume of a trapezoid, but it's otherwise not much of a concern. The Praxis II, on the other hand, features questions about assessment theories and development models...neither of which I studied in college. I'm not sure how I'm supposed to study for that test.

Otherwise, I'm trying to enjoy every day. We're having Santa Ana weather right now, which translates to hot, summer-like weather. I love it. Rather than think about how much I'll miss Ocean Beach and San Diego, I'm trying to take advantage of every ride, every day at the beach, and all the special things to this city.

I also have an ongoing list of things to do before moving: update certifications, change doctors, dentists, health insurance, banks, and so on. It's a pretty complicated process. I'm also trying to keep my CA residency in case I return in a couple years. It's just easier that way.

One last thing I have to mention. One of my fellow corps members emailed everyone in the group this list of 20 questions designed to get to know each other better. I know I'm the "old guy" in the group, and I hate to sound jaded, but it seems like sort of a "I'm about to graduate from college" kind of thing to do. I'm thrilled that everyone is so excited to meet each other and get started, but at the same time, I don't feel like I know any of them any better just because I know what their favorite beverage is and where they went to college. Maybe I'm just being a grouch. I wrote a response but did it from Jeff Lebowski's perspective; I'm not sure if I'll send it along or not.