91. Well, That's a Relief, Given My Profession and All

249 words

Speed test*

And Yoohoo!  It's April 1st, and I have a PERFECT SCORE for Blog 365.  In fact, I have an A++, since I've written every day since not only January 1, 2008, but since November 1, 2007.  It appears that some people were (maybe) RIGHT:  I am crazy enough to do this, and I do indeed have something to say every.single.day.  I'm not sure that is a great distinction, though. I have shared car and train and plane rides with people who NEVER SHUT UP, not for EVEN ONE SECOND.  I don't want to be one of those. 

*  April Fool's! I cheated. My real number was 86, but that was a little low, because my spouse entered the room while I was typing and asked me questions which I answered while doing the test. So I changed the HTML, And I figured if I'm cheating, I might as well go for broke. hahahaha.
But I didn't cheat about Blog 365. That's for real. 

Comments

[Kristen]

I actually fell for it. I was like "Holy Freaking Shit!" I knew she was fast, but is she bionic?! Yup, I'm almost a PhD. {snort}

[Kristen]

Yeah, and I know how to use quotation marks too. {sigh}

[Kansas A]

Well you got me! LOL!

Good for you on the perfect score Blog 365 :) I did a solid month of blogging a short while ago and found it difficult but it was fun!

[LoriG]

Just tatoo "sucker" on my forehead. I feel better. You do type faster than I do (you'd better), but not astronomically so. My son appreciated that I type faster than his computer teacher. Yes, that made me smile.

[sandy]

Ah, we're into the minimalistic period here at this here Norma blog, whatever it's name is. Very sparse. I'm snapping my fingers in response.
I was imagining your fingers flying at the speed of light. So sue me.
xo

[Debi]

OMG, here I was thinking I was a complete DUNCE with my 40 words a minute! Horrifying, yes but I'll thrilled to be about half your speed rather than the 1/80 I thought I was :)

[Carole]

There's a world of difference between people who never shut up because they just never.shut.up. and you, Norma, because I never want YOU to shut up. Mwah!

[Teresa C]

Me, too! Every day since November 1st. I think we are soft as shit if you want to know the truth.

[Nora]

Yeah, I believed it.

Psych.

[minnie]

ok, now i don't feel so bad with my 79 wpm. i'm typing faster now than when i was in high school, lol!

and you, norma, are a stinker, lol.

congrats on the 365, though, i always knew you were a wordy so & so.

[margene]

And here I thought it was correct...it could be, I've seen you type.

[margaux]

wow that's some speedy typing!! i just tried and got 60... if we were on the highway I'd maybe see a flash of your licence plate but that be about it! love your blog!! :-)

[Ruth]

The thing is, I never doubted the 249 wpm for a second. I was just trying to figure out why your keyboards weren't spontaneously combusting right, left and center.

(89 wpm here)

[Vicki]

Haha, that's a pretty good April Fool!

[Roxie]

I type twelve words a minute and many of them are correct. I think my niece can talk 249 words a minute. And you are Norma who is one l short of normal, so why shouldn't you be able to type that fast?

[jessica~]

249! That is hilarious... I was dumbfounded when I saw that. Then though, crap... .I must type slow! Der.
I got a 61 with two errors (one was that I hit the space bar twice and it skipped over the next word, booooo!)

[jessica~]

Oh, may I add that I got a 61 and I haven't had my coffee yet! Maybe I'll try again in a few hours when I'm awake. :P fun!

[marianne]

Damn. You ARE fast... at 86 even... with distractions. No, you're not 'one of those'... :^)

[Marcia Cooke]

You should not do that to old people who thought they were pretty good at 48. Just saying.

[claudia]

Its so satisfying to be right.

[claudia]

You made me do it. 72 words per minute. Not bad. Typing was the only useful thing I learned in junior high.

[Kathy]

I just did it -- 75 words per minute -- 13 mistakes.

[Kelly]

I wondered if you were using your steno to get that speed! I got 84 so I've slowed down a bit since becoming a SAHM. Damned kids! ;)

[--Deb]

Good one!

[KittyMommy]

Only 249? Dang,I would have guessed much higher for the all-powerful Norma. Ee-way are not orthy-way. Hee-hee. Happy April Fool's Day!

[kathleen]

67 is just not good enough

[Julie]

Whoa -- 86 still is amazing. I took that test yesterday and only got 49wpm.

[Dusa]

E-ville! Though this typing test was easier than the one I took at Fletcher Allen back in the day when I was looking for an admin job. I score 71 with 3 errors. You'll just have to guess which part of that is an April Fools. *snerk*

[Lucia]

You had me going there! A happy April Fool's Day to you too. I think my best was 63, which surprised me a bit. I don't usually type for speed, though, and I'm used to being able to backspace if I make a typo, so I don't work too hard at avoiding them.

Being commitment-phobic, I didn't sign up for Blog 365, but I decided to try it and I too have a perfect score -- well, I haven't blogged today yet, but I have time. I do have trouble finding words sometimes (not like me!), and fall back on pictures, but on the whole it's been pretty easy. An upside is that I get to write about stuff that I would have thought about and then blown off because it would be old news by the time I got around to it.

[Seanna Lea]

I need to remember to take that test sometime (maybe in the next day or so when life is a bit less insane). I know I should be over 60 wpm, because IRC was good for increasing my speed tons in college but not how much over.

[Karen]

I got 62 words with 2 mistakes - not bad for an ergonomic keyboard

Happy 365ing - 9 more months to go :-)

[Celia]

Yup. I fell for it, too. I thought to myself, "Well, she is a court reporter..." Hah-ha! Very funny, Norma.

[Katie B.]

Actually, I wouldn't have been surprised if 249 was your real number.

Me, I'm not even trying, I know I type slow. (Although not as slow as I used to!)

[Kay]

You really got me; I did not even question that you typed that fast. I did the test and only got 78 wpm (no errors! yay me! yay 10th grade typing class!). I didn't mind being slower than YOU. But that much slower? Like so slow you'd feel sorry for me? I couldn't take it!

Congrats on blabbing every day. It's hard to do and you do it well. xox Kay

[S.Kate]

Am I still an April Fool if I actually didn't blink at your score and thought it possible?

Cheers, lady!

-S.Kate, a two finger typist [who uses four fingers and a thumb] clocking in at a mighty _____ (you fill in the blank) 37 words per minute without errors.

[maryse]

72 here and that's just because i kept back spacing to make corrections. i took typing in highschool and for many years it was the only marketable skill i had.

[June]

107 wpm. But as I have noted previously, I am an editor. And I learned to touch-type in grade school.

[Cookie]

Wouldn't your fingers fall off if you really typed that fast?

I'm so glad you're sticking with the daily blogging.

[KellyS]

huh. I did
347?

whoah.

[KellyS]

oops. I went back. More like 74 lol. that was characters per minute (sorry)

[AnnaMarie]

103 word a minute but I haven't cut my nails lately and I'm on a lap top. I feel like such a slacker compared to my old typing days. Typing dictation for lawyers will do bad things to you over time but it sure does keep the old fingers nimble!

[sil]

Vixen! I totally believed you!

[Rabbitch]

I got 86 and consider myself a fair typist (although I haven't done it for a living for a few years now) so your 249 filled me with distress.

I think you owe me a tomato.

Great job on the banner, btw. That Dave is a genius.

[Sarah]

I did not score up there with the tops, but I am thrilled to have made it through the latest round of Sock Madness.