Lunch with Kit Kat

Momoko and I drove up to Kit Kat's apartment today at lunch time. We brought her the Torrid clothing order she had shipped to our house. In Kit Kat's apartment, we saw her gerbil Chai. Kit Kat had to scoop her out of the tunnels she dug. Kit Kat gave her a peanut as a treat.

Then Kit Kat took us the back way to a New York Jewish deli. It declared itself as world famous. The most interesting thing was their pickle bar. You had to pay $1.99 for all you could eat at this bar. Kit Kat's boyfriend sometimes orders that.

This place is known for its large sandwiches. Momoko and I ordered sandwiches named after famous people like Woody Allen or Jerry Seinfeld. I also tried a potato dumping as a side order. There were so many types of meats on my sandwich.

Certification Exam Failure

One of my professional works goals this year is to pass some certification exams. I bought a few books. Also downloaded an online book and test software. I read the online book over two weeks. I also studied during my vacation week. I kept taking the practice tests until I scored around 85%.

I purchased an online exam voucher. But I could not figure out how to register for the exam. I had to contact technical support. Apparently I needed to be an admin and assign the test to myself. Then I could register. There were only really early morning slots later this week. But there was a 7:30pm slot today. I signed up.

I reviewed my notes. Got my identification ready. Moved Momoko's desk into Kit Kat's old empty room. I cleaned out the A/C filter in there and waited. Once it was check in time, I had to download some secure browser. I also had to do a video zoom call with my ID. Then I was off to the races.

This exam was hard. But it is just the precursor exam to the one I really want to take. I honestly knew the answer to about half the questions. I figured since I am usually a good test taker, I could get pass some of the questions I did not know. I needed 63% to pass. I only got 61.9% correct. Thus I failed.

I am kicking myself because I am now out the $245 exam fee. My company will only reimburse me if I pass. I only purchased a couple cheap books. I theoretically need to pass these to meet my company goals for the year. I am not sure if I need to buckle down and retake the test, or to throw in the towel.

Summer Road Trip

Momoko and the kids took off on a summer road trip to visit grandpa today. They were supposed to leave at 6pm. However Little Kat saw bad traffic on Google Maps. So they delayed departure for a few hours. That gave them time to Door Dash some Arbys. It also gave Kit Kat one last chance to play with her gerbil.

The family added grandpa to the phone app that let's you locate other people in your family. This is intended to be a temporary addition during the trip. They decided to drive Little Kat's car, as it has Apple CarPlay. Kit Kat did not want a lot of miles added to her relatively new car.

Little Kat brought his mini car fridge to keep small things cool. The kids recommended driving straight through. The whole trip should take 20+ hours if there are not stops or bad traffic. They don't plan to stop anywhere except for quick food stops.

Momoko thought they could have a few hotel stays along the way. But the kids want to get there, get it done, and return ASAP. My own gas tank was running on empty. So when the family left for their trip, I went to Exxon to fill up. I saw the family there filling up Little Kat's car.