Vanessa had asked me for a typing tutor computer program some time ago, and Mr. W gave her a CD-ROM: Mavis Beacon Typing Tutor V.16. She caught me online earlier and said she’d reached a milestone: she’s typing without looking at her keyboard! Yay! And here is why she needs to keep going with the program:

Vanessa: People keep passing by my desk asking me what i am up to because I have a huge grin
me: stop grinning. we can talk about something solemn.
Vanessa: That makes me look funny!
me: Okay, let’s see…you’re 90, and you’ve got no sex drive, and all you’re using the cabana boy for is to listen to you ramble on about your cat.
Vanessa: WHAT???? NOOOO! That is WRONG! At least have the cabana boy feeding me.
me: “And Fluffy was my 3rd cat, after Angelina and Maxwell, you remember. Well, it seemed that Fluffy didn’t get along with the neighbor’s dog, Oodle…”
Vanessa: Like rapes or something cool. Or better fanning me.
Vanessa: Grapes!!!
me: okay, he’ll be raping you while you’re going on about your cats.
Vanessa: I meant GRAPES!! I just caught that!!!! SORRY!
me: that’s NOT what you wrote.
Vanessa: Note to self – I must scan or proof read before pressing enter. I know!
That’s not what i meant. Man… I must use that CD more often

Or maybe this is less reason for Vanessa needing to type better, than reason that people don’t IM me that often. Hmm.