I took the CBEST today (that's California Basic Educational Skills Test). With it I can get a substitute teaching permit in the state of California (or Oregon). Really, I wish they'd just let me submit my SAT scores. This test was so easy. They give you four hours and I took just over two and a half. It consists of 50 multiple-choice questions each for reading and math and two short essays. The most difficult math question was 2x + 26 = 50. And this is part of how we determine who can teach the kids?

Anyways, it was short enough that I was able to get home in time for a 12:30 showing of Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers at the cheap theatre. Everyone loves the cheap theatre, but the price is creeping up. It's already at $3.50 (having started at $2 two years ago)! Of course, compared to the $9.75 you'd pay at the Century theatre down the way, it's a bargain.