To test out of Citizenship with sit-ups, one needs to do 39 sit-ups. To do this, one must sit up 39 times. Remember waaaaaay back during the first week of school (a month ago) I attempted to do 39 sit-ups, sitting up 39 times, so that I might test out of Citizenship? Remember waaaaaaay back during that first week I beat myself up because I only did 35 out of 39 and really hated myself for that?

   I now hate myself even more. Today we were given a second chance to do 39 sit-ups to test out. Today I did, prepare yourself, 38 sit-ups. Today, once again, I did not test out of Citizenship by doing 39 sit-ups. Today, rather than being 4 sit-ups away from testing out of Citizenship, I came down to being 1 sit-up away from doing 39 sit-ups and testing out of Citizenship.

   But, there is hope! We have another opportunity, in about a month, to attempt to test out again with another 39 sit-ups. As I see it, I went from being 4 sit-ups away to testing out of Citizenship to being 1 sit-up away from testing out of Citizenship. This can only mean that during my next round of 39 sit-ups, attempting to test out of Citizenship, I will be able to do 3 more than necessary, coming to 42 sit-ups and testing out of Citizenship. That is my theory. I believe that in one month I will be able to test out of Citizenship by doing 39 (possibly more) sit-ups.

   Thank you very much!

Hurdy Gur,
Kelsey