Sucky Sim
Apparently my dad and brother decided that my sim must have gone badly, since I didn't update afterwards. Unfortunately they're right. The sim sucked royally. All the evaluations meant that there were problems galore, and it was all I could do just to follow along. I certainly didn't have the spare brain power to actually add any worthwhile input.
I was really upset about it on Friday night. Logically, there was no reason to be upset. It was my first sim ever, and it was close if not at cert level. For me to do well would have been an almost inhuman feat. No one expected me to get everything right. But since I've been in the group for six months just waiting to get a sim, I felt like I should've done better. I wanted to get everything right, and I totally didn't, and I felt horrible.
That was two days ago, and I'm over it now. I'll do better next time.
sims like that go really well with margaritas. I remember my first few sims I felt like a trained monkey the person behind metelling me exactly what to do. certainly you had the same experience when you started up with ARD.
See, that's the thing, I *didn't* have the same experience when I started with ARD. I think it's an ascent vs. orbit thing.
Sorry it didn't go as well as you hoped. I'm sure you will kick some major arse next time!