Daily affirmations of a word mercenary
Typing nerds, rejoice! I love this typing game. I’m averaging around 75wpm — how about you?
Hey there. I'm Ariel Meadow Stallings, a native Seattleite who's written my way up and down the Left Coast. Electrolicious is where I post daily randomata, but I also write for a living. My first book, Offbeat Bride, is in bookstores now.
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Ariel v.
April 23rd, 2008 at 8:09 am
Ooo! That was fun. I average 65 wpm, which kind of surprises me (way higher than I expected). Awesome!
robin
April 23rd, 2008 at 8:17 am
So fun! My first was 57 wpm, but I was stuck on how to fix a typo. Second try: 92 wpm! My high school typing teacher would be proud!
Michelle
April 23rd, 2008 at 10:35 am
Woo-hoo, I’m in the 72-78 range as well. This is what teaching yourself to type on IRC will do to you — you type furiously to get a word in, and you never look away from the screen.
Ariel
April 23rd, 2008 at 10:38 am
HA! I credit IRC in college with my typing speed, too!
Ariel
April 23rd, 2008 at 10:41 am
(Ooh! I just hit 113 wpm typing a quote from Juno.)
joriel
April 23rd, 2008 at 11:37 am
Whoa - a new addiction! 77 on my first try, 99 on my second. Then got stuck on typos a couple of times and ended up in the 60s. Now I’m out to break 100.
molly
April 23rd, 2008 at 1:52 pm
I can’t stop and I’m only in the 60’s. Make it stop, my eyes are watering…can’t stop.
mykie
April 24th, 2008 at 5:49 am
70 is the best i could do.
Alyce
April 24th, 2008 at 9:48 am
I’m a three finger typist and I look at the keyboard, so this’ll be interesting. brb
Alyce
April 24th, 2008 at 9:52 am
They hate my double spacing after a period (I’m so old skool). But even with that I did ok. 57wpm
Spandrel Studios
April 25th, 2008 at 7:16 am
This is dangerously addictive - and I’m amazingly inconsistent, with scores ranging from 62 to 120 wpm!
Sara
April 26th, 2008 at 4:33 pm
First try was 89, second was 99. I walked away before carpal tunnel set in!