February 12, 2004
Wheeler Disappears in a Puff of Work
Bah. I am utterly disgusted with the fact that, after successfully slacking off thus far in the semester, I am now forced to bear down like a madman for the foreseeable future. Now, fortunately, I don't think very far ahead, so the foreseeable future is only a couple of weeks, but that doesn't make things any more pleasant for me.
So, let's share the joy and think about what needs doing between now and the end of February. Today I have a test in American History and there is a nice little chunk of thick reading to be done for Honors Shame.
Tomorrow I have three or four worksheets to do as Batts continues to make a healthy attempt at burying me alive under the corpses of dead trees. I'll just mention that once here, but keep in mind that the trend will, doubtless, continue to add just that much more to deal with three times a week during the coming period. I also have double reading and "lab report/journal" thingies to do for Honors Stupid Questions.
On Monday I am required to spend at least ten minutes discussing the works of Tennyson in front of a room full of people and Dr. Watson. Getting started on that this weekend strikes me as a generally good idea.
On Wednesday evening, my brother will arrive to stay with me through Friday evening. That will be fun, but for the fact that I've got a presentation to deliver Thursday night that will require a number of hours of poring over the works of Josephus and Strabo. Bleah. Generally good stuff, but bleah. I also must have a topic for my paper by then . . . what am I going to write about?!
The following Monday I am required to turn in five English journals. I suspect you all know how many I have done to date (hint: as few as possible).
On Tuesday I will be turning in a five-page report on a 200-page book about Theodore Roosevelt . . . a book which I have not yet read.
On Wednesday falls the dreaded Watson midterm. *runs screaming*
*returns* On Thursday we will have our second test in Honors Shame, complete with turning in the typed-up notes from class.
Friday would probably be a good time to go ahead and turn in the absolute final version of my Inklings paper, which I should probably spend some quality time on between now and then. And there will be more Honors Stupid Questions stuff.
At some point during that same week I expect another Essay from Dr. Kubricht, another Reading Assignment from Dr. Johnson, and another horrible, horrible Batts test. I just pray that the test doesn't hit the same day as that midterm. Ohhhhhh, boy.
So, yeah . . . I'm screwed. Sort of. My reading time is going to take it on the chin, and so will D&D, but that's easily taken care of (don't panic, Martinez and Gallagher). Anyway, all of this stuff is very doable, it's just not fun by any stretch of the imagination. The good news, as you can already tell, is that I couldn't sleep tonight. I tried for about an hour and a half and decided it wasn't worth it.
And, now that I have everything I need to do written down for quick and easy reference, I am going to post this and go do it. Farewell.
Posted by Jared at February 12, 2004 05:32 AM | TrackBack