Homework of An English Major

I just finished reading the longest story of my life--or rather... listening to it.  I am in three English classes right now and all of them are 300-level classes.  I think it's safe to say that I have a whole lot of reading to do.  On of my teachers told the class about a website called "Librivox.org" where you can listen to any story that is not copyrighted (I believe that's anything written before 1914) as an MP3.  You cannot imagine my joy at this when I looked at the reading for my other American Lit class.  It was a 45-page long story, and this is certainly not Children's Literature class anymore.  There were small print, small margins and not a single picture.  Luckily I was able to listen to the story off of the internet while following along every once in a while.  For a time I got up and made caramel popcorn in order to cheer up my soul as much as is possible while listening to a story about a woman who was captured by Indians and watched their brutality towards many other captives.  After about two and a half hours and the reassurance that the woman survived and was happy again, I felt satisfied and calm.  Then I realized I still have three more classes to do homework for, plus a presentation to prepare in the next two days.  It is so good to be back in school keeping my brain busy!

Unhappy? Go Back To High School

Oh college... What a blessing it is to be here starting classes again after my brain getting filled with mush over the summer break! I mean that too.  Mushy brains make me feel unproductive, tired, and lazy.  One of my Facebook friends posted a picture today that said, "Homework: because 7 hours of class wasn't enough!"  Well, with that attitude of course you need homework, because you probably were so busy grumbling during class that you didn't learn anything.  Didn't we graduate high school and move on to a higher education for a reason?  I am amazed at how much people complain about classes when they are paying several thousand dollars or more per semester of school.  I don't know about the rest of the college student population, but I think I'll get the most I can for my money.  On that note, I am staring at my open 1,500-page book instead of reading it for class tomorrow (don't have a heart attack, I don't have to read it all by tomorrow)... Have a great, non-complaining, non-foot-dragging, happy, happy day!

P.S.  I apologize for not writing for a few weeks.  I assure you I had good reason!  I got married, went on a honeymoon with the love of my life, and was busy moving into a new apartment and getting ready for school to start.  I will be more diligent now :)