Today is the first truly nice day we've had here in a while. It's warm, not windy, and very sunny outside :) Unfortunately, today is also one of the busiest. I have a rough draft of a paper due by midnight tonight, a rough draft of a paper due by 11 tomorrow, a math test tomorrow, and a group project that we're working on today. I'm excited for the day when I can truly say I have nothing to think about!
Yesterday I had my Poetry midterm, which was tough but I don't think I did too bad, especially after hearing some of the other kids in the class today talking about how they guessed on everything! I knew most of the stuff on the test, I'm just worried I didn't completely explain myself when answering the questions, since I tend to oversimplify things. Hopefully we'll get the grades back soon!
Speaking of grades, we got the our first papers back in my other English class. I got 80 out of 100, which I suppose isn't too bad for a tough teacher and the first paper of the class. I didn't feel too bad about it until I heard the kid in front of me say he got a 97 on his. I don't know why I've become so competitive over grades lately! I guess it isn't such a bad thing, but it does make for a lot of extra stressing on my part, which is very uncharacteristic of me.
In my Poetry class we're working on a group project about Postmodernism. The so-called "basic" definitions of it are just as hard to understand as the postmodern poetry itself! It's all very confusing and has gotten my brain all twisted up in knots, but luckily the project isn't due for another week and a half or so, so I have some more time to try and figure it out!
Going to work on one of my papers outside in the sun today since the warmth is too precious to waste!
Nice report! Nice day here too - I have been out farming!
ReplyDeleteListen - about that over-simplifying - you might have the same quirk I have. One of my strengths is to see a bunch of loose ends and jumbled pieces and then quickly see how they fit into a bigger picture that makes good sense. Unfortunately, when I go to explain it, it all seems so obvious that I forget to fully explain it and so many people don't get it and say I am not a good communicator. It is something I always have to think about and work on.
Good luck with all the work - keep your head down and busy - time to veg-out later!!!