Missions accomplished on most fronts! I finished my intern paper (I should edit it tomorrow, but I would say it's pretty much good to go). I got my Health homework done, entirely, with only two quizzes, one discussion, and one response until I'm done with the class forever. I've taken a walk each day and I cooked some yummy pierogies with meat sauce on Thursday. I still need to clean my room, so boo on me.

One thing I've discovered with Health: I really don't agree with the book in a lot of places. Some of the distinctions it makes are just plain wrong, and the wording is clumsy. The quizzes sometimes have questions that can't be found anywhere in the book or the discussions or basically any resources she gives us, and at one minute per question, sometimes you just have to guess based on knowledge you already have. It's annoying. Also, I don't agree with pretty much anyone politically. Kudos to me!

More on that subject, for English, we've been doing workshops and commenting on eachother's stories and you have to comment on each story pretty much. Two in particular annoyed me because they dealt with the subject of rape, plopped it into the story in order to be edgy (I think?), and exponentially decreased the quality of the stories in doing so. You can't just plunge into writing something like rape or abuse and assume it will improve your writing. You have to be really good at writing in order to not have that come across as cheesy and a desperate shock value ploy. I have seen it done once effectively in the entire class; these two made me cringe. But apparently, writing about such things badly is brave and bold. What do I know? I'm just a community college kid, like the rest of the class. Except for that one guy who quit his job in order to "make it" and is now taking a community college creative writing class because he didn't make it. Pro-tip: Make sure you're close to making it before you try to make it. This also goes for guys hitting on girls at bars.

To Do This Week:

1. Clean my room entirely
2. Get my Anthropology project and homework done
3. Finalize my English portfolio
4. Eat breakfast and take a walk each day
5. Cook one meal