Crimes of the Smart

[wilky_wit]

Today, for the first time in a long time (including my whole college career), I didn't turn in a homework assignment. It was questions over the first chapter of Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics for Philosophy class, due at 11 am this morning before class started. I started reading last night but couldn't get into the book, so I put it down for the night. I have an hour break between classes, and I thought I could finish it then, but I still wasn't getting the material. So the assignment just went un-done. The professor doesn't grade late homework, but I wanted to turn it in anyway, for the sake of principle (you just can't not do an assignment!), but I was at the book on and off all afternoon and I just couldn't click with it. I gave up after a while - I wasn't going to get any points, and I was wasting my time because I wasn't getting anywhere. I don't know if it was the difficulty of the text (this is ancient talk about abstract concepts after all) or just "I cannot brain today, I have the dumb". Maybe I'm still jetlagged from Daylight Savings. Anyway, I felt bad for a while, but I've calmed down now. The assignment was only worth three points, we get a lot of homework assignments in the class, and homework is about 10% of our grade. I'll have more opportunities for better homework, and tests too. I got mine back today and it was only a B. If I work real hard, I could still get the A I want.

I did finish my math homework for tomorrow, and although it took forever, I understand the concepts a lot more than when I started. I also watched a fun episode of SPAAAAAAAAACE House and spent a lot of time on Eff Yeah Pokememe. Pokemon always makes me happy. Like my awesome new Meowth icon. HE'S WEARING PEOPLE CLOTHES AND A MUSTACHE AND HE'S OH SO SERIOUS.