I just got this week's assignments for my Comp and CJ classes. And oh my freaking penguins I'm going to be busy. I have another chapter to read for CJ, plus discussion posts (2 of them) and an essay; there are several things I have to read for Comp and respond to, as well. And write the final draft for my essay.

I think I'll get on that reading as soon as I finish my lunch. Providing no more work has come over, of course.

I got some more work done on my NaNo novel last night, too. Not as much as I had intended, but trying to rewrite the entire thing is time consuming. I know what I want to happen - it's just a matter of changing what needs to be changed without losing a lot of my word count. Which I have, but I think I can salvage some of it. There was a huge chunk at the beginning I ended up having to take out because of one minor change in setting, and there's more I probably won't be able to use, but I'm hoping if I tweak a few things I can save some scenes.

And I just came up with an awesome idea. I was tempted to take out something else at the beginning (which would have screwed everything up - again) but I just figured out how I could keep it and make it work, without seeming ridiculous as hell or screwing up the rest of the story to fit the new idea in. And it opens up the end for a sequel that I wasn't even planning on.

I definitely want to finish my reading up today (uh, some of it, anyway) so I have time to write some more tonight. I guess...finish up reading for psych and start on CJ, since those are going to be the most boring. I'll get those out of the way first, because as much work as I have to do for Comp, it's going to be easier, because it's writing. And reflecting. But I like Comp. It isn't so boring.

If I didn't dislike kids (and teenagers) so much, I'd become a high school teacher and teach Creative Writing or something. But I don't like kids and with the way schools were when I was in high school, I'd be afraid to be a teacher anyway. Teachers could hardly do anything as far as discipline three or four years ago and I can only imagine it's getting worse (with all the parents who think their child can do no wrong and it must be the teacher's fault and the teacher is just picking on little Mydysnleaigh for being so special and wonderful). So, no. No teaching for me. Unless I go to another country and teach English as a second language. That would be awesome.

In fact, I'm pretty tempted to get my bachelor's degree so I can do just that. And go over to Japan, because students there can't really get away with disrespectful to teachers and parents aren't as likely to go after the teachers if their kid gets in trouble for something.

Right...reading...