Conformity at Its Finest

For Some Reason, the World Likes to Provoke My Laziness

So I recently took a quiz on the book Tom Jones for my Literary Tradition class. I was behind on the reading at the time, and was unable to answer the prompt, so this is what I wrote at the top of my quiz before answering the question to the best of my ability:

“I am behind on the reading, so I will not be able to use examples from this point in the novel. I understand if I receive an F on this quiz.”

I continued to use examples from the points I have read, still expecting to fail the quiz. I dreadfully got this quiz back today, and this is what my teacher wrote:

“You grappled with the appearance/reality theme, Leah. For which you deserve credit. You show having read some of the text. And you showed you were trying.”

Then right below laid and beautiful red C.

I honest to God wonder how things like this happen to me.

Poetry Month - Day 5

Exhaustion

Sometimes I am just tired.

                Motivation is great quality

                                But just something I lack.

                                                Sometimes it’s a bit easier

                                                                To slide into my sheets

                                                                                And tear that “motivation”

                                                                                                A part. Sometimes these

                                                                                                                “papers” can wait. I don’t

                                                                                                                                feel wasted in the slightest

                                                                                                                                                I feel quite accomplished

                                                                                                                                                                For I have

                                                                                                                                                                Completed

                                                                                                                                                                Nothing.