Grumpy Kimothy

I love to read. I took AP Senior English because I knew it involved a lot of reading. I thought to myself, "Why not take a class where you can get credit for doing something you love?" Hence why I took Drama and Choir, etc. I thought because I enjoyed reading so much, it would make the class a lot easier for me. Well, I'm an idiot. That was definitely not the case, and this class has proven to be very much of a challenge. This year specifically I feel like I've had a lot of absences due to family events, actual illness or for some extra-curricular activity more so than in past years and of course, they always happen to be on B days. I think how busy I've been this year has affected how well I could do in this class. There are many parts of this class that I enjoy, and many parts that I really do not. There are also a few I don't care about at all. I enjoy blogging, but if you've read any of my past blogs I'm sure you've read one or two in which I ranted about how I couldn't figure out what to write about. Being creative with my topics and having much to say about those topics has proven to be a challenge for me. I, like many others I'm sure, do not in any way shape or form enjoy writing a timed essay about our independent reading books. I feel like half the time the prompt is asking me about something I didn't pay much attention to when reading. This might also be hard for me because I'm used to reading for enjoyment and simple understanding of what's actually happening, and I guess this is where "critical thinking", as teachers like to call it, comes in to play. I think I haven't shown much improvement in that area either, and I think I get very disheartened when I get my grades back after thinking I did better. I'm sure we'll continue doing those next semester, and I hope I can start to show improvement then. For the "Things I Don't Necessarily Like, but Don't Really Hate Either" category, vocabulary would probably fall under that. I don't think I learn the words well enough to remember them forever so in the long run it doesn't bother me, but I think they boost my grades up enough to where I don't mind doing them. Since we're sharing how we feel about English class, I hate mornings and I don't like sitting in the front nor do I like sitting by myself. Wah. *insert pity party here* 

This is my life.