My soon-to-be 6th grader was quite disappointed to learn that you still have to do book reports even in doctoral studies. I love reading, but I must admit that I do not enjoy book reports. I like talking about books. I like telling others what I think about books. I do not particularly like cross-referencing other people’s insights about books and putting my two cents into 12 pages’ worth.

Ugh.

So, I have procrastinated. I’ve put it off as long as possible, but it is due on Friday, and since we’re going out of town tomorrow and Thursday night is the big Harry Potter premiere (!!), I must finish it by Wednesday night. My senior English teacher in high school once said that Honors students are the worst procrastinators, because they know that they can still get it done at the last minute. With chagrin, I admit that it’s true. At least, it used to be true. I don’t have the wherewithal to pull all-nighters anymore, so I have to carve out time to finish my work.

To my credit (for what it’s worth), I actually started on this assignment the second week of class, with the great intention of finishing well in advance. Ha! We see how well that plan worked out, eh? Anyway … I’ve got my work cut out for me this week. I only have about two pages written so far. D’oh!