School Reading

I hate school-assigned reading projects.

Don't get me wrong; I love reading, just not for school. Now, if my English class did a science fiction unit, I'd seem like an over-achiever. But nooooooo! They've got to go and read old, worthless novels like Don Quixote, Brave New World, The Once and Future King, Fahrenheit 451, To Kill a Mockingbird and 1984.

Ok, so I somewhat enjoyed 1984 and Fahrenheit 451, but they're still a bit on the old and long-winded side, much like my freshman English teacher.

My sophomore English teacher, on the other hand, is another story entirely. You'll have to take my word for it that she's better-looking than most of the good-looking students, but that's not why I liked her class. I liked her class because she was new to teaching, and consequently viewed it from an un-jaded perspective, unlike most teachers. I grew very fond of being treated human, having fun and learning, all at the same time. She was, quite possibly, the best English teacher in the known universe; that is, until she made us read The Once and Future King.


I wasn't too fond of its bleak repetition and endless descriptions of unimportant things.

Dane, however, seemed intrigued. He spent the full hour each reading day with his nose buried deep in his book.


I broke his concentration when I took this picture. See? Look at his hands. He's already jumped a bit when the picture was shot.


Incidentally, that first picture reminds me of something.



Quote of the Day time! It's a dual-quote day, so we have two quotes, both of which congrue with my opinion on The Once and Future King.

Quote of the Day

The covers of this book are too far apart.
-Ambrose Bierce

From the moment I picked up your book until the moment I put it down, I could not stop laughing. Someday I hope to read it.
-Groucho Marx

I may be unable to post for a while, as my computer is slowly-but-surely dying. It had a good run; at least 8 years. But its time has nearly come. It's only a matter of weeks.