A Romance of Many Dimensions

So you take one optional book for math class that was written in the 1800s that you have to write an opinion paper on, and a 'classic' book from around the same time that is three times as long that is mandatory, and you get my frustration that was dispersed throughout my seemingly short vacation.

I had myself convinced at the beginning of the vacation that there was no way I wasn't going to read Huck Finn.. I had enough time, I thought I wanted to read it, and I just had no reason not to..
But as more and more people responded to my question "So.. how much of Huck Finn have you read?" more and more responded "Are you kidding? It's M. Worthy! There's no way I'm going to read it? That's what spark notes are for!"

I began to think about the fact that if a lot of other people aren't reading it, would I be actually wasting my time? If they can get away with not reading it, why can't I? As much as I thought I didn't mind reading it, I realized that I would rather be doing things with my friends than sitting at home reading an assigned book that other people aren't reading..

I don't know why I take shortcuts all the time. Honestly, I spent enough time contemplating over whether I should read it or not that I probably could have finished it. I can understand why I take shortcuts when I don't have enough time for something.. But I definitely had enough time. I just convinced myself I didn't need to.
If I had just read it, I wouldn't be worrying about being behind, and not doing well.. Shortcuts may be short at the time, but they always prolong the stress and end up doing exactly what they aren't ment to do; make more work for yourself.

What's horrible is that I need my friends for moral support. I think everyone does to a certain extent, but a lot of the time I figure, if they're not, why should i?
New years resolution: STOP.



So, I technically now have two books I could get away without reading either of them.. So which one do I start with, and when? The one that no one is reading but i am SUPPOSED to read? Or the optional one that isn't even considered extra credit because there is actually a chance of it hurting my grade..
I'd have to say the 80 page truly optional one at 12 o'clock on the last day of vacation.
Way to go Nina. You certainly are going places in life.