Lesson 18) "...And The Answer Is?"

"zzzz.. DON'T EAT MY CAKE!"
"...no, it was Chaucer that wrote this poem."
"Oh."


This ^ is called sleeping in class. Which, I would like to point out, Brit Lit Professor, I was not doing today. I was day-dreaming, and these are two very different things.
Sleeping in class would be irresponsible... and difficult due to the comfort level of those chairs.

I have already read the Canterbury Tales enough times to write about four essays on them. So today when my professor decided to answer a stupid question from one of my fellow classmates (yes, stupid questions exist), I allowed myself to drift into La-La-Land for a few minutes. I may have stayed there too long, especially since I am only in the second row. No, I didn't get into any trouble but I was caused to blush a little bit when it was pointed out that my eyes had glazed over.

Today's lesson is that sometimes, people need to be cut some slack. I'm not just trying to justify my mind wanderings today, I've always felt this way. There are times when people need to be firm and commanding, and there are also times when you need to CHILL OUT. I want to remember this when I'm older. I want to be able to remember what it felt like to be a young adult at 9 in the morning on a Tuesday, and remember not to yell at the little intern of mine for gazing into the distance instead of getting my coffee and the most recent reports. Sometimes you need to let the back of your mind take the driver's seat and just cruise control. It lets some interesting stuff surface, helps you see solutions you may not have noticed before. I needed those little seconds, and my professor, though kind in his reprimand, didn't understand this.

Yesterday I told you to be more firm, like Erin should be with her roommate, and today I'm telling you to chill. No, I'm not that bipolar- these are in two different situations. Becca is out of control, I just needed a little reminder to snap back to reality. Remember to allow people these small seconds to make tiny mistakes. There's a big difference, and we all have to remember that at one point, we were tired, didn't sleep well last night, and have a lot of things on our mind.

Typical Tuesday, just making you wait for the weekend...
...what were we talking about?

Curl Girl, out!