grading me.

now that i have the time to really
sit down and

think

i'm thinking about the semester that has
elapsed and i'm taking a red pen
to all the things i've done wrong
could have been better
or should have deleted all together.

and looking at this paper
titled fall 2008 and
it's bleeding and if i was generous
i'd give myself a C+.

as far as the plot:
junior year. chock full of
academic challenges and dealing with
the space between undergraduate life
and the
real world. as far as the romance:
various suitors, some taken more
seriously than others. hopefully
the ones that matter will stick around
for the next assignment. as far as
the friendships: not as many as
last year. a main
friendship has been eliminated,
which creates an interesting twist
but leaves the reader
[and the author] with a bitter taste
in her mouth.


and while all of this sounds depressing,
i'll take a C+ because luckily
there's still time for extra credit.