myOtaku.com: Ben

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Vitals

Birthday
• 1988-09-25
Gender
• Male
Location
• Groton, CT
Member Since
• 2003-07-31
Occupation
• Student, Lackey of Doom
Real Name
• Ben

Personal

Achievements
• Wrote a 157 page book and am working on a sequel that is 50+ pages long at the moment.
Anime Fan Since
• Eh...fifth grade, I think.
Favorite Anime
• Digimon Forever! Followed further back by Yu-Gi-Oh.
Goals
• Get my darn book ~~published...~~ REWRITTEN
Hobbies
• Writing, reading, IM'ing
Talents
• Writing and I have a knack for gaming.

myOtaku.com: Ben

Monday, May 31, 2004

EXAMS TOMORROW!
And am I studying? Of course not. What do you think I am?

A good student?

That is something that I am not, unfortunately. I do not see myself as a good student. I'm a very intelligent student, and I lean well in most subjects, but student isn't the best word for me.

Learner would perhaps be better.

You see, I don't study. Or at least not nearly as often as anyone else in my class. And my study habits are very, very inconsistent with my grades.

I get good grades; A's and B's. A C once in a blue moon. I've been on the Honor Roll ever since entering high school, and most of the grades before. (Handwriting was my bane, it kept me off the list more than once)

I do not organize the papers I receive; whether they be worksheets or notes or notices. They go in a pile atop my notebook, which grows ever larger by the day. Throughout the year.

I am not organized when it comes to school, and several other aspects of my life.

My friends all make note cards to study for quizzes or tests, and they do the extra credit work. I don't. Quite simply, I don't apply myself. (as well as I could, at least.)

Instead, I rely on myself. Logic, my memory, and some other God-given ability get me through.

If I wanted to rationalize the way I am as a student, I could say that I was truly testing the educating process. The teachers teach something, and I take it in. I don't go over it again, or if so, briefly and rarely.

So, in a way, aren't I testing what they have taught me? How well their words have sunk in?

But, there'd be no point on supporting that idea, because I don't really believe it. I'm just lazy. I don't want to take the time to study when I could be doing other things. Like watching movies, talking to friends, writing in RPGs, and playing games.

One of the more logical definitions of the word student is "One who studies something." I don't study what I'm being taught. I just learn it as best I can at the outset.

Exams are all this week. They would be the true testers, but I dare not risk my grades on them for any indulgence.

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On a lighter note, I went to Eric's house yesterday afternoon. We had dinner and went to see the play Everyman, which I thought was excellent. The unfortunate part is, I had to pay $20 for my ticket and Eric's. Apparently, our friend who was saving us complimentary tickets gave them away because she didn't trust us to come. =/

So, Eric owes me $10, and I need to find someway to make up for $10. Maybe I can get a ticket to another show. =/

We watched the Lord of the Rings Trilogy last night as a sort of party/shindig. We watched the entire first movie, and then decided we didn't have time enough to waste on the entireties of the second and third ones. So we just watched the highlights, which still took us a good time.

Then today I came home for a Memorial Day picnic my grandparents always have. What was particularly special about the one today is that Christina and Victoria both came. ^_^ We had a great time, swimming, talking, playing games, and setting up a Neopets account for me. :D

I told them I was going to Maine for most of the summer, but I neglected to tell them the reasoning. Perhaps I can come back and surprise them. :)

Anyhow, they left about an hour ago, and I'm supposed to be studying and getting ready for tomorrow.

Tomorrow's Exams:

Honors French III-Meh. It'll be alright. I just need to go into school early and finish watching Les Miserables.

Honors U.S. History-Ergh. I don't plan on studying much for this, since it isn't likely to help. This is one that I'm going to trust myself on.

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