Notes from a Class Nerd

"I should like to have some adventures," added the young lady. "I don't want a dull droning life."
"You may be gratified," replied the Duke, "Be in no hurry - you are young enough yet, life is only just opening."

-Charlotte Brontë

I am an over-prepared class nerd. My online class at the University of Oxford is a month away, but I am ready. The book I ordered is here, and it is a serious book about the Brontës. Everything you might need to know is in this heavy book! (All the other required books that I needed I already have. Not shocking, is it?)
All the books for class are stacked and ready to be delved into. My blank notebook is anxiously awaiting the day when I get to take notes. I am mentally ready to learn more about literature, life, history!

Where you like that in school? Always prepared? Or always forgetting your homework?

I was the one who always had my books, my homework complete, plenty of paper, extra pencils or pens, my calculator, etc... I have always been super organized and prepared. Another word that people used to describe me?
Nerdy.

Even if people meant it in a derogatory manner, I never took it the wrong way, and I still don't. It's just who I am. I can't help it.  God made me to be zealous for writing & literature, learning, and being organized! So why did I let it all go so long without pursuing it? I am not sure. I don't know why we do the things we do sometimes. Perhaps I never felt myself "good" enough or knowledgeable enough in English. My English teachers and professors didn't always like my writing. I may not have been persuasive enough, or cover my argument well enough.
So what? That's what practice is for. For improvement and extension of skills.
So here I am, jumping back in. And I am really excited.