The Homework Monster

It's two in the morning, and you have just awoken from a nightmare; little do you know that the real nightmare has just begun.  In a matter of minutes, you hear screaming, and everyone is running from their homes.  What's more, you hear a series of loud thumps, like a giant's heart beat.  As you leave your house all groggy-eyed, you see  a squadron of jets zooming toward the source of the chaos.  They fire their missles, which results in several explosions and a cloud of smoke.  From the smoke, you catch site of two bright yellow lights flashing.  Then you see two sharp rays slashing through the airplanes, destroying them instantly.  Finally, the smoke parts, and you begin to understand the horror that had arrived at your city: it has a small, squat body, two long, skinny legs, six mechanical, pinchered arms, and a huge, swollen head.  The beast's name is Shukra, the Homework Monster.  You wake up screaming, you catch sight of your clock; it is at five in the morning and you realize that today you have a test in geology!

In case you are wondering, Shukra makes an appearance in Godzilla vs. Gigan. Too bad the test is not on Godzilla trivia... 

I'm All Rocked Out

It feels as if I have studied geology all day, and it feels as if I have learned zilch. As soon as the sun rose, I saw my geology book, and I knew I had to start studying. When I finished eating my breakfast, my geology book beckoned me to study more. I obeyed for a while. Then I fed my pets. When I was done, I once again hear my geology book calling to me and I responded by reading more. Then I did my house chores, but the book ordered me to read it again! And I did exactly what it said. But I couldn't keep track of it all; there was so much to learn about sedimentary rocks and the various facts concerning them. Things such as the sedimentary environments, sedimentary facies, their connections to plate tectonics, and a whole bunch of other stuff that I have forgotten. For some reason, I just couldn't focus well.

Don't get me wrong, I did learn some things, such as the names of the sedimentary environments. The rudimentary knowledge I gained was enough to help me pass the course's online section quizzes. But I think all that I learned was deposited in my short term memory and I will have to re-learn it! So I decided to give my brain a rest for the night and tackle it again tomorrow. I have learned one important lesson though: I should not major in geology!