Read till Your Eyes Bleed

Oy. Here I am again with three entire books that must be read before I can write the required paper. At least there is only one paper due this week. I rise early, and read for 2 hours. Then I start a load of laundry when quiet hours are over. I read while clothes wash. I flip them to the dryer, and start another load in the washer. I read while clothes dry. I flip, I read.

I had hoped to finish the first book by 2 or 3, but the reading drags on. This treatise on liberation theology is dense. Sometimes I reread a passage multiple times before I get the gist of his thinking. He does not follow a logical sequence, so I have to keep reviewing where we are in his argument. Some of what he writes is sensible. Some is radical. Some surprising, some sour grapes. I plow on, taking breaks when my vision goes blurry to fold a basket of stuff or wash a few dishes.

Drew is at Robotics, Kiel is sleeping most of the day. Sugar lays at my feet, sighing and staring at me with soulful eyes. She would so rather be taking a run in the park. Me too. I can only console myself with the knowledge that this is temporary. A mere 15 weeks, and this is the halfway point. 7 more weeks to go. Hang in there.

I manage to get through 2 of the readings. Tomorrow I will be able to finish and write. Perhaps I will get Monday to breathe and review. I can't imagine how my classmates are managing. But this will be over soon. And I may even get over the double vision!