I want a prize. I just submitted the grades for two of my three classes this term, including the big intro biology class with two lecture sections. No one gave me a beer when I mentioned my classes were done…I need one now.
OK, so I have to finish the one last class — but that one had the take-home essay final. I want a reward now, not tomorrow when I finish that pile.
Fine, be that way. I'll get back to work on the papers, right after I get the driveway and sidewalk cleared (we're in the middle of a big snowstorm predicted to drop 5"-7" of snow on us by the morning). But I better get that beer when they're done, this time.
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