I hate homework!

Ok, when I was in college the first time around, I didn’t like homework (which is obvious, since I didn’t finish my degree).  But now I like it even less (though I am much more apt to do it now then I was then).  Let me explain…

Ten years ago I went to class 16 hours a week.  Ok, I had class scheduled 16 hours a week and I went, what, half that.  I worked 20 hours a week.  I slept 70 hours a week.  That left about 8 hours a day for parties, friends, a social life, excitement, and of course homework.

Now I spend 4 hours a week in class, 48 hours a week at work (gotta count lunch hour), 50 hours a week sleeping.  So far, that gives me 4 more hours a week (do the math if you don’t believe me) but I have more now.  I have major volunteer commitments that take up at least 10 hours a week.  I have a wife that I have to spend time with if I want to stay married, which I do.  I have chores around the house (in college I just let things pile up) and other various things that take up no less than 20 hours a week.  So mathematically this leaves me an average of 5 hours a day for friends, excitement (I don’t get much of that) and homework.

So when it comes right down to it, homework takes valuable time away from me spending time with the people I love (or Lost and Grey’s Anatomy, which are more important than everything, except my wife).  I manage to get it done, but I don’t like it.  Of course, now I’m more committed to doing it than I was when I was younger, which makes it more bearable. 

Now that I’ve gotten that out, let me give those of you on your first college go round some advice.  Just suck it up, go to class and do your homework.  It’s much easier to only have to go to college once!