More Math

I finally finished reading that horrid article about Algebra, and then I moved to Algeria.

I'd love to dive into some of my other projects (like editing my novel, building a treehouse,altered booking, making a movie, etc...) but since I'm apparently graduating this year, my mom has proclaimed that I need to finish Geometry. *gulp* 

Since it is on my list of Big, Fun, Scary Adventures for 2009, I really can't complain. I just need to change the deadline from the end of the year to the end of June. Bother. It's not impossible --I only have ten lessons left-- but it means I can't do much else. 

Once I finish Geometry, I'll be free to study what I'm interested in, and though my high school days will officially be over, I'll continue learning till the day I die. But not in college. 

But that's another story...

Big Ideas, Big Books

Early in the year, I mentioned my big, fun, scary adventures for 2009, but now I think it's time for an update.  They're all pretty big goals, and I haven't completed any of them. Yet.

Ahem.

The first one on my list is READ THE ENCYCLOPEDIA. Most people ask me, "What? Are you crazy?"

Yup. 

It was really fun for the first few months. I took notes on interesting subjects that started with "A," and I Amazed my family with my Astoundingly Accurate knowledge of Articles from Aardvarks to Alfalfa.  Unfortunately, then I hit Algebra. Ouch.

But I'm still working on it, and though I don't think I'll finish reading the entire set of volumes in four years, I'm optimistic that I can do it in at least twenty.  Maybe twenty-five years. Fifty, max.

Meanwhile, maybe you can help me solve for a.