all brilliant ideas have thrown a rave in my brain--an underground end-of-an-era party. the thesis statement/go-go boy wildly thrashing about the dance floor. the supporting statements have graduated from tapping their feet to the silent beat and moved on to self-concious dancing around the go-go boy's stage. the introduction/dj is no where to be found; perhaps she's in the bathroom in toiletstall seizuring overdose-style, abandoned by the writer/drugpusher fleeing any responsibility for the hypothetical scene. this is option one. does the drugpusher return, take responsibility, face the consequences of his decision?--do i write the paper with flashy, new topic knowing that i really don't have the time to commit brilliant, bitchin' rave to paper?

or do i cop out, yet again? this is option two. some cut and paste, some reworking, shifting, slight alterations (nothing as extreme as renovation)--all things timebudget friendly?

on one hand, the low road is low maintenance which means for a cautious, yet sane driver. on the other hand, i've lowroad-ed it one too many times this semester and fear that given my poor to so-so performance in other areas of the class, not taking the high road will result in dreadful grade.

ugh. i simply do not have the time to be brilliant, but damnitjanet! i've chosen option one.