A Note on Notes (and Plot Holes)

For anyone out there who doesn't know, plot holes are evil, evil, evil things. When you're writing a story and everything is going nicely and there's lots of action and mystery and near-death experiences and maybe just a hint of romance, all the stuff you need to write an excellent spy story, and all of a sudden you realize that you have no idea how your characters ended up in the unmarked black car that set the second half of the story in motion because there is something drastic missing from your story...

Well, that, my friends, is a plot hole.

And they are evil.

Meanwhile, today in third-block AP US History, twenty or so students were dutifully taking notes. Some hovered over the information packets with highlighters and pencils, paying detailed attention to everything their dear history teacher said. Those students were very few and far between. Some students were looking over notes for other classes, preparing for the impending doom of fourth-block midterms. Still others' notes were actually doodles or games of tic-tac-toe.

My notes were about plot holes.

Because the easiest way to fix a plot hole is to figure out what plot goes there. And the easiest way to do that...well, for me it's drawing out strange semi-linear timelines of plot lines and passing notes with my very dear friend who understands the workings of my plotfully confused mind and can help fix things. (Much love to KD <3.)

Of course, when you pass notes during history class with one of your bestest friends while you're both half asleep, side effects may include having said bestest friend decide that you are getting married in jeans, a t-shirt, and a blanket cape. But this is entirely beside the point.

And in the creeperfully strange event that you're reading this, Mr. H, of course I would never do anything completely unrelated to history in your class. >_>

Much love to the internetfolk,
Bex