Finishing notes

Today in class we finished taking the notes from yesterday. I was already mostly done so I had the class period to do whatever I wanted. I had spent the class doing some homework I had pilling up so as to have more free time later. When I eventually and inevitably got bored of that I decided to do some other stuff. This other stuff that I had just mentioned is to be kept secret to myself and myself alone. I promise, however, that it wasn't anything obscene but instead the reason I am refusing to tell you is that it lengthens the word count. 

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