I Would Prefer Not to Not to

I am writing this post on the anniversary of the birth of Herman Melville.  The title of this post is a take on a quote from one of his most famous stories "Bartleby".  I know this because I currently own book store, Booknotes.  The store usually tries to promote an author on their birthday or, in Melville's case, the anniversary of their birth. It is somewhat of a  coincidence that I will be starting an online class of Melville in just under two weeks.  I am still getting all of the books I need for all of my classes.  It should be easy, considering I own a bookstore, but it isn't going that way.   It is taking longer than usual to get the minimum number of books for an order.  One of the books is out of print. It is probably due to the fact that a new edition will be coming out in the fall.  Why not just schedule the class for when the book is more available?  I don't know.  I am only taking that particular class because I wanted at least one where writing was the main focus, as opposed to reading analysis.  I would much rather be doing creative writing, not the technical writing, which is the focus of that class.  Sure, the lessons would be useful if I ever got a teaching job at the collegiate level, but it still isn't what I thought I would be doing. Basically, I am using this as a stepping stone to a different program.  I will get practice as well as a few credits under my belt, while getting some possible letters of recommendation.  I will take my GRE this fall, early enough to take it again if I need to.   My literary blog will have plenty of examples of my writing to show the depth and quality of my work, once I edit them.  That will just leave transcripts and fees, for the most part.  I just have to do well in these four classes, even after years of not having to do strictly academic work.  Sure, I have done some writing of this sort, but not much.  I just have to find the time to do it all.  It looks like just might have a lot of extra time on my hands, soon.  That's another topic, for another post.  Anyway, this marks the first time I have posted this late on my regular.  This might become a habit, but I hope not to.  I much prefer writing in a different environment than this one.