Trust me-- I could top you in strangness.
Evaluation essays are pure and utter evil, especially for Shakespeare's work. Ugh.
How do you do "fic plotting," as you call it? I just randomly stumble on ideas, usually. (And ha ha, I'm out of school. Although working 23 hours in 2 days ae much better...)
And for the record, it's 11:34 in Alaska; we're 9 hours behind you.