English so far?!?!

I did not realize that college English would be about imagination and story telling of all sorts, fiction and non fiction writings. I really thought it would be about grammar and punctuation. I am a bit surprised at this point about what I have learned. I think that a lot of it is very useful information, but it is just not what I was expecting. I took Anatomy last semester and most think that it is really hard. I personally think that using my own imagination is a lot harder than reading and remembering text. Last Wednesday in class we had to build a pencil holder out of play dough. What I discovered about myself is that my imagination is dry... a lot like my humor I suppose. I sat there at the table and thought and tried to think of something creative, but nothing came to mind that would suit my own expectations of creativeness. When I think of creative, I think... Something never done before, original. That is what I wanted to sit in front of me on my desk, but that is not what appeared. I first tried to build lips to hold the pencil, even though now as I have thought about It I should have made teeth. I also made a pencil hammock, a very plain pencil holder that I built, it wasn't much but it yelled sturdy and will do the job and be reliable. I then resorted to sunglasses, only because I like them and could not come up with anything else. After we all got done with our pencil holder creations we had to swap with someone else in the class and add to their creation. When I sat at the other students desk, I was really impressed with their creation. It was thought out and original and maybe said something about him as a student. My fist thought about him and his creation was, I bet he is a very good writer and will pass this class with flying colors. I wonder if he ever struggles for ideas as I do every time even the simplest thing is assigned? I mean even with this blog, I thought tonight I would write because I had and needed to. What I wanted to write about once again was work or riding bikes with my family, which is what a lot of my blogs is about, my work and family. I am just amazed that I am struggling more with English than I did anatomy. I wonder if it is because I have spent so many years all ready with a family and in a work environment. I mean, nothing is really left to the imagination their. It is the same basic rules that everyone believes to be acceptable. I do my work according to what they want and expect. I mother and wife as to what my family wants and expects... there is not a whole lot of imagination to be put into it. maybe I am just plain boring.