Instead of dedicating tonight to some sort of friend making adventure, I specifically procrastinated about a doing a shit ton of work just so I could complete it all this very evening.
It's my final for my education class AND an additional assignment that was actually due three weeks ago but I deemed more appropriate to pass in at the last class.
About two weeks ago I had intentions to begin working on my final over the Thanksgiving break but alas, I got home and decided to spend all the free time I had reading a 600 page fiction (aka not useful) book before I had to head back down to Georgia.
I am not one to fight the course of nature, so I went with it. Since then I have been planning this very night.
This afternoon I went to the store and purchased the necessary provisions to help me through this assignment; one bag of salt & vinegar chips, cheese whiz and mountain dew. When I returned home I took a preparatory nap to enable me with the level of awake needed to work late into the night.
I awoke and began the room cleaning process; everyone knows that you can't do homework in a messy room.
Mid room cleaning I took another nap to ensure there were no traces of sleepyness in me.
I was awoken by my roommate around 5:30 and invited to dinner; as a rule I do not turn down invites regardless of the amount of impending work.
Fully fed and rested, I returned to my room and continued the cleaning of my room. I soon realized that I needed to also change my sheets, make a calendar for December and wash some dishes. Obviously, periodic breaks to check facebook and use stumbleupon where necessary.
Around nine o'clock I discovered that my roommate (who I thought was also procrastinating doing this assignment) was actually half way done. This spurred a short burst of motivation where I completed the initial stages to one part of the final.
I could walk you through the evening step by step, but as former students I am sure you all know the way it goes.
So, here I am. 11:20 and I don't even have one section of my final complete. I don't know where I got the bright idea to save it all for the night before. I am notorious for choosing sleep over homework.
The real problem is that bottle of wine sitting on my desk that keeps calling my name.
It's part logical to drink it, part irrational.
Logical because it will give me a reason to stay awake. Irrational because I'm suggesting drinking a bottle of wine to help me complete my first final as a grad student...
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