A lesson learned the hard [and exhausting] way
[Below: Not from last night, but I was in a similar mood at the time]
I’m feeling good right now. However, if you would have talked to me last night it would have been a very different story. If anything had gone wrong last night, I probably would have just stayed in the fetal position in the lounge until Thanksgiving. It was about 11 pm on Monday when I stupidly began a ten paper due on Tuesday at 10am. The thesis, “The environment and economy cannot sustain ethanol as a supplement to gasoline.” Truly an exciting topic [not]. But it’s not that horrible, it was only a rough draft. I worked for 5 hours, showered and took a 2 hour nap, then got up at 7:30 and worked until class at ten. I would say quite an accomplishment.
Other than getting a decent paper and a few stress headaches, I also learned some things that will probably be the downfall of me. Last night I drank a 5-hour energy. [Da-dun-dun] I’m pretty sure it’s the closest thing to crack that can be sold in a vending machine. The label said it was lemon-lime flavored, it lied. Thank god Michelle had told me that they taste horrible, or I would not have been prepared. Some Strawberry Ice Bubble Tea washed it down and cleansed the palette. I soon felt the effects. I went from wanting to take a nap and just say screw everything to, I kid you not, running up and down the halls, yelling barely ten minutes later. You might say, well that sounds great, you had enough energy to get everything done, I did. But now, I’ve discovered that 5-hour energy works. A new tool in my procrastination toolbox [Facebook, Instant Messenger, Xbox, Random Walks and sleep were previously already in the toolbox]. I know that its only November, but I am making a New Year’s Resolution to kick my procrastinating habits in the butt. I really should have learned better in high school.
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November 20th, 2007 at 12:29 pm
Mike, nice to hear that you accomplished the paper due date - but not nice that you now have a new tool in your toolbox. We hope to hear that you lose this one quick and learn a better & healthier tool - like starting earlier and pacing yourself. Yup - that would be an even better tool.