Procrastinator's Paper Writing Schedule
Monday: Get assignment due in 2 weeks. Look over
topics.
Next Monday: Remember, oh yeah, I have a paper to
do for next week. Look over topics, decide which one to do.
Thursday: Think, "Oh, got paper due Monday.
Better work on it now to save time over weekend."
Thursday: "Well, it's not a long paper. I
can do it over the weekend."
Fri-Sat: "I can relax today, and get up
early Sunday to work on it."
Sunday, 3pm: Wake up. Decide to grab quite bite
to eat, look around for other people who want to eat then.
4pm: Realize everyone else has eaten. Go out by
myself for lunch.
5pm: Come back, look over paper. Decide it
should only take about two hours, so I can afford to relax a bit. Do e-mail.
8pm: Good movie comes on. Can afford to watch
movie until 10, then start paper, get to sleep shortly after
midnight.
12am: Look over at paper topics after watching
two movies. Decide that I really should get to them. Go to computer to start, but figure I'll check e-mail quickly first.
3am: Go over questions. Start to write paper.
Evaluate the question I had planned to do, get frantic as I realize
that it is too complex, pick new question that requires a
reading I didn't do. Start the reading.
4am: Finish the reading. Brain is fuzzy. Look at
clock. Remember that paper is due by 4pm in prof's mailbox. Decide that it should only take 2 hours to write, can afford to
go to sleep for a few hours, get up early, and start working on it, get it in on time, before classes.
Monday, 8am: Wake up, hit snooze alarm.
8:15: Wake up, hit snooze alarm.
8:30: Wake up, hit snooze alarm.
10:30: Wake up, go to hit snooze alarm, look at
clock. "Oh my!"
11:00: Roll out of bed, turn on computer. Take
out paper, start to work.
1:00: Finish typing up paper. Run to 1:00 class.
3:00: Run back from 2:00 class. Load up paper,
do final edit. Take down to lab to print it out. Lab uses different
word processor: re-edit, re-format, run spellchecker.
3:30: Send print queue to printer from computer.
Find out it's broken. Start to fix lab.
3:45: Finish fixing lab. Print paper.
3:50: Realize that I forgot to bring down my
stapler, run paper back to my room, staple it. Run to prof's
office.
3:55: Arrive at Prof's office, along with
elevator full of people from my class. Walk paper in, put it in half-full mailbox.
4:00: Debate going to work an hour late or going
to sleep.
4:05: Get back to room. Check e-mail.
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