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Things I Have Done Instead of My Homework

If there’s one thing I completely pwn at, it is procrastination. I have it down, pat.

So far in the past 21 hours I’ve been awake I have managed to do these things instead of my homework:

  1. Talk on the phone with one of my best friends for four hours. Yeah, really. She lives in Alaska right now, unfortunately, whereas I still live in Seattle, so we don’t get to talk as often as we’d like, but when we do? We talk forever. It’s pretty much ridiculous.
  2. Squealed at the ridiculous amount of adorable at Cute Overload with aforementioned friend.
  3. Read 85% of Down to the Bone by Mayra Lazarus Dole which I really, really like. Reading it makes me hungry! So much talk of Cuban food, so little time! If it wasn’t for the fact that my bus for school leaves in four hours and I haven’t finished my paper yet, I would be finishing it right now!
  4. Watched Trembling Before G-d, a documentary about gay and lesbian orthodox Jews. Heartbreaking, but fantastic at the same time.
  5. Written an infinite amount of lists about what I should be doing.
  6. Began NaBloPoMo at my LiveJournal.
  7. Wrote about 400 words for NaNoWriMo–though I intend on writing about 3,000-4,000 words today after the long-ass nap I plan on taking when I get home from classes. Add me as a writing buddy! I’m pumpkincarriage.
  8. A million other things I probably didn’t need to do, but did anyway.
  9. Wrote this post.

Yeah, seriously, I am the world’s biggest procrastinator. The other day I was procrastinating by reading articles on how to quit procrastinating. Of course, I mostly opened a billion articles in a billion tabs, then just scanned a few and closed the rest and went to do something more fun instead.

Considering the amount I procrastinate, it’s a wonder I actually manage to keep good grades.

How bad do you guys procrastinate? Or how do you avoid it?

Posted by Donna on 2 November 2009 at 05:33
Filed Under: Education, Life, Rambling, Writing
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6 Comments

6 Comments

  1. Carina says:
    2 November 2009 at 07:17

    I am still figuring out how to not procrastinate, actually. Will let you know if I figure out a magic formula. :(

    (Although, I find that keeping a neat workspace/desk helps a little.)

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    • Donna says:
      2 November 2009 at 11:28

      I’ve been searching for a magic formula since I was like eight, I swear. I think there are just: procrastinators and semi-procrastinators.

      I’ve definitely found that I cannot work at all if my desk isn’t clean and my floor is semi-clear. I have a really small room and no more bookcase space–so my million library books have to reside on the floor along with the laundry basket I live out of.

      I like big, open spaces, but have to try to work with what I have. Sometimes even just moving books and my laundry basket off my floor to my bed helps me keep a clearer mind.

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  2. Eirene says:
    3 November 2009 at 01:31

    Have you try procrastinating by doing a part of your homework instead of doing another? Like procrastinate that history essay by writing the literature one?
    This way you procrastinate and at the same time keep up with your work. :)

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  3. Kaylee says:
    5 November 2009 at 21:53

    I haven’t actually talked on the phone for over half an hour since middle school! D:

    I am procrastinating right now. One of my favourite ways to procrastinate is read/comment on blogs :P (This explains why I am most active online when I have a ton of homework!)

    I am requesting your LJ username. :)

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    • Donna says:
      5 November 2009 at 22:09

      I swear, dude. She’s the only person I talk to for very long on the phone! We can never get off the phone in LESS than two hours. We have ~epic~ conversations.

      Me too! Also, ridiculously long comment threads on LJ! Eats up so much time, but it’s FUN time.

      The person who just added you? That’s me! :D

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