I don’t know what I was thinking. Or why I expected it to go away.
After all, it wasn’t just students who complained about it. I heard other people complain about suffering from it as well. I suppose I just thought they were soft. There wasn’t REALLY anything for them to worry about. Once I was out of school, it would be smooth sailing, and my character “affliction” would pass.
But, as it would seem, I. am. still. a. Procrastinator!!
I remember school (having just left it a little less than a year ago). I remember the long nights. Sleepless nights. And I remember… yes, I remember the afternoons that preceded the sleepless nights. Those were seemingly the most productive afternoons of my life. That is, productive in getting everything straight in my life to avoid studying. Room needs cleaning? On it. Yard needs mowing? Definitely. What? There are dishes in the sink? We’ll just have to deep clean the entire house! And my room hasn’t been rearranged in months; that will need tending to before I can REALLY focus. Oh, what fond memories I have of my beloved friends and I seeking out any unfinished business before actually getting down TO business. Anything to give us 15 more minutes before we sat down… then realized the seat was located inconveniently in front of the TV (you can’t just turn those suckers off!) and drove across town to the library… and sat down again… checked facebook… for an hour… and then finally. Opened our book to… what? It’s 5am? Definitely time for bed. (You can go ahead and define “bedtime” as a 1-2 hour nap before class.)
Ah, yes, the good old days… I’m sorry, let me rephrase that. Good? yes. Old? no. That cursed trait seems to have overtaken my shadow and followed me all the way here. Only now, the tasks that I sought to accomplish to avoid studying have become the very tasks I seek to avoid! Cleaning the house, doing the day’s bible study, working on a painting, reading the books that presently sit in the “currently reading” nooks of my househould, reorganizing closets, putting away dishes, answering e-mails… and I enjoy doing these things! However, I think right now those things feel like obligations. There are deadlines. There are timeframes. If I don’t tackle some of those things tonight, they will be there tomorrow. Some of those things have already been put off and they just make me feel behind. But if I’m not in the mood to do all “that”, I’ll go to any lengths to avoid doing “that stuff” first. And right now, I’m not in the mood. Which is why I checked facebook for an hour. Or three. And why I wrote this blog post. Instead of writing the blog post I had thought about doing which was inspired by this photo:
It would have been called, Pickles and Cheez-its and Other Strange Food Combinations. To be subtitled, Why People Have Wondered if my Eggo was Preggo since 1999.
But I didn’t want to write it. It was on THAT list. That list which for now, I am avoiding. I don’t know why. Like I said, I THOUGHT procrastination would be gone after school. I wasn’t prepared for this.
Time to post this blog… check up on my 450 facebook friends one more time… and call it a day.
Nick Warkentien said,
April 20, 2009 at 9:44 pm
Cheez-its and Pickles huh! Can’t wrap my head around that one! But I can relate to the procrastination thing. Thanks for sharing Kir.
Emily said,
April 21, 2009 at 6:37 am
Haha…oh man I know this all to well (avoiding work with reorganizing, cleaning) I infact just cleaned the kitchen, did my laundry, and now of course I’m on the internet. All to avoid writing this paper.
Anyways. I miss pickles. I haven’t had any jars of pickles here. Well I had one and they were not how I like them. The only time I get them is when I order them on my subway sub.
Kir said,
April 21, 2009 at 7:38 am
Oh, pickles… how I wish I could send you some. The one in my hand was so tasty I had to have another one – even though those kind are huge (bought in an attempt to keep me eating only one at a time… sort of working).
Stefanie said,
April 21, 2009 at 10:36 am
Pickles and Cheez-Its, I get. Pickles and ice cream, not so much.
Incidentally, I’m supposed to be researching Parzival right now. But it’s so much more interesting to check blogs. And make my bed. And dang, our sink is full of dishes…
Erin said,
April 21, 2009 at 11:42 am
Yep, checking blogs as well instead of driving my refinance paperwork to the mortgage guy. Hmm.
I suppose this post should make me feel like jumping up and accomplishing something, but really I’m just saying “Amen, sister! You Facebook away!” I never thought about it this way, but you’re absolutely right–as soon as something’s on “the list,” it becomes really hard to feel motivated to do it.
Kir said,
April 21, 2009 at 2:16 pm
Don’t worry, Erin, this post had no intention of motivating anyone to accomplish that which actually needs to get done. If anything, the fact that it got written proves that I encourage focusing on anything BUT things on “the list”.
Ashley said,
April 21, 2009 at 5:04 pm
oh kiwi, remember that mountains trip we took with my mom and sister and jenny powell? and how you told my mom if she bought you a jar of pickles you would finish the whole thing in a single weekend? and you accomplished that goal no problem? yeah, good times =) (same trip where we learned that gone with the wind in the movie of satan)
i believe it was the pickles and ice cream that made us all curious as to your preggo-ness. and pickles and peanut butter. and throwing back pickle juice. and…
Kir said,
April 21, 2009 at 8:07 pm
A jar of pickles? No problem.
And yes, that was a grand trip… that was also the trip with the famous NSync dance – one of our best, I think! Even Gone With the Wind had one good thing about it – whenever I hear about it, I think of you! As long as you don’t mind association with the bad movie, we can just laugh about the griping we made as it went more and more downhill.
I see pickles as a common theme in my weird food habit. Hm.
Mike Paschal said,
April 24, 2009 at 10:46 pm
and I procrastinated to read this post along with others… i love my wife!
Stefanie said,
April 26, 2009 at 12:06 pm
I note a distinct lack of new posts to help me procrastinate on my project. Distract me already!
@b_rewster said,
June 12, 2009 at 1:53 am
Whew…and I thought I was the only one doing that.
Kimberley said,
June 13, 2009 at 11:42 pm
I’ve just read a second of your blog posts, and again, you’ve made me laugh out loud, and giggle in acknowledgement. I don’t know you, but you sure as heck know me! What an inspiring piece on the human condition. I love it! Keep writing! Keep procrastinating – here!