Procrastination at its Finest

I thought I might share this little gem from last quarter. It describes the fantastic intricacies of the writing process. Witness the process of the creation of my SOSC final paper: (Note this was due at 12 AM, the story begins at 2 PM) (Note 2: The percentages are written assuming a paper length of 1000 words. It turned out being a little longer.)

Alex Writes a Paper in 10 Hours
A Short Story

2:00 – 3:00 Sleep
3:00 – 3:30 Read Darwin Awards in Bathroom
3:30 – 4:45 Play fantastic contraption
4:45 – 5:15 Read cowbirds in love
5:15 – 7:20 Work on Math (Time is halfway up... no progress!)
7:20 – Alex gets it together.
7:45- The first sentence is written: “One day, robots will rule the world.”
8:00- ½ paragraphs, 45 words, ~5% done. (Time elapsed: 60%)
8:10- “Despite these differences, Marx’s and Harvey’s perspectives are reconcilable into a consistent criticism of capitalism.”
8:15- 1 paragraph, 168 words, ~17% done. (Time elapsed: 62.5%)
8:30- 1.5 paragraphs, 245 words, ~25% done. (Time elapsed: 65%)
8:45- 2 paragpraphs, 305 words, ~31% done. (Time elapsed: 67.5%)
9:00- 3 paragraphs, 444 words, ~44% done (Time elapsed: 70%)
9:00 – 9:30 Computer games!
9:30 – 10:00 Hanging out with Molly and Branka
10:00 – 10:10 Back to work- 4 paragraphs, 581 words, ~58% done (Time elapsed: 81.7%)
10:10-10:20 Guitar Playing
10:20 – 10:35 Read Harvey
10:35 Rewrite thesis: “These differences create an irreconcilable picture of capitalism as a problem for the individual, which provides insight into capitalism’s evolutionary tendencies.”
10:45 4.5 paragraphs, 614 words, ~61% done. (Time elapsed: 87.5%)
11:00 5 paragprahs, 700 words, ~70% done. (Time elapsed: 90%)
11:15 6 paragraphs, 854 words, ~85% done. (Time elapsed: 92.5%)
11:25 7 paragraphs, 936 words, ~94% done. (Time elapsed: 94.2%)
11:25 – 11:35 Mess around a bit
11:45 7.5 paragraphs, 1011 words. 2.5 paragraphs left. (Time elapsed: 97.5%)
11:50 Only the concluding paragraph remains. 1192 words
11:57 Done writing, 1269 words.
11:59- Paper turned in