Empty Rhetoric

Bird by Bird x2
22 October 2005 at 8:19 pm

Here is what I did today:

Noon: woke up, had a cup of coffee

Took a shower

Organized my school-related items

Had another cup of coffee

Made cheese and apple sandwich

Made study sheet table for 43 IDs that I'm going to be tested on on Thursday

Poked around on the internet

Did half the IDs (that is, filled in pertinent information: who, what, where, when, why)

Talked to my mom for an hour

5pm: Made dinner

Watched a DVR'd episode of Home Movies

Did a few more IDs

Called my brother (was not home)

Called my dad (was not home)

Talked to Sam

TWoPed

Did a few more IDs

Poked around on the internet

Did a few more IDs

Played with the dog

8:15pm: Finally finished all 43 IDs

Here is what else I was supposed to do today:

Read 160 pages for Classics and summarize each chapter (because this is, after all, middle school)

Write outlines for four essay prompts for History which I will also be tested on on Thursday

Outline and/or write essay on a particular character from either "A Midsummer Night's Dream" or "The Merchant of Venice" (did not actually read either of these in their entirety)

Study new menu for tasting at work on Monday

None of these things is too overwhelming on its own, but together? I'm estimating it will take about a day with nothing else going on for me to complete an individual item and to do it well. Yesterday was a day when there was nothing going on, and what did I do? Nothing. Well, that's not entirely true as I spent three hours traveling between the DMV and the police department trying to get my car registered in spite of an overdue parking ticket that I shouldn't have to pay (especially since it's $300). Ultimately, I accomplished nothing as the one person I can talk to to get everything worked out was off that day. I mean, honestly; shouldn't public officials be on call 24 hours a day for people like me, i.e., the public? If I want to register my car at 3am, I really ought to be able to. Anyway, today I have hardly made up for the shenanigans of yesterday. I'm not exactly disappointed with myself (because I'm perfectly aware that I'm setting myself up for failure) as much as I wish that deadlines didn't exist.

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