How to write a paper you don't want to write

Dec 09, 2008 22:54

How to write a paper

Open new word document
Fix format; type name, course number, date, and title of paper
Type two words

Check e-mail
Reply to e-mail

Go back to paper, and make sure the pages are numbered
Start outline

Check Facebook

Braid hair

Get disconnected from internet
(20 minutes later) Finally fix connection
Write thesis paragraph

Unbraid hair

Come up with three new ideas for senior thesis project

Paint nails

Write first sentance of new paragraph
Start the works cited page

Check Facebook again
Update Facebook status

Sign up for questia for the third time, even though their bastards
Search Questia and find one or two relevant articles

Rebraid hair

Get disconnected from internet again
Scream
Reconnect and hit refresh

Read BBC page
Read Livejournal friends page
Fill out surveys about iTunes music

Write two pages of paper
Insert some relative information from the Questia articles
Realize more info is needed

Go onto Wikipedia

Read about Kleenex
Read about Balsam
Read about bears

Find something relevant to paper topic

Check e-mail again

Write another page and a half
Insert Wikipedia info

Unbraid hair again

Write the last three pages
Play with the format a bit
Insert two more citations

Update LiveJournal

Write conclusion paragraph

Spell Check.
Word Count.
Save.
Print.

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