The underlying neural mechanisms of procrastination

[five_ht]

I'm still swamped, but I'm getting there. Stuff:

I haven't had the chance to read much fic for the last little while, but I did sacrifice a little sleep to read delires' new fic wherein Arthur and Eames are punk-ass teenagers in the same anger management class, and then they make out. IT'S PERFECT GO LOOK AT IT. Their love is so arrogant. ♥

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[platina]

HAVE YOU STILL NOT STARTED ON YOUR PAPER.

[five_ht]

I'VE SPENT ALL AFTERNOON FIGURING OUT WHAT TO WRITE. THE ACTUAL WRITING PART IS NOTHING~ so I'll be in bed by 4am or so, nbd

[platina]

nbd at all, no. D: Try to get to bed earlier, if possible.

Good look with everything. <3

[five_ht]

My pleasure, bb. ♥ I'm in love with that universe and it's only one fic, that's how awesome it is.

LOL I ALWAYS HAVE A MASSIVE FOLDER FULL OF WIPS. It's a terrible habit to get into, really. The only thing that's new for me is that some of the fics on this list are things that I've, like, told people I will write, so I need to actually try to do it. Not to mention auction fics, but I kind of like those, because a little obligation and pressure makes me do better work.

TYVM, and I hope your stress diminishes soon (mine has to, since due dates are due dates regardless of whether I get everything done).

[paperflower86]

You have no idea how envious I am of your ability to write 15 pages in only 12 hours. I'm the slowest writer in the world :(

[five_ht]

The slow part is the planning phase. I do horrendously detailed outlines for academic papers (the process doesn't translate as well to fic, but that's mostly a confidence/second-guessing problem on my part), so the writing itself comes pretty easily. I tend to write my fics all in one or two bursts as well. This is a good thing, because I'm a serial procrastinator, and if I couldn't get a lot done in very little time, I would accomplish nothing, either in school or in fandom.

[paperflower86]

I hear you on the serial procrastinator thing. I think my main problem is that I just don't have enough practise when it comes to writing. I don't enjoy doing it and I'm not good at it so I only do it when I have to and then it's basically doomed from the start.

[weatherfront]

HOW DID YOUR PAPER GO EMBONE??? Add me to the list of admirers eagerly awaiting the end of your swampy period :3

[five_ht]

WELL, IT WENT. It is totally not as long as it was supposed to be, but it's done so I am very whatever about it at this point.

I CANNOT WAIT UNTIL I CAN BE ONLINE WITHOUT GUILT AND WRITE AND READ AND TALK ABOUT FLUFF AND PORN ALL DAY LONG. What if I'm losing my touch??? I won't be able to write porn without citing a source after each sentence, that'll be awkward.

[terribilita]

I simply don't understand why professors don't get that porn is more important than a paper on fear and the amygdala. REALLY GUYS? REALLY? >:|

And is it wrong that I don't want to look at THard's dick? Like, I happen to firmly know that Eames has a huge okay? A huge cock that drives Arthur crazy. So I'm afraid I will be like, "oh" if I see Tom naked. Jesus, that sounds a lot less stupid in my head.

[five_ht]

I can kind of see where you're coming from, I'm usually the same way with actors I like and nude scenes. It helps that I'd seen THard's before, in Bronson, without prior warning. FWIW, it's a normal size, no trouble to think he's a grower if you prefer Eames bigger than average (he also has somewhat unusually large balls). It's pretty easy to dissociate the guy in this clip from Eames, though, as he looks skinnier, younger, and crazier. He literally waggles it around, it really is worth seeing.

Obviously, Eames' cock is just about too much for Arthur to handle. Nothing will change that in my head, I'll believe what I want in the name of making Arthur stupidly desperate.