Wasted Weekend
I have 4 assignments due between this Wednesday and next Wednesday, so I had plenty of stuff to work on this weekend. What did I accomplish? Freakin' nothing. I'm very angry at myself right now.
Friday I worked and played my first game of poker with some current and past co-workers until about midnight. Lost 20 bucks, but had a good time. I won a few hands and wasn't the first one eliminated, despite knowing very little about the rules. My table gave me the instruction card from the deck that tells you how good hands are ranked, but took it away when I won 2 or 3 rounds...
Saturday I worked, then watched both games of the Hockey Night in Canada doubleheader. Did some light photocopying for a book chapter I have to read, but never got around to actually reading it.
I was surfing the internet before I was going to start my homework today, but then I stumbled across a news item where a popular wrestler named Eddie Guerrero had passed away. I've watched wrestling since we got cable when we moved to the city...he was a funny, high-flying entertainer. He had overcome drug addictions and alcoholism to reach the very top of his profession, and died today at the age of 38 from causes unknown. I was bummed to hear that, but it was good to hear that he recently celebrated 4 years of sobriety and was a born-again Christian. I spent a good hour reading tributes and watching videos that celebrated his accomplishments. RIP Latino Heat.
Then the Rider game came on, and surprise surprise, we lost. If we had done anything of substance in the first half, we would have put up a better fight. Our offense was just that...offensive. The adage "defense wins championships" rings true, but shouldn't it be assumed that said defense is aided by an offense that can generate more than 5-6 yards at a time? That was a waste of 3 hours.
Then it was my grandmother's 71st birthday. Just to clarify, this was NOT a waste of time...I just wish it wasn't today (lol). My cousin Derek has this cool hand-held machine called 20Q...you have to think of an certain item, and this machine asks you 20 questions about it, with you answering yes, no, sometimes or uncertain. But the time the 20 questions have been answered, it tells you what that item is. We tested it 5 times, and it got the item right 4 times. Unreal. Had some delicious cake and good conversation...left at around 9pm.
Since I've been home, I've been listening to music and absolutely cannot will myself to do any scholarly reading or writing. My thesis supervisor emailed me twice tonight about how my thesis proposal is going. It's going alright...nowhere. I have work that needs doing, so why can't I do it? To quote Drew Carey when he was stomping through a water fountain in Las Vegas with Jerry van Dyke of "Coach" fame: "Stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid!"
Then I typed up this blog when I should have been reading. Only your comments will wipe away my guilt ;)
Friday I worked and played my first game of poker with some current and past co-workers until about midnight. Lost 20 bucks, but had a good time. I won a few hands and wasn't the first one eliminated, despite knowing very little about the rules. My table gave me the instruction card from the deck that tells you how good hands are ranked, but took it away when I won 2 or 3 rounds...
Saturday I worked, then watched both games of the Hockey Night in Canada doubleheader. Did some light photocopying for a book chapter I have to read, but never got around to actually reading it.
I was surfing the internet before I was going to start my homework today, but then I stumbled across a news item where a popular wrestler named Eddie Guerrero had passed away. I've watched wrestling since we got cable when we moved to the city...he was a funny, high-flying entertainer. He had overcome drug addictions and alcoholism to reach the very top of his profession, and died today at the age of 38 from causes unknown. I was bummed to hear that, but it was good to hear that he recently celebrated 4 years of sobriety and was a born-again Christian. I spent a good hour reading tributes and watching videos that celebrated his accomplishments. RIP Latino Heat.
Then the Rider game came on, and surprise surprise, we lost. If we had done anything of substance in the first half, we would have put up a better fight. Our offense was just that...offensive. The adage "defense wins championships" rings true, but shouldn't it be assumed that said defense is aided by an offense that can generate more than 5-6 yards at a time? That was a waste of 3 hours.
Then it was my grandmother's 71st birthday. Just to clarify, this was NOT a waste of time...I just wish it wasn't today (lol). My cousin Derek has this cool hand-held machine called 20Q...you have to think of an certain item, and this machine asks you 20 questions about it, with you answering yes, no, sometimes or uncertain. But the time the 20 questions have been answered, it tells you what that item is. We tested it 5 times, and it got the item right 4 times. Unreal. Had some delicious cake and good conversation...left at around 9pm.
Since I've been home, I've been listening to music and absolutely cannot will myself to do any scholarly reading or writing. My thesis supervisor emailed me twice tonight about how my thesis proposal is going. It's going alright...nowhere. I have work that needs doing, so why can't I do it? To quote Drew Carey when he was stomping through a water fountain in Las Vegas with Jerry van Dyke of "Coach" fame: "Stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid!"
Then I typed up this blog when I should have been reading. Only your comments will wipe away my guilt ;)
posted by Ev(an) at
11:29 p.m.
1 Comments:
To know that someone else suffers from procrastination like me Evan was great to read about (hence why I am currently reading your blog). Your post was not in vain - you made me feel better!
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Anonymous, at 11/15/2005 1:16 p.m.
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