The 100th Blog: Bird Documents Her Procrastination Technique
Today, I had planned to:
Sit in my big, red, comfy chair and grade a stack of student papers.
Do my laundry.
Empty my dishwasher.
Straighten up the wreck that is my study.
Prune my potato vine and sweep the balcony.
Take care of my personal accounting.
Sit in my big, red, comfy chair and grade a stack of student papers.
Do my laundry.
Empty my dishwasher.
Straighten up the wreck that is my study.
Prune my potato vine and sweep the balcony.
Take care of my personal accounting.
The stack of student papers, waiting for me on the ottoman of my big, red, comfy chair:
The dishwasher full of clean dishes:
The shambles that is my study:
My potato vine and balcony:
And my cat, Cat (didn't need to do anything about her - she is low maintenance - course I am curious how she got from the balcony floor (see above) to the balcony wall...):
I did manage to empty the dishwasher. I have proof:
I am relieved that cleaning the toilet is not on the to-do list.
I wonder what I will do tomorrow.
Flap/Flap/Swoosh!
posted by Bird | 4:47 PM
36 Comments:
You are my hero.
I love exceptional procrastinators! :)
I hope you do some crossword puzzles tomorrow. That is what I will be doing instead of my "to-do" list!
I love your procrastination - it makes me feel so much better about mine :-)
Althougth my photos would be more along the lines of a picture of my monitor & the back of my head. hehe
Procrastinators unite!
I managed to do half of my student papers this evening - so I am up and wired now and sorting through photos (and anything else besides doing the other half of the papers). This is ridiculous! (12:42AM in my part of the world.)
As I did get some of my work accomplished, I suppose I am not really excelling at procrastinating (I am merely competent at it) - I will try harder tomorrow - unless I think of something else to do instead.
/bark bark bark
enjoy the view of your home! now i can stop visualizing ou and jae a victorias secret. i can think "diswasher" now. howl
procrastination is a strategy! i use it to drive creative must do tension. it works...most times. ahhh, to dash out onto a sunny porch and drive the kitty off. (jus kiddin)
/grr
bird,
am going
to leave
a comment
maybe not
/t.
Bird,
Interesting insights into Birdland. My mind spins and plots.
Where are all the wine and whiskey bottles strewn about, the ash trays teeming with cigarette butts, the broken furniture?
Flapping and swooshing is a full time task. Perhaps other activities can be worked in sometime, or not.
The whole concept of multi-tasking gives procastinators even more opportunities to change priorities of things to do. The possibilities are staggering. I need to rest with the weight of it all. Perhaps I will get back to this comment later.
In the meantime, flap, flap, swoosh some more, bird. It will help you clear your mind and schedule. lol
Oh, btw, I almost forgot, Happy 100th. I keep forgetting to count mine.
K9 my dear rottie,
I simply cannot allow you to have that domestic image in your head. Take a look at the balcony picture again - the lovely greenery and chair and bench. Now imagine the ever-so-luvvery Double D Babes sipping champaigne, dressed in only their jeans and lacey bras (jae is in red, I in black. We have beautifully manicured toes (pink) and fingers (french). We are dancing to Santana, War, Al Green and Marvin Gaye(by turns of course - not all at once).
Better now?
/t: when you get around to it post a comment.
Savage,
That's another set of pictures...hahaha!
Jack! Yes I managed to procrastinate some more today - and get some work done as well. Took a 4-mile hike, cleaned the bathroon, grocery shopped and graded more papers. My god - I am a wonder woman! Procrastinating can clear the mind and make one more efficient (deadlines help too!)
PS to Thursday Next - no crossword puzzle today, but I did pick up the Economist at the grocery store and will read the article "Who Killed the Newspaper?" while I soak in a lavendar bubble bath. I will not procrastinate on that "task" however - off I go!
oh goodie! yet another procrastinator! feel better already ... 3 months in my new apt and not a single framed print (and i have lots and lots of them) ... or anything for that matter, on the wall!
enjoy your week ... happy september. :D
ps its velvet (gotta post anon b/c of that blogger-beta upgrade thing ...)
there is something
magical about the
100th
so what, he wonders,
might the bird have planned for that all-important 101st...
/t.
You might want to check out holtieshouse for more information re: procrastination. When you get time, energy or inclination. lol
http://www.coxandforkum.com/
I think you've inspired a post for me Bird! I'm going to take my camera around the house and do random, and honest (I'll try) shots of what procrastination has done to my home..but I did get my craft room desk cleaned! :)
Hope you are feeling better-
We harass our students for being procrastinators, and then we can't help but to be one (or some, the grammar sounds funny).
I have decided not to be the person who grades papers into the night. I will work a regular work day (with the exception of a few late shifts) and "clock out" when it is time. No more grading and eating.
I am glad to see that I am not the only procrastinator.
/t - oh dear - that's pressure.
jack - nice link. hahaha!
pig - goodness! are you happy with amadjehin (sp -what the heck is that guy's name?)
mayden - we can compare disasters,eh? it's so much more fun to take pictures of the mess than to clean it up!
mrs. b - i am trying not to work at home too much this semester, especially in the evening. alas, some of my procrastinating yesterday has led to working at home tonight. always a price to pay. sigh.
Perhaps something of a dog theme for #101? (As in dalmations or rottweilers?)
I'm procrastinating right now. Isn't SHOULD a terrible word?
disguised, I agree, SHOULD is a terrible word.
hee hee, cute pun there disguised. shamefacedly, i admit that in my early-morning stupor, it took a moment to sink in.
maybe i should take a vote on the topic for post 101?
bird,
didn't mean
this should become
a burden for you...
101 is an opportunity to begin anew, should one wish to do that, or further solidify directions established by the first 100, as you please
the idea of a vote sounds good -- keyword: participatory
/t.
Who done that drawin' behind yore red chair? it's good.
Procrastination? ya' chose the better path, Bird Beauty.
No not happy just showing what I have been telling you from the start.....Liberal Teachers will be the first to go in a muslim society.....44 more days in Alaska when I get back you can trash me proper
Will you come over and clean MY toilet??
It's bad.
and i will NOT take a photo to prove it!
Seriously,
I have something that I want to sen you.
Something to make you smile.
Will you email me with an address that I can ship it to?
Tanks Boyed
oops!
SenD you.
the D key sticks a bit....
I shall brag, AB, about the painter of that pic behind the red chair - that's a goat my daughter painted in 6th grade. she had watched a pbs show that demonstrated some painting technique and decided to try it. i love that pic.
she also did a lovely painting of the NYC horizon - with the Towers included - done in greys and browns - sooty, dirty city affect and quite good. and in hindsight, somewhat prescient (sp?).
more bragging - she is like that - learns things easily and retains the info to apply later. saw a demo of how to fan a strawberry and a month later, remembered it and made a beatuiful strawberry tart and decorarted with fanned strawberries.
ok, enuff bragging. but she is wonderful i think. very competent in ways her mother is not.
oh hell - i forgot to say to infini:
presents? ooooh....
but i will not ocme over to clean your toilet no matter what.
but i might take a picture of mine...hahahahahaha!
colorful pics :)
liked the post :)
Bird...the pic's are done :)
I did make my bed, but I didn't clean up the pile of books next to it, or the mess in my office downstairs...of which I am quite embarrassed at how bad it looks!
My brother moved to San Diego in August :) Just thought you'd think that was interesting...I'm not planning a visit yet, but maybe sometime next year? We'll see :)
I'd really rather go back to Asia first! :)
talking about and taking pictures of the work you should be doing is a tried and proven EFFECTIVE form of procrastination. I am also an expert.
Especially when you can make it look like you're getting stuff done! =D
Congrats on 100th post.
A messy space is signs
of an organized mind.
We hope.
Boyed,
I made a poem just now.
come squack at it for me....
hey velvet acid - i can't get to your blog by clicking on the anonymous - hope you come back by and leave your address. i don't knwo why it's not in my bookmarks. darn.
hey bird ... its velvet ... here's the link to my blog ... (it hate this beta blogger thing its makin' me krazy -- way too complicated!). i wrote a post for ardlair and he deleted his blog. tell me, should i think its a coincidence? i dunno.
this post i just love. i think i may have to do the same -- get my camera out and show you all just what a cavern this underground lair of mine really is! thanx for this.
if you like georgia o'keeffe's work, you should check out my latest post - about erotic flowers. enjoy your weekend!
Don't even listen t'them gloomies.
Yer place looks neat enough fer a party!
Now, if ya wanna see "messy"....
Try thirty miles north of Indianapolis at my place.
We have wood floors at the house, but, honestly, I haven't seen wood in m'room fer a few years now.
haha boneman - the only time my place gets really clean is right before a guests arrive. perhpas i should just have more quests.
has some this weekend - actually did 4 loads of laundry before they arrived (those damn towels - overnight guests need towels - and sheets).
oh, what a mundane thing to write about.... i need to get another post up.
soon.
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