tortoisegirl

I have the worst self destructive drive when it comes to academics. I manage to make things as difficult as possible for myself, even though I know it could all be done differently and that other ways are better, I just can't bring myself to operate that way. Right now it's mostly through procrastination- the habit I've said for years I'm going to break but it never happens. I know I should start stuff early, but I don't. While actually writing a paper I'll wander off to play solitaire or something and actually think "you shouldn't be doing this" and keep doing it anyway. I can't say why I keep doing this, or why I can't just slap myself into getting stuff done before the last minute. Especially since it all bit me on the ass last semester and I ended up having to repeat some classes. You'd think I'd learn.

The above rant inspired by the three papers I have due before Thanksgiving break. I do have a direction to start with for one of them (Allen Ginsberg! I like him.) so I'll do what I can with that this weekend. The other two I'm blanking on and that's where I get myself in trouble, putting things off because I don't know where to start. Then two days before it's due I'm ready to strangle someone.

Alright that's enough emo LJing for now. Other things:

Missed one day of school because of the SEPTA strike. I was able to get the train to campus once I figured all the schedules so it was only one day I missed. Cost me more money than I'd like, taking the train for a week, and of course once I paid $40 to have my transpass upgraded to include trains the strike ended. I'll need to find excuses to take the train this month so that upgrade actually does something. Zones confuse me. I'm never sure if I'll have to pay more to get to certain stops.

I've decided I'm going to try to make some big fancy vegetarian entree for Thanksgiving, rather than making smaller side dishes. I'll start looking for ideas and recipes soon, though I can't let myself use that activity as a schoolwork procrastination excuse.

So many issues with payroll/paychecks at work. We started a new electronic clocking in system, but for the 1st week my log-in ID wasn't working so my boss had to go in and submit my hours herself. Once I got my paycheck it was three times what it should have been- the hours were all wrong. So despite how lovely it would be to have all that extra money, I told my boss and she calling someone who's looking into something and blah blah blah it's still being resolved. NEED MY MONEY NOW. Then this week my ID finally works, but I managed to screw things up and forgot to clock and then accidentally clock out at a weird time and generally creating a big mess my boss is going to have to go in and fix.

And to make this not completely a bitch-about-my-life entry, have a webcomic.

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