I am the queen of procrastination, and I am paying for it.

[Maddy McCall]

I'm anxious, jumpy, bitter, stressed out, aggitated, agressive, nervous--a complete mess of a person.

I am reading for my comps and have about 8 more books to go in the next two weeks. Whose fault is this? MINE. I have had all summer to do the readings (30 books), but put them off and put them off, and now here I am, reading two books a day just to finish.

So, I will have read over 30 books in a month soon. But in the meantime, I am no pleasure to live with. Ask my son.

Anyone top this as far as procrastination? When have you put off something? How did you handle it? Was it something on which your life or career depended? Any advice is welcomed.

My career depends on this, and I am wondering if I postponed because of burnout.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

1. Oh hey you got nothing on me

Without going into detail...procrastinating just cost me several thousand dollars for a good tax attorney! DOH!

[Maddy McCall]

2. That's what you hinted in an earlier post.

That's no good! Hope it works out ok. (Is it going to be ok?)

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

3. Oh sure!

It always turns out! Surviving is in every cell in my body! Thanks. ;-)

[NJCher]

4. hey you do what you gotta' do to keep your title, Queen

I took a behavioral psychology class when I was doing my grad work and for the class we had to do a behavioral experiment on ourselves. My experiment was to overcome procrastination on writing up the final paper by making sure I put in at least one hour a day on the paper from the very beginning of the course.

At the end of the course, I wrote for nine hours straight because I didn't always put in the one hour a day.

Since that experience, though, I have gotten in the habit of breaking down any task that has a due date and I actually do put in the hours required to get it done on time and without leaving me snowed before the due date.

I really feel for you having to read all those books.

Cher

[Maddy McCall]

6. Good advice, Cher, thanks!

I know I should have been keeping up, but it's summer, and my son is home with me all day, and we have found other things to do--outside stuff.

Now I am pretty much caged inside.

Thanks for your story--that is hilarious that you procrastinated on a paper on procrastination!

BTW, also I want to tell you thanks for the message you sent me after Maddy McCall's death. I agree with you, and can almost sense her with me sometimes. Thanks for that, again.

[caledesi]

5. Don't beat yourself up jc...you are not alone and

not a bad person bec you did what what many of us do from time to time. My advice: Spend one day doing absolutely nothing but relaxing and NOT thinking about the books, your procrastination, what an idiot you are...blah blah

After that one day, get organized. Get your plan together. Decide the breakdown of all your books, then go get 'em. You will do it.

[Maddy McCall]

7. I am doing that today!

I decided to get online to look at some other reviews of the books, so that I could at least have an understanding of the theses before I dive in. That has helped me group them. Then, when I finish, I should be able to recall the arguments better.

I am not reading today, though. I took my son to wallyworld and let him pick out a toy--he picked out an Xbox.

Then, when I am through, we are going to the mountains for a week or two!

[shanti]

8. lol, you're not alone!

you say ask your son...is your son related to mine??? he says i "get on his nerves". btw, he's 13, lol. sounds pretty normal to me.

[Maddy McCall]

9. Mine is 9...

He isn't complaining, but he should, because he is playing second fiddle to my job this summer, and I feel awful about it.

He told his teacher, "My mom's just crazy" a few months ago. She called to tell me he called me crazy, and I told her that I took it as a compliment, that we throw the word around quite frequently in our household. And she said, "Phew, I was just wondering, because after I walked out of the class, he said that I was crazy too."

LOL...he paid her what we consider a compliment in our household, and she took it as an insult!

My son does mimmick me on the "I'm a nervous wreck" phrase, though. If he can't find something, he walks around saying that he's a nervous wreck.

Boys are cool, eh, seekthetruth!!

[corarose]

10. How dare you take my title!

Just joking you! But, I am also the queen of procrastination.

[Maddy McCall]

11. LOL! I will gladly share my realm with you...

Hopefully, I will bequeath the whole thing to you as soon as I get through with these books.

I won't ever let myself get into this predicament again!

I bow to her co-majesty, QOP!

[ScreamingMeemie]

12. I don't know if it qualifies...but...I am sitting here in the Lounge when

I should be finishing up 2 rush appraisals (real estate) that are expected on loan officers desks in the AM. It is currently 11:30ish? I couldn't get into the website for one of the townships, so I figured (instead of starting typing the stupid things), I'd hang out here and keep checking back with the Twp office...This is way more fun...:smoke:

[Maddy McCall]

13. Yep, me too.

I am going off line in a few minutes to start reading.

Good night everyone.

[ScreamingMeemie]

14. Brew that coffee...I'm with you!

:donut:

[leftyandproud]

15. I topped it..

I didn't study at all for three finals last semester...until the MORNING of the tests ;)

still managed to pass...got up at 3:00 and read through 3pm, about 5 2 liters of drinks with extra caffiene to keep me up...then I took them all

[Maddy McCall]

16. Egad...sounds like some of my students...

I actually had a student ask me the day before a book exam, if she could just read a website instead of the book. I told her that if that is what she wanted to do, it is best not to tell the prof of her plans. LOL!

Amazing that you passed. Hope your study habits have changed!

And yes, you quite beat me, except that my payback is excruciating, in that I will be doing this for the next two weeks.

[I AM SPARTACUS]

17. this 'uns gotcha beat...

[Maddy McCall]

18. No, I stopped somewhere along the way and did that...

but while I was doing that, I was probably procrastinating doing something else, like mowing the lawn or washing the windows...lol.

[I AM SPARTACUS]

19. let's see, mow the lawn...or...

fill in the voice-balloon...

[Maddy McCall]

20. "What's for dinner, sugar. Hurry up, I'm starving."

LOL!

[I AM SPARTACUS]

21. your favorite, see for yourself...

Dinner Menu: Frog Legs!

[Maddy McCall]

22. Hey, give me frog legs, fried clams, boiled shrimp and cocktail sauce

and I call that a meal any day!

I LOVE fried frog legs. "Taste like chicken!"

[I AM SPARTACUS]

23. that's not funny, it's sick...

(you DO know the album, yes?)

[Maddy McCall]

24. nooo....really, you lost me on that one.

What album?

[I AM SPARTACUS]

25. that cartoon was cover for a CLASSIC National Lampoon album...

http://www.marksverylarge.com/news/index9812.html

"That's Not Funny, That's Sick!" released in 1977 on Label 21 Records. Starring Brian Doyle-Murray, Bill Murray, Christopher Guest and featuring Richard Belzer, Rhonda Coullet, Gracie Whitebread, Pat Bright, Bob Dryden, George Agoglia, Tony Hendra, Sid Davis, Larraine Newman, Anna Uppstrom, John Dunn, and John Weidman. Written by Brian Doyle-Murray, Bill Murray, Richard Belzer, Christopher Guest, John Weidman, Bob Tischler, Tony Hendra, Harold Ramis, Doug Kenney, and Bruce McCall. Produced and engineered by Bob Tischler. Cover illustration (the infamous double-amputee frog cartoon) by Sam Gross. Bits include The Dick Ballentine Phone-In Show (Belzer), Listener-Sponsored Radio (Murray), Mr. Roberts (Mr. Rogers parody with Guest and Murray) where he interviews a bass player (my favorite line: Mr. Roberts: Well, we're gonna go to the Magic Kingdom. Bass Player: Ah, no, man. It's too early for me. I gotta drive.), "Height Report Disco" (Murray and Donna Detroit), Humpback Whales with Gas (Hendra), 2015-Year-Old Man (Belzer), Monolithic Oil Corporation Spot, and others. (Some of the bits appear to be lifted from earlier broadcasts of National Lampoon Radio Hour.)

[Maddy McCall]

26. A boyfriend back in the 80s

had that on his wall, framed. That must be where he got it then. I assumed it was a playboy cartoon because it reminded me of playboy cartoons.

I WILL have to check the album out...wonder if I can find it on CD.

[I AM SPARTACUS]

27. my quick webcrawl seemed to say it would be hard to find...shame

'cause it is a priceless CLASSIC...

[Maddy McCall]

28. I have a couple of friends with LP collections in the 1000s...

I'll see if they can find it.

See, though, "tastes like chicken" has entered the american lexicon...so maybe it is still with us, even though it isn't with us any longer.

Make sense?

G'night spart...I'm off to dreamland after the ceremonial 5 refreshes of the lounge.

:-)