Post Punk Kitchen Forum

Anyone else on the PPK working/crapping their pants over any final essays/assignments/projects/presentations/exams? Would anyone like to share their stream of consciousness now that their caffeine/Red Bull high is coming down? Come on, I know that there are vegetarian and vegan procrastinators out there!

Right now I'm working on an essay about tactical media, and in general just being frustrated at haughty-taughty "i'm better than you with my PhD" ridiculous academic writing. I'm not even sure if I understand what I'm reading...but hopefully I fall asleep on my books and magically absorb it into my brain? As if my brain were a tofu and I could marinate it in knowledge! Yes, my stream of consciousness gets progressively more insane/creative the longer I stay up.

Now, to stop compulsively adjusting my Amazon wish list...

I just got back from the print studio (it's 4:54am) And I am thinking about going to sleep so I have at least 2 hrs under my belt before my 8am class tomorrow morning, but I'm still jittery from all the stress/projects that are happening right now that sleep is not coming easily.

I have completed in the last 2 days: 22x30" drawing, Pillbox made out of copper, 1 essay, 18-print edition (I still have some cleaning to do, and I have to flatten them, and I've cut out over 100 rats out of some dark gray felt.

Still to do (before thursday): Build social ineptitude helmet (out of cardboard, I can't even explain it right now), sew 100+rats in to one large necklace/neck piece, Sew 150+ copper beads on to the same necklace, 4 more essays.
Clean entire apartment before friday, when my father is coming to visit.

Sorry, lists of things I have yet to do is a coping mechanism.

If this is procrastination I don't think I understand that term! You are working so hard!!

Dear dear Boober. Poor thing.

I don't let myself lose that little sleep most of the time (I have realized that not sleeping = unproductive, stupid zombie for me) but I am working my butt off in my waking hours, finishing my final studio project, applying for internships in Tokyo (which are unpaid in my profession) and English-teaching jobs so I can financially support myself while I work for free. So crazy. Also trying to manage visa and apartment stuff. So. Much. Work.

Argh, I have to do this tonight. Presentation tomorrow morning, and I don't have all my data together yet (thank you, stupid forking program we're supposed to work with) and I don't have anything resembling a powerpoint presentation. Everyone else did one.
I feel like a dinosaur, and I miss the time where there was no powerpoint. Maybe a xerox machine.

I have an essay due Friday I was going to do over thanksgiving but that didn't get done at all. :/ I normally give myself a full day to write but I have class all during the week, so this is going to be fun I'm sure.

I have a couple of long essays and a bunch of discussion posts due Friday. I have barely looked at the materials.

I'm not pulling any all nighters and I really don't think I have been procrastinating (too much). I have a project due Wednesday that I want to finish after work tonight, then tomorrow I have to grade papers to hand back on Thursday and Friday and Saturday I have to finish another project. Next week I only have one project to work on but I haven't done much of anything for it...

I guess I have been procrastinating more than I thought... I'm not at the all nighter stage yet though!

STRESS!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have to memorize a bunch of federal rules of evidence by next week, and I feel like a failure at all my classes. And the stress is making it harder for me to work productively. *pity party*

I have to work at my boring desk job tonight for 4 hours, and I haven't even started this essay yet. Still so much reading to do. Thank goodness it's only 5-6 pages (I think?). And I only got 4hrs of sleep last night! And I can't even nap because I have to leave in half an hour! GOING TO BE SOOOOOO DEAAAAAAAD

/rant

#firstworldproblems

Strong coffee at 10pm? YESSSSS.

Presentation tomorrow on little sleep? NOOOO.

Please see my poetic ramblings in the study room: viewtopic.php?p=80144#p80144

I am currently sipping on Dr. Pepper tapping away at a paper. Some of my redeemable but crappy grades are really getting me down. I can overcome!

its 2am and I have until 7:30am to finish this.
shiitake shiitake shiitake.

Sending you all good vibes!

Boober, is that the rat necklace? I kinda want to wear it.

yes!
also, I am glad that is your reaction.

Ugh. It's like you'd THINK that by the time your essay is already late, you'd be more motivated to finish it. But I just want this all to be over. But I want to sleep too. Darn work zapping all of my free time... #momoneymoproblems

I still have to add eyes.
as many ratz as I can manage.

^ Can I ask what the rats are for? It's awesome though! :D

its actually for my metalsmithing/jewelry class.
the eyes are made of copper, thats the metal part... before you even ask.

its a necklace.

Ohhh! In your picture the rats look like they're made of felt. I was about to say...it doesn't seem excruciatingly hard to make felt mice. And what kind of class do you need to make a felt mice necklace for? That is ridiculous cool. Send one to Lady Gaga.

And speaking of collapsing, it's that point in my allnighter where I take a 1 hour brain nap! Be back in a bit if I dont sleep in...

be careful! one hour naps are never just one hour! don't get trapped in the sweet sweet sanctuary of sleep for too long!


(i'm totally jealous.)

DUDE you already scared me straight. I'm too scared to nap now. Anyways I just had a nice cup of Earl Grey so I've got it in me to stay up alllll the way...

yeah, there is a certain turning point where I cannot nap. if I go to sleep now I will not be able to wake up ever.

you can do it! go team!

I was sitting around, sewing these rats together, and I was wondering what smelled so weird.

...boiled wool.
duh.