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May 14, 2005
Black no sugar…
I am horribly behind on my essay which is due in on Monday. I did consider asking for an extension but the thought of having this hanging over me for another couple of days fills me with dread. I am actually sick to death of Middlemarch and really want to get it out of the way. (Sorry Mary Ann Evans or ‘George’ or whatever you prefer to be called, nothing personal, I assure you it is just me.)
What is worrying me is that in a couple of weeks I’ve gone from ardent passion and enthusiasm for my subject (whilst researching postgraduate degrees in my area) to a complete jadedness (is that a word? I haven’t the energy to find out) with the whole thing to the point where I’m shouting at the critics ‘hasn’t it even occurred to you that it could all just be a plot element!’
Yes I know.
This has caused me to conclude that I need a break from all this study before I burn out and this is why I have decided to cut my losses on this one and just work hook line and sinker for the rest of the weekend and hand it in on Monday in whatever state that might be. My mark is not going to be great but I hope I can take a few days break at the beginning of next week, put my feet up, read something light-hearted, write inane blog posts, watch a bit of TV and come back refreshed and ready to make up my mark on the next one.
This of course means I need to cut down on distractions and take a break from blogging until Monday or Tuesday (reading and writing) so sorry for that, I’m not ignoring you all. I’ve been working since 5am, so probably what I have to say would make no sense anyway. Oh and I almost forgot to mention that I was also up most of the night with a poorly child.
You couldn’t make me a nice strong coffee could you?!
Posted by purple elephant at May 14, 2005 07:36 AM