Productivity fail

Things I promised myself I would do today:
1. Get up at a reasonable hour
2. Laundry
3. Work out
4. Finish Beowulf
5. Start The Tempest
6. Go to CVS

What I actually did today:
1. Wake up around noon (no class Fridays FTW)
2. Have a really, really extended lunch
3. Hour and 45 minute meeting for an activity
4. Watch whole hours disappear as I stared at a computer screen
5. Read a little bit of Beowulf
6. Buy enough instant oatmeal from amazon.com to last me to infinity and beyond

Not exactly how I had intended to start off the school year. Procrastination has begun way too early. I turned in my study card all of one day ago and I'm already behind where I'd like to be with my reading. Priorities say what?

I've always had trouble sitting in one place for more than about 30 minutes at a time, but it's especially bad when I need to read lots and lots of pages in one sitting. Here's a short list of things that distract me:

• Messes
• Noises
• Breezes
• Moving things
• Lights
• Bright colors
• People
• The internet
• Strange smells
• Anything that flutters (butterflies, pieces of paper, feathers, etc)
• Uncomfortable clothing
• Being cold
• Being hot
• Total silence

And cats. They distract me too.
Source

Life is rough.

To my credit, my desk hasn't turned into a black hole of disorganization and entropy yet. That's one point for me.

New (school) year's resolutions

I feel like I should have a beginning of the year resolution list. I'll likely break everything on here within the first month of school, but at least I can say that I'm trying. So, just to appear hardcore and driven and committed, here's a list of things that I am ABSOLUTELY going to do this year. And because everyone should be just like me, I guess this also doubles as a list of things that all college students everywhere should do.**

1. Don't stress. Lolz to the idea that I'll actually be able to sustain this one, considering the fact that I'm generally about as relaxed as a coiled spring. But it's a nice thought, no? I can at least tell myself right now that I'm not going to turn into a stressbomb once the first assignment comes due. Riiight. -_-
2. Be proactive with the work. I'm not going to be the fool who starts everything the night before it's due. I already know that I have two papers due on the same day in October, so I should really start one of them RIGHT NAO. I promise to leave nothing to the 11th hour. At least not on purpose.
3. Buy a smartphone. Because honestly, I hate being away from a computer for 4 hours and then finding 20 new and urgent emails. Also, my NV Touch has basically entered the technological convalescent home for the feeble and temperamental, leaving me with the desire for something shiny and new (and I want apps so baaaaaaaaaad).
4. Go out to parties. I basically stopped doing the social thing last year. I don't really like belligerently drunken, sloppy females or leering, predatory males, but this year, I'm determined to find the parties with the normal people. I even brought tall shoes that make me appear to be average height without tearing my feet to bloody shreds. I need to take advantage of this before I get lazy again and decide to spend my Saturday nights watching movies in my PJs.
5. Actually do something/go someplace for J term/spring break. Because sitting on the couch at home, eating cereal and watching Millionaire Matchmaker and Teen Mom just doesn't scream "best vacation ever."
6. Make it the whole year without computer trouble. Given the fact that electronics come to me when they're ready to pass onto the great surge protector in the sky, this resolution is SO not going to happen, but I can at least pretend like it will be so. Actually, I've already failed. My laptop won't actually be arriving at school until tomorrow because my sweet father is so kindly repairing its broken hinge at home.

This is the state in which I received my computer back from HP. I hope they go belly up.

**Disclaimer: You probably don't actually want to be just like me. I trip a lot and I get stress induced acid reflux/back spasms. Technology also fails in my presence.

Finals/Internet Broken Heart

WHY AM I NOT DONE WITH FINALS YET? One more project. Due Tuesday. I'm living in the dining hall again. It's no wonder finals are making me fat. I can't even justifiably blame it on the stress; it's a personal self-control fail.

But onto even more frustrating problems. Why, why, why can't my netbook seem to keep a stable internet connection in the dining hall? Granted, the internet isn't really vital to my project, but I would love to be able to listen to music online without it skipping and stopping every couple of minutes. Then I have to disconnect from the internet and reconnect. I don't get it. This does not happen on anyone else's computer. This does not happen with my laptop. Is my netbook just too small and frail to keep a stable connection? Instable internet makes me a sad panda. How am I supposed to procrastinate without my facebook and gmail? Oh wait, I spend more time DISCONNECTING AND RECONNECTING to the internet. Talk about a totally unfulfilling procrastination. 

I cannot take these blocks of silence. All I want is a continuous stream of music please. That's it. I won't even procrastinate (as much) if I could just listen to my music like a normal human being. This is actually beyond frustrating. Lightyears beyond frustrating. Stupid netbook. Stupid internet. Stupid dining hall. Stupid project. 

Also, I am in love LOVE love with the song "Stereo Love" and every time it skips on me, my heart breaks a little bit. Seriously. In fact, I'm listening to it right now. And it makes me want to dance and be productive and take a vacation all at once. That's conflicting. I want it on repeat. I'm in (stereo) love.

Want. Want so much.

The music video is also amazing. Here are some reasons why I can't stop watching it:

• Attractive male 
• Epic walking
• Beautiful Grecian (I think) beaches and white houses
• Epic stair-climbing

Where's my attractive male that I can walk (epicly) on Grecian islands with? I want one.

Other songs that I've been listening to on repeat for the past couple of days:

1. Kids - MGMT
2. Marry You - Bruno Mars (credit: Julian)
3. F*ck You - Cee Lo Green
4. Grenade - Bruno Mars 
5. Magic - B.o.B
6. Please Don't Go - Mike Posner (credit: Julian)
7. Memories - David Guetta
8. 2012 - Jay Sean
9. Animal - Neon Trees
10. Right Above It - Lil Wayne (credit: Jordan)

Power playlist right there.