Peter
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I just need to scream into the void for a minute. Or maybe cry. Both? I haven't decided yet. 
So, I had this Philosophy paper due today at 5pm. Topic: "Compare and contrast the concepts of existentialism in Sartre and Camus." Sounds fancy, right? It was due at 5pm. It is currently 4:47pm as I type this, and I just hit submit on a document that I am genuinely embarrassed to have my name on.
I thought I was being so smart. I told myself, "Peter, you work best under pressure. Just relax during the day, you have all night!" Famous last words.
I sat down at 8pm last night. Made coffee. Opened my laptop. Opened Google Docs. Stared at the blank page for... two hours. I literally watched three YouTube videos about how to clean suede shoes instead of writing about existential dread. The irony is not lost on me.
Started writing at 10pm. Got one paragraph done. Took a "5-minute break" at 11pm that turned into me falling asleep on my keyboard until 2am. Woke up with the side of my face imprinted with the "ASDF" keys. My neck hurts so bad.
From 2am to 8am, I was in full panic mode. Just typing absolute garbage. I was throwing in quotes from the textbook that I didn't even fully understand. I was basically just hoping my professor gets distracted by the fancy words and doesn't notice that my argument is basically "Sartre said this, Camus said that, they were both French, the end."
I haven't slept. I've had four energy drinks. My heart is beating out of my chest like a drum solo. My hands are shaking as I type this. I just submitted it. I didn't even have time to read it over. I saw one sentence that said "Sartre believes in freedom, unlike Camus, who had a mustache." I HOPE I DELETED THAT. I don't remember.
Why do we do this to ourselves?? Every single semester, I promise I'll start early. Every single semester, I end up here, sleep-deprived, caffeine-poisoned, and submitting academic trash.
Please tell me I'm not the only one who has submitted a paper they're terrified to get back. I need solidarity right now. Or someone to tell me that "C+" is still a passing grade. Send help. And maybe a blanket.
(Okay, I actually need to sleep. I have a class in 3 hours. Kill me.)
So, I had this Philosophy paper due today at 5pm. Topic: "Compare and contrast the concepts of existentialism in Sartre and Camus." Sounds fancy, right? It was due at 5pm. It is currently 4:47pm as I type this, and I just hit submit on a document that I am genuinely embarrassed to have my name on.
I thought I was being so smart. I told myself, "Peter, you work best under pressure. Just relax during the day, you have all night!" Famous last words.
I sat down at 8pm last night. Made coffee. Opened my laptop. Opened Google Docs. Stared at the blank page for... two hours. I literally watched three YouTube videos about how to clean suede shoes instead of writing about existential dread. The irony is not lost on me.
Started writing at 10pm. Got one paragraph done. Took a "5-minute break" at 11pm that turned into me falling asleep on my keyboard until 2am. Woke up with the side of my face imprinted with the "ASDF" keys. My neck hurts so bad.
From 2am to 8am, I was in full panic mode. Just typing absolute garbage. I was throwing in quotes from the textbook that I didn't even fully understand. I was basically just hoping my professor gets distracted by the fancy words and doesn't notice that my argument is basically "Sartre said this, Camus said that, they were both French, the end."
I haven't slept. I've had four energy drinks. My heart is beating out of my chest like a drum solo. My hands are shaking as I type this. I just submitted it. I didn't even have time to read it over. I saw one sentence that said "Sartre believes in freedom, unlike Camus, who had a mustache." I HOPE I DELETED THAT. I don't remember.
Why do we do this to ourselves?? Every single semester, I promise I'll start early. Every single semester, I end up here, sleep-deprived, caffeine-poisoned, and submitting academic trash.
Please tell me I'm not the only one who has submitted a paper they're terrified to get back. I need solidarity right now. Or someone to tell me that "C+" is still a passing grade. Send help. And maybe a blanket.
(Okay, I actually need to sleep. I have a class in 3 hours. Kill me.)