Procrastination

Why do people procrastinate?

There's several levels of procrastination.

1) Meh, I'll do it tomorrow.

2) Meh, I'll do it the day before it's due.

3) Meh, I'll end up staying up all night and stumbling to class in a daze because I put it off to the very last second.

Granted, I've been guilty of the first, and sometimes even second levels, but I don't get the third level at all... especially when it comes to my thesis. The first due date was January 12th... when i found that out in August, I cried because I felt overwhelmed and it was too close (I thought I would have until March). The second due date is in a month. I'll be out of town the week before the official due date, so I turn it in then. In the meantime, I've let my first draft sit, fiddling here and there, waiting to get my comments back.

The thing is, that MBC said it will not anyone go to the third year if they do not turn in their thesis by this time. I'm sorry, there are going to be some crappy theses. Will their advisers even get a chance to look at the first drafts? Will they get any input at all? Most of their theses do not have a first draft done... A MONTH after the first due date. Just... huh? I don't get it. I put in 125 hours on my first draft. Even if its half done, they will need to work 2 hours a day at least to get it done in time, and that's without any editing (I did the math).

I'm glad I listened to the older students who warned me about this. I took it to heart, and, true to form, panicked waaaay before something was due. I've just trained myself to panic early and panic well.

It's served me pretty well.

Spelling Errors

Spelling errors.

Ok, I get that not everyone is a perfect speller. I know I'm not. Typos are my bane. My grammar isn't perfect, either. But there is a difference between a text message, a facebook post, and a company's advertisement. I ran across an ad from FTD today that said "Suprise your loved ones with roses this Valentine's Day!"

Suprise? Really?

At what point was it acceptable for folks to misspell things when it's their JOB (they are PAID) not to screw shit up?

This isn't the first time I've seen things misspelled on official products. The instructions on how to dye my hair, for example, had some egregious error (although I cannot remember what it was). I'm ok with the English language changing, but I'm not ok with errors that could be easily caught by spellcheck. Check your work. Stop being lazy.

So, my suggestions for companies that let stuff like this slide are as follows:

1) Use spellcheck.

2) http://theoatmeal.com/tag/grammar. It's fun, colorful, and reminds your employees that grammar matters, too!

Thank you.

Intermission

Well, here I am, waiting for Ben to get home from Papa John's.

The past year is too much too relate. So, just, naah.

Today, I found out my doctor moved back to Cleveland. Which I think is rubbish. She obviously should have stayed here. I find it irritating that I have to see the doctor in order to get the prescriptions I need. The medical industry has a monopoly and they are abusing access to prescription medication. For example: If I have been on asthma medication for ten years, and call, they can't give me a prescription for the same drug without me coming in. Well, I'm glad we're all millionaires so we can afford frequent visits to the doc. >.<

Whoops

"Blogs! Blogs for everyone!"

Yeah I havent posted in forever. Mea culpa.

Ahhh, life at Upquarters. I meant to come here and do homework and memorize lines aaaaand yeah that just did not happen.

Episode of Angel was good. Season one. Just beginning to watch. Hulu is a thing for everyone.

So my friend MJ just got a check as a random act of kindness... and it's freaking amazing. Gives me hope that the human race is worthwhile.