"ONE THING I AM NEVER GOING TO DO WHEN I GROW UP
Is fall in love, drop out of college, learn to subsist on water and air, have a species named after me, and ruin my life." - Nicole Krauss: The History of Love
Sunday, 3 April 2011
Small Incentives.
I've realised that in order to trawl through the masses of books and linguistic journals that need to be read so that I can have two essays done in the next two weeks, I need to surround myself with things that make me happy and amuse me, without being too much of a distraction. I found these things in the shape of scented candles, snack food, cups of tea (any tea, anywhere),nail varnish, trashy movies and pizza. I realise that painting my nails was a significant distraction, but I had been working constantly for nearly 3 hours so granted myself a half an hour break. As for pizza and trashy movies - it is the perfect end to a day of research and essay planning, especially the combination we went for this evening: Domino's and 'Bring It On'.
introspective, adj. having the quality of looking within; examining into one's own thoughts, feelings, or mental condition, or expressing such examination. (OED)
A little bit of everything and a whole lot of nothing.
Snack food in vast quantities. A large cup of tea, 2 sweeteners. Loud music, long books and late nights. Black and white movies, rain storms, big sunglasses, painted nails and a never ending 'to read' list.
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