Quest (328 hits)
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Submitted by tlozoot (View user info) at 2004-10-11 22:53:57 EDT
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"How much time?" I inquired.
"Eighty-four minutes." Zach said. He was getting pissed off already.
"Fine." We hadn't been here long. Shucks.
I've always been known to push deadlines but this was a bit extreme. My quest, it seemed, was about to end.
Not unlike the epic tales of old, the quest was to take me on a life-altering journey. I envisioned battles of knights upon horseback... space cadet's severing mechanical heads... the long journey of a man seeking enlightenment.
But first, I had to vanquish the evil spirits of hunger in the kitchen. God, I can't even think when I'm hungry.
"How much time now?" It had been a while, right?
"I told you less than a minute ago. Eighty-four minutes, dude. Chill." Zach could take some of his own advice about staying chill.
"A watched pot never boils, eh?"
"Yeah, something like that." We lost eye contact.
Stalling just wouldn't cut it. And anyway, I still had physics homework? Wait, shit, and an essay due first period? I'd better hurry up.
"Boy, this writing with a given title under a deadline stuff is a lot harder than it looks." Think, now.
"Well, better than a forfeit."
"Not much better. I'd vote for a forfeit over this." I was starting to lose it. "I have a whole new respect for these people. I mean, the effort has to at least 'make me smile'. Right, right? I mean I'm not even used to normal writing, I thought I'd try this stuff out, and when things just seemed to come together last time... oh, I can't do this! It's not fair. Life sucks. No one understands me."
"STFU and submit."
k
What are deadlines for if you can't stretch them till the last minute?
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