**edit: I apologise for the strange format in which this post has been published. I have no idea how it came to be, but let's not tickle the sleeping dragon, eh? Don't want to risk losing the entire post by pokin' through the settings here and there. So, pretend I've written this in the form of an organic, free verse poem and enjoy.
So, recently, I've been going through a “writer’s block” type of phase, like I’ve said before. As a
result, I’ve wanted to relax and calm my nerves by watching a few films and television programmes. Upon
doing this, I *finally* discovered the beautiful show that is “the Office”.
I know this is a really random topic, but please bear with me. This is my most recent obsession.
Such a ridiculously intense obsession, that I’ve neglected to follow my own advice on how to stop
procrastinating and just went ahead and watched “the Office” for hours on end. On a normal day, I start
studying at around 4:00pm or 5:00pm. Now that I’m addicted to “the Office”, I start studying at 8:00pm
or even 10:00pm for no good reason. When I think rationally (without the temptation of using the
Internet to watch “the Office”), I can’t understand my actions from the night before, to be frank. Why
satisfy my longing for relaxation with an immediate solution that will actually worsen my situation when
I run out of time to get things done? When I’m thinking irrationally (the computer looks at me waiting to
be used; Michael Scott’s calling me over to pick out the most affordable, yet efficient health plan for the
rest of my co-workers at Dunder Mifflin), my reasoning somehow mutates to that of, say, Paris Hilton,
and I decide that watching the Office will make me happier a lot sooner than finishing all of my work on
time. Besides, should the next day go horribly because of my lack of preparation, I could always go home
to “the Office” and keep watching those magnificent actors in action, right?
Here’s the thing about me: I am weak when it comes to entertainment. I really don’t understand
how I could have the willpower to remove meat from my diet completely, but can’t resist going on
YouTube and watching “The Office”. My obsession is getting pathetic. I’ve been trying to find people
from this school to match the personalities of the characters from the show (by the way, I call dibs on
Dwight. I’ve asked others and they agree. I don’t know what that says about me, but hey, Dwight’s cool,
so what do I care?).
I think you guys can learn a few things from this:
1) I have no willpower.
2) Dwight’s awesome.
3) Trying to avoid doing your work comes with some really gnarly consequences. Some of
these include the inability to think properly (I’ve made way too many mistakes in math
class), considering taping your eyes open because you could just collapse when walking
from being so tired, and acting as if you’ve been on some special medication (a teacher
actually asked me that. I was just at that stage in which the lack of sleep completely takes
over you and you can’t help acting like a lunatic). So, kids, don’t be like me. Ever. Please, for
your own sake. Do your work, adopt normal sleeping patterns, and…I don’t know…eat your
vegetables?
