Years have passed and I remain the same. Proof? Here I am, writing a thesis on Chaucer's misogynistic tendencies in his handling of medieval courtly love in "The Book of the Duchess." The paper's not the problem; the nearness the due date for the paper is the problem. I don't even have an outline yet. I actually began lamenting my plight several days ago. And I'm no closer to the outline.
I'd hoped I'd eventually stop procrastinating. All I wanted was to be magically transfigured into a diligent, self-discipline academic wunderkind. Is that too much to ask?
Apparently so.
Self-discipline looked at me like a high-school cheerleader looks across the room at the school geek, blowing a kiss at him and winking brassily, taunting him and reminding him of her unattainability. There's self-discipline, that saucy wench, insolently reminding me that she and I can never be together. She turns and saunters out of the room, hanging amorously on the arm of some straight-A student. Yeah, that's right, just go. I've got caffeine anyway.
The irony of the fact that I'm writing this, rather than the paper, is not lost on me... Back to thesis crafting.
Posted by jonsligh at September 29, 2006 05:03 PMSo, um, how did the Chaucer turn out?
I really liked that class -- I wrote my paper on anti-semitism in the Prioress' tale.
So, he was pretty much a messed up guy, eh? But what a writer! And I'll bet he was a barrel of laughs.
Posted by: Will at October 3, 2006 12:37 PMI don't know that he was messed up. How about forward looking?
:)
Katherine, I don't mean he's a nutso.
Just that if a writer were both misogynistic and anti-semitic today, well...he'd be pretty messed up. :-)
I changed my topic altogether, 2 days before it was due. The muses descended upon me and filled me with ideas. It went well, I think. I'll have to wait to see what I got on the paper. I will blame a poor grade on the quality of the muses' inspiration.
Posted by: jsligh at October 5, 2006 03:28 PMahh... the saucy wench of responsibility... yes, I believe we've met. It never would have worked between us.
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