12 December 2010

procrastination



procrastination is a disease. just when I thought I was getting somewhere on this paper, carolers from church trying to pull off a complex a cappella harmony drop by to share guilt-laden christmas treats. this of course set off a series of distractions of my own choosing to follow up the uninvited interruption. this will not end well.


eventually I am led by my lack of motivation and willpower to a new low. the internet is so pervasive and effective in insinuating itself into my mind that once I thought of it I couldn't resist looking up pictures of my namesakes to share with you.


I do love my name, but especially when someone pronounces it "roseanne" [ɹouzæn] instead of "roseannA," [ɹozænə] this lady comes to mind:






and if I think of her, the other famous lady who shares my name is lurking somewhere in my subconscious as well...






all of this increases the shame associated with irresistible free christmas-themed desserts, unfortunately. and this is also when Ritalin finally starts to sound like a reasonable solution. as terrible as it is to take such drugs, wouldn't it solve my problem of not being able to focus? I know the real solution is that I just need to have some self control, but I can't seem to find it in myself. cue the spiral of regret and self-loathing that is bound to accompany stress over major papers and projects when I inevitably fail to do the work in the proper time frame...


2 comments:

  1. You forgot Gilda Radner, the best Roseanne Roseanna Danna.
    you like Rozeann better than RoseannA?
    Funny, Roseanne Barr was just a new celebrity on the scene when we named you. I thought, "oh dear, I don't want my little girl saddled with the comparison in her life, but this Roseanne is just a passing thing." Hah. I was wrong. good thing you don't think of it as a burden!

    and I totally want ritalin! I don't know if I could have graduated with the temptation of the world wide web. or facebook.
    (Of course, you were named after the Chris DeBurgh song, "Roseanna." And my Aunt Anne.

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  2. I was trying to say that it's a negative association not a positive one... I like the final syllable of my name.
    and luckily, she did have only a passing fame. I just remember her because we have similar names.

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