A Stream Of Consciousness: What It's Like To Sit Down And Write An Article
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A Stream Of Consciousness: What It's Like To Sit Down And Write An Article

Deadlines are soon... what to write?

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A Stream Of Consciousness: What It's Like To Sit Down And Write An Article
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Alright, Chris. It’s time to write. What to write about, though? Way to go, you have no ideas again. Congratulations. Maybe you could write about TV or movies again? I mean sure, you could, but that gets boring after a while. Oh man, I’ve got five hours.

Okay, what’s been happening in your life, Chris? Maybe that’ll be interesting. Clubs, classes, pressure, the end. Well, that’s not enough for an article, way to go Shakespeare. Man, Shakespeare is an awesome name. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to actually have the last name, Shakespeare? Talk about awesome. Crap, you wasted ten minutes writing and thinking about Shakespeare, deadlines are coming up.

Well, any good article needs a good font. Hang on, gotta change the background music. There we go, some Beatles to get the creative juices flowing. Where was I? Oh right, fonts. So, we’ve got Arial. Times New Roman? Nah, too boring. Permanent marker? Who wants to seriously write in permanent marker? Ah, Courier New. Good old screenwriting font. Pinyon for the fancy touch. Okay, so that’s impossible to read. Oh wow, it’s been an hour.

Back to the drawing board. Is there anything you might want to write about? Ashley? I would, but I actually want to allocate real time and energy into an article about her. Friends? The TV show or the people in my life? Clubs? Sure, but I keep losing focus.

So, I run two clubs (RIOT and the Rider Courtside Band) and……

Oh God, my computer died. I didn’t get around to finishing this article. It’s 4:40, the article’s due in twenty minutes. Alright Chris, think. Have you ever thought about writing a stream of consciousness? Good, you spelled consciousness right on your first go. Good job. That’s actually not a bad idea. Just let all your thoughts out. Well, maybe not all your thoughts. Let’s do a clean 70/30 of your thoughts. Well, I’ve got work, I need to do an exorbitant amount of homework and I still need to catch up on The Flash.

God, how long has that show been on? Four years? Time really does fly. Oh man, I’m a senior. Need to do law applications. First Odyssey and then law school apps. What about homework? Ah, I can put it off. Gotta say it’s really smart to pick up writing this article again while on the treadmill. Get two things done at once. Props to yoaiduads…

Okay, just fell off the treadmill. Thank god for Otter Box or my phone would be gone. Now, back to what I’m gonna write about. Crap, it’s 4:50. Wait, Zane wanted to hit up Chipotle today?! My study group meets in ten. I just started my workout I can’t afford to stop now. No, random 1-800 number I don’t have time. Like clockwork, there’s another assignment dropped on Canvas.

Apparently Flash was good. Man, super speed would be great. Imagine running at the speed of light. If you could eat loads of food without having to worry, always able to be on time. No more long walks to your apartment just snap your fingers and BAM!

Phone’s at 12 percent. Not doing too bad. Just need to figure out a quick thing to write about. Wait, hang on, where do I know this guy? He’s staring at me and waving so I obviously know him from….oh yeah, sophomore year! Finite math! Crap, 5 percent?! How did that happen? Okay, focus. Bring the focus. I’ve got two minutes to write a masterclass Odyssey article. I’ve got it!

In today’s modern age, we all know…….

*Please connect to charger.*

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