Sobriquet 41.23
Okay, so I wake up today and kinda-sorta have a hankering to play Civilization again. Not surprisingly, I also woke up not particularly keen to work on my dissertation. Oh, and the battle of Erik versus Erik began.
1. the part of me that felt impelled to write (Part A) beat the part of me that wanted to procrastinate by playing Civ (Part B).
The cool part about fighting with yourself, I find, is that you always win, even when you lose. This is how it unfolded:
1. the part of me that felt impelled to write (Part A) beat the part of me that wanted to procrastinate by playing Civ (Part B).
2. Part A wrote a good chunk of the chapter on The Master of Petersburg.
3. Part A called up Part B (metaphorically speaking, of course; Part A has no phone) to see if Part B wanted to hang out.
4. Part B, addicted to the aforementioned computer game, said "only if we play Civ, you dissertation-writing jackass."
5. Part A said: "Deal."
6. I played Civilization and racked up my best score ever.
Neat, huh?
For tomorrow: Read another critical article on Disgrace; read Life & Times of Michael K, if I have the time.
Comments
I think that's the funniest post you've written so far. I especially like how you called yourself up to hang out...brilliant. :)