Saturday, April 26, 2003

Matty by the numbers

To sum up the past week or so. . .

Reading assignments completed: All

Short stories Edwidge Danticat published when she was 22 that astounded me: 8

Research progress: Minimal

Rough drafts begun: None

Money wasted on books I didn't need or library fines related to research papers: $28.50

Meetings with professors: 3

Feeling after leaving professors' offices: Retarded (i.e., happy and stupid)

Hours logged at work: 10.5

Hours at work in which I was awake enough to get anything done: 6, maybe

Nights I shirked responsibility to go have fun: 3

Versions of Master and Margarita viewed: 2

Number of movies watched: 1

Number of plays seen: 1

Number of scenes from plays written: 1

Grade on said scene: A -

Number of beers drank: 12, I think

Number of basketball games watched: 2.5

Number of photos taken: 96+

Number of great photos: 0

Number of good photos: 3, maybe 4

Quality of writing: Declining from an already low peak

Confidence: In the shitter

What I most likely need: Sleep