Lather, rinse, repeat

Lots of interesting stuff has happened, and I haven't written about it. Same old story.

I don't believe I've mentioned yet that I am a highly distractible person, to the point of it being compulsive. I will dawdle and put off doing anything vaguely monotonous or routine, even if it's something I really do enjoy. I also lose track of time passing really easily. As my parents and several irritated teachers have discovered, I have to be given immediate and absolute deadlines in order to get anything accomplished. I fully recognize this (obviously, why else would I be writing it?), but still find them intensely irritating. Hence, I meet with limited success when trying to impose arbitrary deadlines on myself.

This distractability is one of the reasons I write so few entries. The reason they usually end up being excessively long is because I'm also a completist and perfectionist. And writing is one of those things that, when I get around to it, I really do enjoy. Sometimes, actually, when I get down to writing entries, answering email, reading books, whatever, I sometimes do it intensely for hours on end. Quite a paradox.

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So, with that explained (?), I still wish to record for posterity what I've been up to since July 16th:
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p.s. Ever noticed how much I like using lists?