'Crastination

A friend, CG, is a missionary in Poland. She teaches English, and here's a conversation between two of her students:

"B: I know, I know exactly what you mean. I mean, sometimes, you know, what I do is, I'll, I'll just sit down, you know, I'll get myself all sorted out, get everything ready, and then something catches my eye in the room, like, I mean, I've got the telly on, you know, in the corner, you know, I have the sound turned down, but I just notice the picture -- and I'm like, well, I've got to see what that, I mean I've got to see that programme, you know, it'll only take twenty minutes, and then of course, then I'm off and I'm away and I'm here. Oh! It's terrible!

J: I know, just before I start, I'll go and make a cup of coffee and then I'll just have to sit down with my cup of coffee rather than work...

B: And you've got to make yourself, you know, a jam sandwich or something to go with it...

J: Absolutely.

B: To go with the coffee. Yeah, yeah, you can look around and think, "Well, actually it's more important that I tidy the flat."

J: Yeah, and you've got to wash up your cup of coffee."

She noted that she could really identify with this, and of course I can too.

An odd thing, though. When I buckle down and do "it", I often find myself ... gulp ... enjoying the very same activity that I was avoiding like orange jello.