Arms and Hearts ([info]flying_berryman) wrote,
@ 2009-04-15 03:02:00
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First draft of my senior thesis is DONE.

During the process of writing it, sometimes I would start to feel really overwhelmed and unhappy. When that happened, I would try to break the project down into very small segments and reassure myself about how do-able it was. Then I would add, "Totally do-able. Like your mom!" Usually there wasn't anyone else present for me to insult their mother, but I would still laugh like mad and feel better.

Hypothetical "Your Mom" jokes: The key to my preserved sanity.

Some might argue otherwise.

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[info]gingerrose
2009-04-15 02:36 pm UTC (link)
Hmmmm, what a novel idea! My senior recital is this Friday, and there were a couple of pieces that I was struggling with still. The way I kept myself from getting psyched out about them and thinking they were too hard was by repeatedly thinking to myself "this is so easy" while I was playing them. Maybe if I added "like your mom" to it, it'd be even better? :-P

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[info]flying_berryman
2009-04-15 06:28 pm UTC (link)
It will save your life.

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[info]frigginalex
2009-04-15 03:37 pm UTC (link)
I can totally relate to this. I was getting frustrated writing a cover letter last night, so to lighten the mood a bit I would stick random sexual vocabulary. I would wind up talking about things like my "throbbing experience" and taking "sensual intiative" before inviting the subject of the cover letter to SUCK MY COCK. I didn't send the letter out like that, but it made me laugh and helped me complete it. :)

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[info]flying_berryman
2009-04-15 06:32 pm UTC (link)
That's so awesome! I think I just want to incorporate this coping mechanism into everything. I just now printed out my epic St. Mary's project to turn in, and had to make multiple attempts to punch holes into it. During the process I was thinking, "Man, my throbbing SMP is simply too swollen to fit into this little hole punch, so this will take some delicate maneuvering and positioning."

This seems fitting. I'm sure a lot of people project themselves into SMPs in a similar fashion. I hear people talking about how massive their projects are all the time.

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sublimation is the shit
[info]wrandum
2009-04-17 12:48 am UTC (link)
I think the whole concept of sexualizing the creative tasks in ones life is a great way to reroute a very powerful energy. Like at work, we were planting little pieces of grass into trays full of dirt, and I was kind of flagging, so yesterday I thought that becoming angry, and being rough and unmerciful in my motions would help me go faster. It did, initially, but the thing is I'm not good at staying mad, and besides it's not healthy, I couldn't maintain it. Then last night I read your entry, and well, it reminded me that my sexuality could be put to better use! Today with that in mind, I decided that I would pretend that I was making love to the trays, you know? Poking my finger into that wet dirt, plugging them with my grass, again and again and again, for hours baby. Like if I want to please my grassy lady, I need to keep a rhythm going. I want to finish, but I know I can't until I know she's satisfied. And when each tray is done, I wave my hand across it, at hip level, making sure the grasses are all tight in their holes and firmly erect. Ooh, yeeaah...wax that grass. It's a certain way to activate that sense of focus you normally reserve only for special moments. Then again, I've never made love for eight straight hours before either. And grass is kind of frigid as lovers go. But it does still help.

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Re: sublimation is the shit
[info]flying_berryman
2009-04-19 01:45 am UTC (link)
This is the best comment ever. I read it aloud to my roommate, in as theatrical and dramatic a way I could manage, and she was almost rolling on the floor laughing.

I'm sorry I missed your IM recently. I would like to talk to you soon.

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