After 4 days of being buried under research books, articles, notes, and index cards, I emerge the victor! I spent a minimum of 5 hours a day on these papers, and after 4 days of what I can equate to banging one's head against a concrete wall, the deed is done. 10,500 words have been pulled from my mind to compose what I hope are 3 relatively coherent, thorough research papers. In the beginning of the semester I thought I was so clever. I thought that choosing to write all 3 of my papers on the same topic would save me time and effort. While I may have saved time, I'm not sure about the effort part. It's incredibly difficult to write 3 different papers on the same topic, using almost the exact same sources, and not plagiarise yourself. By the way, I think that being accused of plagiarising yourself is kind of ridiculous.
Due to all of this work, my room has fallen into relative decay. So now, after I finish writing this blog, I will busy myself with cleaning. The floor needs vacuuming(it's covered in scraps of paper and my pulled-out hair), the bathroom could use a thorough scrubbing, and my bed should probably be made for the first time in 4 days. Then again, I might just climb right back into that oh-so-inviting bed and take a nap instead. Better yet, I think I deserve a cookie for all of my hard work. Perhaps I'll put on my baker's hat and hit the kitchen.
P.S.
This post is proof-positive that I actually AM here in London for school, not just for fun. It's been 98% fun, but a valuable 2% of my time has been spent doing actual work. $40,000 well spent? So far, absolutely!
