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[minervasolo]

I see one post, mentioning a set top box. I think, "Ah, I'd like one of those." I think "If I am careful with spending in November, I shall be able to buy one of those." I think "I need to check my balance and transfer some money, before the fees are taken out of my account."

I see another post. I think "I know I was just about to do something, but I can't remember what. I don't think it had anything to do with gummi bears in a bra, though. Did it?"

Technically, i have finished my essay, in that I've run out of things to say. I'm going through and padding it out, in the hopes I'll get it up to 2400 words, which doesn't look quite so far away from the 2500 wordlimit aas 2300. Well, I say I'm going through it. In fact, I'm doing what I've spent 90% of all my essay writing time doing: playing the games listed on Little Fluffy Industries. I know have the sound from Sveerz going through my head, which I weird because this consists of phrases such as "Red, yellow, yellow, red", "Chain reaction" and "Single" popping up at random. I also especially reccomend Grow for logic hidden behind cute, and all the games on that site (the rpg one is just brilliant!), Zuma for addictiveness, Reflections for brain exercise and Fly Guy for simple soothing uncompetitive adorableness.

Comments

[buzzylittleb.livejournal.com]

I've always been led to think that ten percent either way is quite acceptable.

[toasty-renfield.livejournal.com]

We're allowed ten percent under but no words over strangely.

[buzzylittleb.livejournal.com]

Hmm very strange.

[jossish.livejournal.com]

I handed mine in at less than 2300! I had just totally run out of things to say, and besides, procedural. Procedural. It'll all be ok. *rocks back and forth*

[minervasolo.livejournal.com]

We got a message at the beginning of term that we were in no way allowed to go over, which I, like you, find a bit unusual. I think 10% under is allowed, but I just generally want to get that bit closer to the word limit. It's fairly obvious it's not a bulky essay anyway, so if I'm hovering at 2250 then it's going to be even more obvious I was struggling for something to say. To be fair, even I'm impressed by the amount of mileage I've got out of the number five.

[minervasolo.livejournal.com]

Mine is so much padding. I repeat myself loads, go off on tangents and quote huge chunks of the text to pad it out. And I'm still impressed at how many words I've got out of it.