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This would not be a 
blog without a little bit of personal information, so bear with me for a second.
I have recently gained some notoriety including being congratulated by allot of really cool people. Seeing the sudden increase of traffic, however, I feel I should say something about it here.
Competitions are very interesting. They are a great opportunity to evaluate where you are at and get input on your work as well as some really cool prizes, but also competitions are a good practice for dealing with deadlines and expectations.
Working on the SOE contest, I realized two important things: First,that procrastination will one day be the death of me, and second; I somehow work better under pressure. Had I planned ahead, my work would probably not be as strong and…dare I say it, as wacky. I would also probably not have been as straight forward and honest in my essay had I any time to think things over. Needless to say, this is a horrible habit.
If there is one thing I learned from all this is that I should be this wacky all the time.
Yay for wacky!
Last minute stuff can be sometimes the best, inspiration is hard when you have weeks and weeks, heh.
Maybe this is the reason for so much crunch…but I hope not really
Lol! Yeah, I am sure inspiration hits the hardest when people are running on 60 hour shifts, bagels and coffee..or maybe I am mistaking inspiration for onset schizophrenia?
That could explain the wacky part, I guess
10+ cool points for admitting that wacky can be a good thing to have. Being a little more out there can sometimes distinguish you more in a lot of ways so keep it up. I always keep myself busy, I find myself focusing more on the task and pumping out good work when I know that I have to meet a deadline. Of course, this calls for organization in some way shape or form (which I am still terrible at) and only gets more complicated with a job. But those are just life skills we learn through time and error. ^_^
The thing about deadlines is so true. My best work has been done since I started school and had the clock ticking away. Creativity comes from having set limitations, and time is one of the biggest limitations there can be!