procrastinating

as i often do with a deadline looming, i find myself procrastinating - making detailed lists, skimming a few chapters of "podcasts for dummies," updating the trello boards (yes, they are really just more lists), going through scads of photos to choose which ones should be sent for retouching (not a priority), writing this...doing things, but not the things i should be doing as i'm careening towards that deadline. doing things only tangentially related to the task at hand. doing things to prepare for doing the task at hand but not actually doing the task itself. why do i do this? why do i need to feel the sharp blade of the axe whispering against my skin in order to get to it? alas, it's not there yet, and so the procrastination continues...

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oh to be a poet of procrastination.

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i've been thinking that america looked like an empire in decline for some time now.
apparently i'm not alone.

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perhaps a reason to start running?

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i jumped on the fire & fury bandwagon and ordered the book.
maybe i shouldn't have.