1) Boot up PC
2) Gasp in shock at the deadline - it was supposed to be one month away, not one day!
3) Send out rant SMSes about killer work load to friends
4) Read the question
5) Grumble and scratch head in puzzlement
6) Check your email
7) Read the novel
8) Read the question
9) Turn on ICQ and MSN Messenger
10) Complain about Essay Impossible to friends
11) Grab a cup of coffee at the cafe
12) Because the convenience store is nearby, go in and read a magazine or two
13) Grab some snacks for when you start the essay
14) Sit down in front of the PC, make sure that the room is well-lighted and the chair comfy
15) Check your email
16) Read the question again
17) Remember that you have nothing fresh to wear tomorrow. Better get to the laundry.
18) Check your email
19) Remember your long lost childhood friend. Time to get in touch.
20) Download some albums off BitTorrent
21) Vacuum your room - dust hampers creativity
22) Listen to MP3s23) Check your email
24) SMS friend and whine derogatorily about essay, lecturer, module and life in general
25) MP3s are getting old. Download more.
26) Read the question again. The first line is starting to make sense finally.
27) Brush your teeth
28) Update your blog
29) Read the papers. Don't forget the funnies.
30) Check your email again. Commiserate when long lost friend rants about similar assignments
31) Read the question again
32) Curse loudly and kick a wall3
3) Lie down to receive inspiration
34) Fall asleep
35) Wake up and realize deadline is two hours away
36) Write the essay in one hour. Forget about the question. It's the answer that matters anyway right?
37) Rush to school, reach the lecture hall late
38) Submit essay and fake a phone call so you can slip away from lecture
39) Complain to everyone how you spent one entire day answering a killer essay topic
40) Complain even louder when lecturer does not appreciate your effort and hands you a "C"