My 4th draft is about done. Spent the whole of yesterday and this morning to come up with it. The good thing was that based on the foundations I had for the first 3 drafts, this 4th draft was easier to write (considered that I took one week to write a 2nd draft). Staying up until 4.30 this morning and starting work at 10 this morning sure helped. After enduring yet another round of unconstructive comments, I am relieved at that. Though I know a 5th draft should be forthcoming.
Anyway after spending so much time on the HYP, I realised a few phenomena about this whole ordeal. And you know you have spent a lot of time on your HYP when…
1. You no longer use the mouse to navigate the control menu of Microsoft Word – you press the shortcut keys to align your paragraphs with a 0.5 inch margin on the left and 0.6 margin on top.
2. Whatever happens in real life all seems to be explainable by the theories you have used in your HYP report.
3. You go into a recursive sequence of “panic – give up – revitalized – give up – panic”.
4. You managed to run through the entire playlist on your iTunes of 127 songs two and half times a day.
5. You can sit there for 2 hours writing one paragraph when your mind goes blank, and write non-stop for 2 hours once the flow starts.
For all of you who are still hanging onto dear lives like me with the HYP – good luck! The end is near! We shall not be moved!
Random Ramblings of the Robotic Renegade 