One of the hardest things about writing is actually sitting down to write. At times I feel this blog should be re-named “Graham Does Procrastination”. Anyway other not getting much done, today I discovered that procrastination can actually get you into a world of trouble.
I was browsing through Facebook, one of the world’s most common and basic procrastination techniques when I stumbled upon a message from a friend, saying that one his friends was going to be appearing on the fourth plinth as part of Anthony Gormley’s One and Other project. That sounds like a laugh I thought and so signed up thinking that with little more than a month left I would have little chance of getting randomly picked by the magic computer. Excellent I thought, 5 minutes wasted, that is some quality procrastination. Then the phone rang. ‘That’s odd.’ I thought, no one calls me.
Me: Hello.
Abi: Hello, is the Graham Trefler?
Me: Trelfer, yes.
Abi: I’m calling from the One and Other project and we would like to offer you a place on the fourth plinth… on Wednesday.
Me: This Wednesday.
Abi: Yes, someone dropped out at the last minute.
So with 48 hours before I ascend the fourth plinth I have no idea what I am going to do. So rather than continuing to finish the script, the brain trust and I must brain out something reasonably awesome, inspiring, amusing and not as pointless as the girl we watched having a party by herself.
So there you have it, 5 minutes of procrastination has been spread out to three days.
Any ideas of what you would like to see on the plinth please let me know.
Tags: performance, process, procrastination, writing
