Units of time

I find the key is to think of a day as units of time, each unit consisting of no more than thirty minutes. Full hours can be a little bit intimidating and most activities take about half an hour. Taking a bath: one unit, watching countdown: one unit, web-based research: two units, exercising: three units, having my hair carefully dishevelled: four units. It's amazing how the day fills up, and I often wonder, to be absolutely honest, if I'd ever have time for a job; how do people cram them in?

***It's amazing that I still haven't been expelled from uni. I'm unbelievably lazy; I also just happen to be a master procrastinator, crammer and time-waster (How's that for a triple threat?). In fact, I often forget that the reason I'm here is that I'm a student who ought to be studying. Seems I'm doing everything but THAT. Given how much time I squander on a daily basis, I surprise myself that I still manage to fit uni stuff into my schedule, as a secondary activity to conjouring fantasies and staring at walls.

My life is made up of units of time. Buying CDs - two units. Eating lunch - three units. Exercising - two units. All in all, I had a very full life. It's just that it didn't mean anything.

***Yup, I've led an extremely full life as well - full yet meaningless. Almost a quarter of a century old but I've got nothing to show for it. Where did my units of time go again?