Large Dendro Slime by Victoria Goins

“Hey buddy, what time is it?” The voice in my head chimed as I failed to win another round.

3:01 AM 2/18/2022

I let out a sigh. I guess I should start writing, huh? In one motion, I closed the tab holding Super Auto Pets and opened the tab that had my google drive. As I began to search for the next essay to stare blankly into, I saw my phone light up with a notification. Curious as to what it could be, I left my google drive where it was and decided to look. Surprisingly, it was a three AM upload on YouTube from one of my favorite content creators.

If I don’t watch this now, I will just sit here and think about watching it until I actually watch it. It’s not that long of a video…

3:29 AM 2/18/2022

Ok, the video is over. Finally, I can start actually writing this paper, I thought, half trying to convince myself that I would write my essay. Back to my original plan. I opened up my google drive and then tabbed out to play another quick game of

chess.

I guess I should start writing, huh? I didn’t know exactly when this paper was due, but I knew I would have to turn it in sometime today. If I didn’t start writing something of substance soon, I knew I wouldn’t be able to finish my story in time.

I think I might just get up, stretch my legs, clear my mind, and then try to get this bad boy started.

4:40 AM 2/18/2022

I sat back in my chair and looked at the time. At some point during my walk, I decided it was a good idea to lie on the ground and watch Stargate on my phone.

This essay will be the death of me. If I just had a topic! I thought back over the past few days and tried to think of anything that might give me some sort of inspiration. I felt myself beginning to overthink, but did not want to give leeway to my thoughts due to fears that I might begin to “underthink” the assignment. Then I had it. An idea popped into my head. Not an overthought idea or an underthought idea, but an interesting idea. I sat forward and began to write.

“A Personal Essay”