Stress (A code word for "procrastination")

A final draft of a paper on Tabloid journalism- due in three days. 1500-2000 words.
A final draft on the obsurd Twilight phenomenon in America- due in three days. At least 6 pages.
A final draft of another Creative Nonfiction essay- due tomorrow.
Two final tests next Wednesday.

The stress of the end of the semester piles up on anyone, and for most people, time management skills are at the bottom of priority lists. Most students, myself included, just let the work pile high next to them as they watch their favorite show on TV, play video games, or drive off to do whatever, leaving behind notebooks and binders in the dust.

And the best part is, we, as students, think we have the right to complain about all the papers we have to write, projects that need to be completed, and unclear instructions on assignments the night before something is due.

The popular Facebook status this week? All about people wishing they could be a different major, or "OH EM GEE" I have so much work to do, or my personal favorite: living in the library for the next century.

Let's go back to the beginning of this entry:
A final draft of a paper on Tabloid journalism- due in three days. 1500-2000 words. (assigned three weeks ago)
A final draft on the obsurd Twilight phenomenon in America- due in three days. At least 6 pages. (assigned 3+ weeks ago)
A final draft of another Creative Nonfiction essay- due tomorrow. (assigned 3+ weeks ago)
Two final tests next Wednesday. (known about all semester)

So why do we do this to ourselves? Why do we stress ourselves out so much that we want to pull our hair out rather than write a final paper? I'll be honest, I procrastinate so much it's insane, and one day, it will screw me over. I'm totally aware of this; but now, in my 5th year of college, am I really going to change my ways of how I accomplish assignments?

Procrastination is a way of life, it's an addiction. I can''t imagine piecing things together, days at a time, weeks in advance of a due date. I hope eventually I learn to use my time better, after all, my future writing profession will demand that I do. But for now, I'm going to join my fellow peers, and freak out about the last week of school:

OH MY GOD, WHY THE HELL DID I WAIT THIS LONG??