(okay, I starting writing this post fairly early on, so this post has taken a few hours to write, but only because I don’t want to keep editing it as I think up new things)

I’ve finished writing and am now trimming the fat of my essay. It isn’t bloated, its like a rower, a big person, but there’s not much that you can get rid of.

I’ve noticed some interesting things as I search for sentences to shorten:

1. “could have been” becomes “was”

2. “protect and maintain the security of” = “defend”

3. By writing an essay way before the deadline and having to read it through about ten or twelve times, I keep making it better (who knew?)

4. My excessively rambling style of writing does not lend itself well to cutting down an essay (I love words too much!)

5. Caramelising sugar (at midnight) and cooking bananas in the syrup, then drowning it all in custard makes perfect sense when you’re desperate for a break.

6. The Absinthe Glow describe their music as “the type of record that you would put on at 2:30AM , when you are winding down with one last cocktail , and you’re too tired to talk, but not ready to surrender.” And they’re right, except I’m not winding down, and I don’t have a Martini or a Milkori (C+ my ass!).

7. I didn’t know that superpower was one word and not two, but I’m really glad it is (yeah, thats how desperate I am).

8. I’m starting to worry that I’ll read it tomorrow and realise that I have 2,500 words of bullet points.

9. I just noticed that I spelt deemed with 3 E’s and it made me laugh, clearly I am too tired for this.

10. That’s it, I’m out, done, finito.