Publish or perish

So what's with the sudden flurry of posting around here? I give you two words in explanation: looming deadline.

I have an article due next week, on which I've been working for a long time, though there is still much to be done. Usually, when deadlines loom, I bake and clean house. But I'm finding that spewing out blog entries also satisfies my manic procrastinatory needs.

Though I must say that such spewing, followed by impulsive clicking on the publish button against all my better instincts ("you must proofread!" they say; "you must shorten those unwieldy sentences, clarify your point, cut out the gross generalizations, etc., etc.!"), has begun noticeably to free up my academic writing. Can't say if I'm writing any better than usual, but even with all the bloggy procrastinating, I'm producing more on a daily basis than I usually do. Though my house is messy and we're most definitely lacking in baked goods.