Cookies are evil and so are timers and finals….

Caption: We revived my old homemade (thanks Mom!) Oreo costume from elementary school, out of the garage, over Christmas. Paloma is trying to eat me 🙁 This picture fits this post perfectly.

First of all, I have my patented amazing ” Dominatimer” method of helping others study. Basically I force my classmate to determine their goals for the night, prioritize them, assign each goal a certain amount of time, and then set timers. This has worked very well with many classmates, and it even works via online! A timer is a GREAT *OT* tool!!!!

Second, my diet has been abnormally poor lately. I’m normally the low-sugar low-fat high-fiber organic no preservatives kinda girl that drives everyone crazy by judging their cheetos and Pepsi as I eat my organic fruit leather or something. But lately I’ve turned into a sugar fiend and in all honesty, I have primarily been surviving on cookies and spoonfuls of peanut butter, for the last month or so. Oh of course the occasional piece of fruit, toast, normal protein is in there too, but seriously, there have been days where I have nothing to eat but cookies and peanut butter. And – this is horrible – I bought my friend Doug Samoas to send to England for his birthday, but I ate them tonight L So anyway, my OT student friends are ready for intervention.

Following Instant Message Chat has been SLIGHTLY edited to remove bad words, but I felt a need to share it so you could all see true OT sisterly love…

OTSAllison (10:04:41 PM): Okay..so can you do the timer thing, distance?

Karen (10:04:51 PM): yes i can. what do you want to do.

OTSAllison (10:05:05 PM): I’ll spend 10 more minutes going over MOHO and my paper..

Karen (10:05:47 PM): ok. then what

OTSAllison (10:06:24 PM): then 20 minutes for each chapter I have left..i still have 3 to go over one more time

OTSAllison (10:06:34 PM): is that enough time?

Karen (10:06:49 PM): i think so.

Karen (10:06:52 PM): are you ready?

OTSAllison (10:06:55 PM): Yes mam

Karen (10:07:07 PM): ok. Rev your engines. GO.

Karen (10:18:02 PM): times up!

OTSAllison (10:18:29 PM): already???urgh..I can’t do this anymore..I’m gonna go jump off the bridge over 240

Karen (10:19:08 PM): NO

Karen (10:19:13 PM): if i can eat doug’s cookies, you can study

OTSAllison (10:19:59 PM): I’m gonna study and still fail..

Karen (10:20:08 PM): no you arent you stupid #*(*#(*.

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Karen (10:30:46 PM): timer starts now

OTSAllison (11:12:44 PM): I’ll bring you breakfast tomorrow (EDITOR’S NOTE: OTS KERRI HAS ALSO INFORMED ME WE WILL WORK OUT A SYSTEM SO THAT SHE CAN MAKE MY LUNCH EVERY DAY AS WE WORK TO RID ME OF MY SUGAR ADDICTION!)

OTSAllison (11:12:56 PM): DO NOT EAT ANY CRAP BEFORE WE MEET

OTSAllison (11:13:40 PM): okie?

Karen (11:14:11 PM): lol!

Karen (11:14:19 PM): what r u bringing me? what if i will promise to eat normal cereal?

OTSAllison (11:14:19 PM): timer started?

OTSAllison (11:14:40 PM): I’m bringing you a muffin or a kellogs breakfast bar- They r soo good.

OTSAllison (11:14:51 PM): the muffin is like the one you used to eat of mine

Karen (11:14:59 PM): ahahaah

Karen (11:15:04 PM): ill have normal cereal ok? u r sweet tho

Karen (11:15:06 PM): i promise

Karen (11:15:07 PM): no crap

OTSAllison (11:15:13 PM): yeah right

Karen (11:15:14 PM): now timer started. GO

Karen (11:15:16 PM): I AM SERIOUS

OTSAllison
(11:15:18 PM): i don’t trust you at all

Karen (11:15:20 PM): i promise to you

OTSAllison (11:15:29 PM): that doesn;t mean ANYTHING

Karen (11:15:33 PM): yes it does!!

Karen (11:15:39 PM): i dont promise you STUFF, i just vaguely go along with things normally

Karen (11:15:49 PM): so a promise is big

OTSAllison (11:15:50 PM): Promise me you will not eat a cookie tomorrow

Karen (11:15:53 PM): i promise

Karen (11:16:01 PM): but what if one jumps in my mouth in a freak suicide attack?

OTSAllison (11:16:13 PM): our friendship will be terminated

OTSAllison (11:16:17 PM): permanently

Karen (11:16:20 PM): even if its the cookies fault?

OTSAllison (11:16:27 PM): most definitely..

Karen (11:16:33 PM): no fair. but ok.

OTSAllison (11:16:35 PM): I might even put a cookie in your mouth

Karen (11:16:40 PM): ill keep my mouth closed to avoid accidental suicidal cookies

Karen (11:16:42 PM): :O

Karen (11:16:45 PM): now that was mean!!

OTSAllison (11:16:49 PM): Please do

OTSAllison (11:17:06 PM): You deserve it cause you have been bad..

OTSAllison (11:17:11 PM): okay..going back to study

Karen (11:17:14 PM): ok. timer started.

Mar 05, 2008 | Category: Occupational Therapy | Comments: 1