Our French correspondent tries to explain just how the hell he ended up in France after graduation . NOT TOO LONG AGO I was sitting in my room, contemplating all that I had to do, and how little I actually wanted to do any of it. In a way, I' m like that hero in a Hollywood picture who rescues the day seconds before the world is destroyed. In a much more realistic way, I'm like a guy on a couch who likes to watch television. It's in my blood to approach every situation with an understanding that I'll actually do it later.
Some people are quick on their feet.
I'm quick at getting off my feet. I can assure you that many people out there who look on the procrastinator with great envy. I've been asked time and again. In all my years of hearing this, I have simply wrinkled my forehead and shrugged my shoulders. As much as I wanted to jot down my immediate thoughts on the art of procrastination, I didn't want to sacrifice a lifelong friendship in the process.