http://www.statenews.com Have you ever wondered what it's like to step outside yourself and try something new? Each week, a reporter from the Features desk will be taking on a new lifestyle and spilling all the details on what it takes to live a week in the life of someone else. _This week, just in time for finals, entertainment reporter Daniel Luscombe will attempt to be more time efficient. He'll document how he wastes the more time and find ways to thwart his procrastination._ en-us Gryphon 2.2.3b-tsn (woodward)/Foundry5 Sun, 03 May 2009 20:21:48 -0400 webmaster@statenews.com http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/a_week_in_the_life/2009/05/im_managing_my_time_conclusion Scheduling my time this week has proved to be nearly impossible. My time commitments changed frequently and the Red Wings, a girlfriend and a few late night movies proved to be distractions that were just too tempting. Sun, 03 May 2009 20:21:48 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/a_week_in_the_life/2009/05/im_managing_my_time_conclusion http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/a_week_in_the_life/2009/04/im_managing_my_time_day_4 Planning out my entire day did not go well. Today was not a typical day, with final exams on their way, many of my regular classes have been shortened which through off my schedule. Thu, 30 Apr 2009 08:24:46 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/a_week_in_the_life/2009/04/im_managing_my_time_day_4 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/a_week_in_the_life/2009/04/im_managing_my_time_day_3 Today I tracked the source of my time wasting. Here are where most of my precious minutes and seconds go: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:12:55 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/a_week_in_the_life/2009/04/im_managing_my_time_day_3 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/a_week_in_the_life/2009/04/im_managing_my_time_days_1_and_2 I am the ultimate time waster. Like grains of sand falling between my fingers, I lose minutes and hours with ease. When I sit down to do a project, I typically make an estimate of how much time it will take, but for some reason a four-hour project began at 6:00 p.m. does not get completed until 3:00 a.m. Where do these hours go? Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:42:52 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/a_week_in_the_life/2009/04/im_managing_my_time_days_1_and_2 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/a_week_in_the_life/2009/04/im_off_the_grid_days_6_and_7 There’s a party going on. All your friends are going. They’re excited about it. You’re well aware it’s happening. You’re not invited. It feels awful, right? Sun, 26 Apr 2009 22:23:44 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/a_week_in_the_life/2009/04/im_off_the_grid_days_6_and_7 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/a_week_in_the_life/2009/04/im_off_the_grid_day_5 The worst part of all this social networking abstinence is sitting down in front of my computer and feeling unsure of what to do next. The best part is eliminating all the options I previously had from my mind and thinking, “Well, I guess I’ll do some homework.” Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:47:58 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/a_week_in_the_life/2009/04/im_off_the_grid_day_5 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/a_week_in_the_life/2009/04/im_off_the_grid_day_4 I’m becoming less willing to take the blame for my social networking obsession as I find other ways to bide my time. If social networking Web sites were in some kind of race, Twitter.com and Facebook would be neck and neck, the world would be cheering them on and the media would be all over it. Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:07:02 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/a_week_in_the_life/2009/04/im_off_the_grid_day_4 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/a_week_in_the_life/2009/04/im_off_the_grid_day_3 Next time you have a thought, just let it go. Tue, 21 Apr 2009 22:36:56 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/a_week_in_the_life/2009/04/im_off_the_grid_day_3 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/a_week_in_the_life/2009/04/im_off_the_grid_days_1_and_2 Hello, my name is Whitney and I’m a social networking addict. Mon, 20 Apr 2009 21:21:50 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/a_week_in_the_life/2009/04/im_off_the_grid_days_1_and_2 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/a_week_in_the_life/2009/04/im_working_out_day_7 Yesterday, my team placed second in the volleyball tournament. Sun, 19 Apr 2009 16:06:53 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/a_week_in_the_life/2009/04/im_working_out_day_7