# In which I pit myself, and my laziness

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [January 4, 2005, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-pit-myself-and-my-laziness/282972 "2005-01-04T03:35:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![wolf\_in\_second\_hand\_clothing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9d8465/32.png) [@wolf\_in\_second\_hand\_clothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_in_second_hand_clothing)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2005, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-pit-myself-and-my-laziness/282972/1 "2005-01-04T03:35:11Z")

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I am a lazy, lazy boy. Over the summer I had promised to draw a portrait for a friend of my family, and also just draw something to brighten up my friend’s apartment. Neither of them asked for stellar work. It didn’t have to be A material that I would put in my portfolio, but I take pride in my work, and didn’t want to pass off on them something that I wouldn’t be proud of. No, much better to put it off for half a year.

Also, I said I would come up with something for a “Social Justice Through the Arts” juried art show, and I (drunkenly) told _another_ friend that I would draw a picture for _her!_

I go back to school in a week, but since I accomplished nothing in the first two weeks of semester break, getting three pictures done doesn’t seem likely. (The photo reference for the portrait is back in my dorm, so I couldn’t do that one if I wanted to.)

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**Author:** ![Alonzo\_John\_Blitz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@Alonzo\_John\_Blitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alonzo_John_Blitz)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2005, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-pit-myself-and-my-laziness/282972/2 "2005-01-04T03:48:29Z")

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So?