So this is Elspeth's usual work pattern:

1. Read research paper on hibernation, a few paragraphs at a time with intervals of doodling on the white spaces
2. Write a sentence or two
3. Google for definitions or unfamiliar terms
4. Google for non-essay related things that have popped into mind
5. Turn back to research paper and add finishing touches to doodles, then continue reading
6. Think it's about time to refresh webmail, then gets distracted by facebook messages
7. Force self back to essay, decide the wording of previous paragraph is awkward and spend a while adjusting it
8.The cycle continues, but replace 'googling for non-essay related things' with 'updating livejournal with this useless entry'