It appears that the late Douglas Adams and I share an approach to deadlines.
The nearer a deadline gets, the more I prevaricate. My favourite mode of prevarication is to take a bath: "I'll just have a bath to get my thoughts in order..."
As the moment of truth approaches, my baths become more frequent. Sometimes I can get through 4 or 5 in a day. The use of bubble-bath can be shown to be linked directly to the closeness of the deadline.
I have to give a presentation tomorrow. It's Sunday evening and I haven't started. But damn I'm sparkly clean at the moment.
