Today, I realized I forgot to write a 5000 word essay for my English class. I tried to be calm since I had until midnight to finish, and it was only 8pm. I typed for three hours straight,and finished the assignment. I read over the instruction again, and realized it only had to be 500 words. FML
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Thanksgiving
Questions about your love life, a burnt turkey and the cousin who knows everything: Thanksgiving, a contact sport.
Today, I had a mental breakdown because I have a 10,000 word final project due on Monday and I have only 800 words written so far, because I have been working on other classes and trying to be outside with my friends in the nice weather this week. FML
Today, I submitted my 5000 word assignment. When I got home, my mother asked if I'd checked it through one more time like she always warned me to do. I hadn't, therefore hadn't noticed the paragraph on page 11 that she'd written, telling me to pay attention to the small details. FML
Today, I pulled an all-nighter to finish an essay. I submitted it one minute before the deadline. Later, I opened the file to double-check and realized I'd uploaded my rough draft, containing notes like “THIS PART MAKES NO SENSE, FIX LATER.” The professor then replied, “I agree with your assessments.” FML
Today, I ended up being wasting an entire week on a very important scholarship essay because I thought the requirements said “3500 words” when in reality, they said “3500 characters.” FML
Today, after pulling an all-nighter on an essay, I submitted it one minute before the deadline and felt like a genius. Later, I reopened the file and discovered I'd uploaded the rough draft instead of the final version. The last line ended with “fix this later,” which was not my finest academic work. FML
Today, I was taking a test and thought I was doing great until I realized I was writing all my answers on the question paper, not the answer sheet. By the time I noticed, there were only five minutes left. FML
Today, I was prioritizing my extreme amount of homework. I read over the front page of my psychology paper seeing that it was pretty easy questions, I decided to do it last. Little did I know there was a 8 page essay on the back of the page. It's 12:19 am. FML
Today, after submitting a 500-word essay to a writing contest, I found out that I lost to someone who wrote 3 sentences. FML
Today, I tried to finish an essay, which is already overdue by 5 days. I know the longer I procrastinate, the longer the pain will last, but my brain is still not working and can't start to write. FML
Today, I pulled an all-nighter to finish rereading my set work for my English exam. I managed to finish earlier than expected and decided to get some sleep. I then promptly slept through my alarm and missed my exam. FML
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SKYblue_fml 1
OH wow.... maybe they'll think you're an overachiever. You'll pass this class. :P
eclecticist 0
if the topic is simple enough to be covered in 500 words, what else did you write about?
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Comments (106)
plexico 4
You should cut up your manifesto and sell the pieces to nine of your lazy-ass, slacker classmates who couldn't even be bothered to come up with their own 500 words.
MrZach 0
Even if this is real, this is a perfect FML. Nothing too serious, but a dumb mistake that caused an unneeded amount of pressure and stress.
whyowhy26 3
Ah, that sucks ! Sell off the rest to those who didnt write!
Emma_91 0
That must have been painful. Next time try to read the instructions really carefully. ^_^ And I second plexico. Sell it!
Moy_fml 6
YDI for staying up past your bedtime.
miss_lovely22 0
i mean seriously tho, didn't you think 5,000 words was a little much??.. YDI
jonny2x4 0
YDI. No one likes a smart-ass. Well, except maybe fmylife.com
Butterfly_D 0
Wonder if your teacher'll give you extra credit for typing up 5,000 words instead of 500 and actually staying on the subject...
regalarius 0
Yeah, 500 words isn't an 'essay' in my book...
deaditegirl 0
YDI. Reading instructions carefully isn't that hard.