So these are just a few of the tools I use to avoid work and justify my procrastination. Now, I am a hard worker and always get my stuff done, but sometimes when it is 4:15pm and you are just ready to leave, I have no motivation to do anything of substantial worth. However, I don't want to get fired so here are my top five ways of giving the appearance that you are doing work in an office setting or paying attention during class.

1. Obviously facebook. If you are a job location that has banned the site from your network, I am deeply sorry for you. I check my facebook account probably about twenty times a day – I hope that doesn't sound extremely desperate. Also with facebook becomes everyone's favorite most annoying applications: The War Games. At one point, I owned a farm, was a vampire hellbent on destruction, an impressive mafia lord, a ruler of the high seas, and a theme park owner. Although I knew in the back of my mind that all these games were basically the same – and ultimately not real - and just involved me clicking on link boxes and waiting for my stupid energy bar to fill again so I could smite my enemies, I freaking loved them. I devoted so much time and energy into these games. It is crazy to think about and if I actually analyzed it I would probably be slightly judgmental of myself. None the less, when you are waiting for documents to load or doing some other mindless task that involves you waiting, it's a great distraction.

2. Online game sites – I have an account with Yahoo games and Pogo! But my favorite site is Wordpress. An online version of the classic game boggle, I like this game because it involves you typing out words, giving the appearance that you are perhaps writing up a document, taking notes during class, or paying attention during an all important staff meeting, but instead you are trying to think of as many three letter words that begin with S as possible.

3. My celebrity blogs. I wish I would spend the energy that I do reading celebrity blogs on learning more about current events that are taking place in the world. Reading celebrity blogs is a way from me to escape the sometimes mundaneness of the office. Also it is a great cover. Use it while you are checking email or pretending that you are doing “research” about a particular topic.

4. Now I do not know what you would classify the following category. It is along the same lines of celebrity blogs, but if possible, lacking in more substance and at times more offensive. These sites include fmylife, People of Walmart, This is Why You're Fat, Drunk Texts from Last Night. They are nice little reminders throughout the day that life, in general, could be a lot worse. You could find yourself the target of word-wide ridicule by being featured on the People of Walmart.

5. Chatting with friends through the use of Gmail Chat – it is especially fun if you are chatting with your co-workers. Your superiors cannot really question it, because you are giving the appearance of typing and working, and should anyone question it you merely minimize the conversations and state that you are checking your email waiting for a response from a client or some bullshit.