work / deadlines

I asked for an extension and got an enthusiastic ‘No’

I asked for help and got five different correct answers

I baked in buffer time and then ate the buffer on snacks

I built a workaround so clever even I can’t maintain it

I built the perfect solution to the wrong problem on deadline day

I celebrated completion and the scope expanded in celebration

I discovered the API limit after my script hit the limit

I finished early and somehow created three new tasks

I forgot to press ‘Save’ and the draft took a walk

I found a critical bug fifteen minutes before handoff

I hit submit with shaky hands and hopeful Wi‑Fi

I merged last-minute changes and unleashed twenty new warnings

I misread the timezone and the deadline was three hours ago

I promised a Friday delivery and realized it’s already Thursday night

I pulled an all-nighter and wrote code my future self will fear

I realized the spec changed quietly while I worked loudly

I shipped on time and then remembered the documentation

I submitted the file and immediately saw a typo in the title

I underestimated the testing time by a casual eternity

I watched the progress bar move slower than my heartbeat