Every single time I sit down at this table to map out my research proposal, I end up writing a 5 line poem called a Cinquain. I blame no one but myself, I've developed a short attention span since leaving college. Would my dissertation be easier to write if it could only contain 22 syllables?

Presto Pasta Night

I asked
You came to eat
penne a la vodka
and spilled pink sauce down the front of
your shirt