11,710 words

i actually only contributed 3,277 words, but the overall experience was simply rejuvenating... it makes you feel really stupid, dependent on the blurdy laptop, unable to focus on any paragraph for half a minute, and even utterly despondent at times... so that ultimately, you could get over it and rise from the ashes like some dodo bird. yep, that's what i meant by rejuvenating, duh! who the hell derives energy from constructing a friggin' 49-page essay?! but really, everyone should just try it man. it's one of those gotta-try-before-you-die things. here, you can see what it looks like below: