I suspect it's the 2 month effect... people figure there's tons of time and then Agh! Crunch time! Anyway, as far as I know, lobsters are generally only red after they're cooked. They're usually mottled grey green brown and/or blue while they're alive. I don't think I have that problem since I have exams in a month so I need to work quickly. Although in the past I've found I've done loads of 3D during exam season. I think it's because I schedule time to relax but I almost feel too guilty to do anything that isn't productive. I think the more tedious stuff I do the more creative things I want to do to balance it out. That's definitely true for most lobsters. There might be a few that it doesn't apply to (I guess it depends what you include in your definition of lobster). But I found out they have blue blood which is pretty cool...