800-1000 word paper

My professor gave us an assignment to write an 800-1000 word paper on theory. Now, what bugs me is that professors always find the need to give a number of words paper. Why cant you just be like "write a five page paper" because that is its equivalence. Why make us have to figure it out? Really, what is the point? If I didn't have Microsoft word do you think I would sit there and count out exactly how many words I used? no way. Really, what is the point? I'm just sayin. Also, on Theory? like seriously? I have been staring at the screen for about 20 minutes just trying to figure out how I can start off this paper. It's a sunday night, the grammys are on, and you expect me to write about theory? I would much rather be sitting in my bed and listening to 200 celebrities thank god. But no. I'm sitting here. Writing about theory. And one more thing, whats the point of writing the whole paper when the introduction already states the main facts of each section? Why elaborate? Why can't school be easier? Why do I need to know what theory is? Why am I so unmotivated? And going back to my first question why is it called an 800 word paper? Why not just 5 pages? WHY? My theory on this 800-1000 word paper is that it can kiss my A**. 225 words out of 800 people, I'm almost there.

Yellow girl is in desperate need of the motivation fairy..... where are you!!