Procrastination My Nemesis

This moment, like the entire last forty-two hours, is chalk full of procrastination. Sure work, sleep, family time and the like are all things that should be done, but watching about five hours of tv, just to fall into a little coma... that is the bane of a man that wants to pull a great semester.

I can not remember a time that I did not leave everything to the last second. Back in the third grade when I used to leave my spelling list in my open pencil container where I could see it, so I would not have to study. Other then that I have not needed to cheat because I always got at least a C and I never really cared for grades anyway. They never held any meaning to me, they still in most ways hold not value to me. But I do strive to have the personal discipline to be able to study the amount that is necessary to get the As.

Yes a 4.0 would give me a good feeling, because there is no way my mother can go, 'Oh, but you can do so much better.'

Lesson #1 Parents or so to be's: Love your child for what ever.

I know that those eight words should not cause me to prove them wrong, but it has many times. I think that my mother is highly unaware that I do not hold her in any regard as responsible for my educational ability. My sister that died seven years ago, has all the claim to that, I know my mother did her best, but I do not give her merit in this. So, when she says those horrid eight words, I stop trying in every aspect. Whatever the average is before that is what I strive for.


I mean really, read to your kids. Anything: the newpaper, a textbook, a novel, a cereal box, a car owners manual. Reading is not all about the pictures. Reading is not all about the words. Reading is healthy quality time.

DO everything that you want them to do. If you want them to speak with a solid tone, speak with a solid tone. If you want them to do their homework, take a night course and do your homework. If you want them to eat their vegies, put more greens on your plate. If you want them to show up on time with everything done; go to bed early, wake up in time to get things done, and go to work without a morning tornado of 'OH, SHIT. WHERE THE HELL ARE MY SHOES.'

I am going to go read my book for History Class.

Happy New Year.

-NK