The Vitality and Necessity to Extirpate Impediments

That's a lot of big words. My favourite being the latter two. They're pretty cool, don't you think? Of course, a lot of people may not know what they mean. That's what Dictionary.com is for. I'm not doing all the work for you, this time.

Okay... so maybe I will. I'm not good at making people work to figure out what my blog is about--it'll probably make them abandon the blog altogether.

Extirpate (verb) - to remove or destroy totally; do away with; exterminate.
Impediment (noun) - obstruction; hindrance; obstacle.

So, what impediment are we extirpating? You may ask. Well, if you stop asking questions and read, then you'll find out soon enough, won't you?

The exam results for 2009 finally came out just over a week ago. I got pretty good marks. I'm happy with them. However, to be able to get into the course I want to do at Uni from next year onwards, I need them to be just a little bit higher.

That can't be too hard, can it?

Technically, no, all I would need is one or two standards to be just a tiny bit better, at the next level of achievement. But of course, I'm doing Year 13 this year. That means everything becomes harder again. I struggled with a couple of subjects in Year 12, so to get the same and higher marks for year 13 is going to be pretty freakin' hard. Next to impossible if I carry on like I did last year, and the year before, and the year before that...

You see, I'm an avid procrastinator. In the extreme. I've managed to get by so far, but I don't just need good, or even great marks this year. I need excellent. The best I can possibly get. The higher they are, the more likely I am to get accepted into the course. That will require a lot of hard work and studying. And it will also require me to apply myself throughout the year, in every part of every subject, without procrastination.

That's easier said than done.

As noted in a previous blog post, procrastination is a stupid idea. A very stupid idea indeed. There is no way on earth I will ever get results at a high enough level in the coming year if I don't do away with it.

I know, I know, you've heard all this before. I've said that it will end a million times. I've tried a million and one. But I have to, this year. It is of utmost importance. This year is the most vital year of my education by far, and I need to achieve beyond my best.

I have a deadly impediment. It's commonly referred to as procrastination. It must be extirpated, destroyed, at all costs, if I want to get into my chosen course. Which I do, I might add. Very much.

School starts back next week. I'm going to work harder than I've ever worked before. I'll keep you updated right here, at the contradoxymoron.

'till next time.

2010: Let's try it again.

Friday the 1st of January 2010, 12:01AM.

2009 has come and gone.

Welcome to the year 2010.

I know for many of us this is a very big year. More than enough change to go around. For me it is probably the most vital year of my life so far: My future depends on it. This is the deciding year for University and everything else that follows.

With a big year and big change must come with something else. I'm sure you can guess what's coming next.

Big resolutions.

That's right, I'm trying it again. Last year failed miserably, so I think I'm going to make some minor changes to my clever plan.

Firstly, I'm going to make them slightly more realistic. Let's face it: Last year's ones weren't so achievable. Some of them were, but not all of them together. So this year they'll be more realistic, more reasonable. And if they turn out to be too easy, we can always re-evaluate later in the year.

Also, there's going to be less of them. I mean, 9? Come on. That's crazy. How's a guy supposed to be able to make that much change in but 365.25 days? Unless they're stupidly simple, it's very improbable. Let's make it five. Just five. Three general, one writing, one random. (Yes, it is very necessary to have a random one. I can't live without randomness!)

Two of the resolutions from '09 that...didn't happen...I'm going to bring forward to this year. The others will either be adapted or brand new.

Without further ado, here they are.

2010 New Year Resolutions

General
-Get a job
-Get my restricted license
-Be more adventurous, by doing something out of my comfort zone at least once a month

Writing
-Write at least 25,000 words on one of my WIPs

Random
-Complete a Wasgij


Now, I must be off! So much to do, so little time in which to do it!