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.