The Woes of a Procrastinator Extraordinaire

The internet... what a wonderful place it is, chock full of all kinds of information, and the like. Yet it is also a powerful tool of procrastination that any who have spent countless hours browsing through Wikipedia can attest to (i.e. everyone).

It's intrinsically related to why I am still up at 4:30 am ...well that's not only due to Wikipedia, xkcd plays a large part in it as well (from whence most of the pictures in my blog, and all the ones in this post have come)

Frankly I'm not sure why I'm still procrastinating, seeing how I have a mere 5 hours until my first class and I've little to no work done to show for my lack of sleep throughout this weekend.

On the bright side though I did get some other things done, like learn how to juggle (...well sorta, I have very bad hand-eye coordination) and tango (...kinda), and just hang out w/friends (that I haven't seen in a while (due to my recent bout of reclusiveness) and the like, ...granted none of that has helped my homework problem but that doesn't mean these things are any less important.

In fact in my time here at college I've come to realize that as important homework is, the way you live your life is just as important, sure you can spend all your time studying and get good grades, but what do you miss out on? All those opportunities that you've turned down because you were too busy, lost in your work, losing the chance to even stop and smell the roses or take in the scenery.

The path of life is grand, whether it be long or short, and what you do as you make your way down it defines you, and the world around you.

It's easy to fall into routine, and to forget the importance of impromptu, it's easy to take advantage of what you have and forget that it might not be there tomorrow, it's easy to pass up that opportunity for adventure, excitement or success, because it's risky or if you're not sure you'll succeed.
Sometimes you won't know how things will turn out until after you've taken that step, don't let a lack of knowledge hold you back, but let it drive you.

So you should just take wrong turns, talk to strangers, open unmarked doors, have an adventure, learn something new, take chances, have goals, pursue dreams, explore the world around you, because it and you won't always be there.

Remember that with every step of your life you make up your future, so go out and make it grand.