Archive for February, 2000
Time passes as I write this essay
Sports, school, and college apps take up so much of my time. I literally need every waking moment to succeed in all these aspects. Obviously if I am writing this meaningless paper, then I am not spending every possible moment as efficiently as need be. Therefore I currently am not succeeding in any aspect [Insert necessary sad face here]. One could argue that I am “succeeding”, but then it would just end in a futile discussion of semantics and definitions.
Anyway, as I daydream and waste more time, I contemplate the ways I can dig out of my current rut. Say for example, I could freeze time. The first thing I’d do is get ahead in al of my classes (damn I misspelled “all” but oh well it’s supposed to be an unrevised paper so whatever). But really I would do all of my homework, and if possible, attain my teachers’ schedules so I could do homework weeks in advance. I’d also make sure that I know the material really well in all my classes. If there is one thing that I learned in high school, or if there is one thing that I have gained, it is the love and tolerance for learning. I used to be an expert at “playing the system”. I’m one of those people who can do absolutely no work or studying in a class and still expect a high 90 (Hi haters). But I’ve come to develop a thirst for knowledge. Well, I’ve always had a thirst for knowledge, but it was very selective and filtered. Now, I really want to “learn” the material in ALL of my classes.
Wow I’ve been drifting. This is supposed to be a writing exercise and I’m supposed to be staying on task here. I need more practive (ok clearly the “v” is next to the “c” on the key board) supporting and developing my central thesis. I didn’t even have a thesis statement…wow. I’m supposed to be getting better at writing and here I am making mistakes. You know, practice DOES NOT make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect. If I write 100 papers that lack a thesis, I won’t gain the automatic incite to include a thesis on the 101st paper. Note to self, write a thesis for my next OP. Wow I’ve wasted so much time.
:p
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