A new resolve

Well, it has been quite a while since I said I would be upping my activities quota. Since then I have been aquained with the deadly sin known as Sloth. Beware, it's a tricky one. It starts with one nap, then it's another, then a weekend of laziness, then the apathy creeps into your study time, and the non-required homework gets pushed back another day. Heck, even me writing this is an attempt to procrastinate until tomorrow.

But today. Yes, today, I went without a nap (albeit with the help of a very good cuppa joe). And what's more, most of my wakefulness was actually spent on doing work. This is very very good. I congradulate myself. Here, the challenge, get through the whole week, no naps, and being productive from the time my first class starts until 7pm, with the exception of mealtimes. I calculate this to be an approximate 40 hour work week.

What brings this about, you ask? Well, those of you on-line this weekend know that in lieu of my usual heavy party rounds, I stayed in, facinated by my computer screen. And I slept. How did I sleep! I took a 6 hour nap on Friday, a 4 hour nap Saturday, and two 3 hour naps Sunday. I feel a mix of pride and disgust. But now it is a new Steven. I am going to be the model of efficiency and alertness. I will ace my two tests tomorrow, find a subjects for my Engineering projects (yes, two) and generally kick hiney in a ramp-up to Halloween and my B-day.

This post was more for my own good. I have heard that goals like this usually work best if you tell someone.

Well, anyway, wish me luck, and I care for all of you (unless I don't like you, and in that case you shouldn't be reading this (you know who you are!)).

With best wishes and great love,

Steven M. E.