Later

Procrastination isn't the problem, it's the solution. So procrastinate now, don't put it off.
- Ellen DeGeneres

Pro●cras●ti●nate \pre-‘kras-tƏ-,nāt\verb 1 : to put off repeatedly 2 : to keep postponing something supposed to be done

After Candelaria had posted, she told me it was my turn to post. I told her that I had no idea what I could write about. She said “Anything! How about dance?” I told her "Maybe...." But with my awful memory, I forgot. After her second post, she gave me a deadline “You have until tonight.” she said around 5:30. And again I said I had nothing to talk about. “Alright,” she said. “What did you do this morning, right after you woke up?” “I probably peed” I answered “But that’s not exciting enough to fill a whole post with”

Then we got talking about my “friend” I drew on my hand, while helping my mother clean our school room. I got in trouble for about .2 seconds before I came up with a perfect excuse. (“I’m going to need some help to clean this room.”) Candelaria told me to write about her (That is, my “handy” friend) and once again: I said no.

But, looking back at it now, writing in my chemistry notebook as my brother and his girlfriend hog the computer I find that the little “happening” is an example of my daily procrastination. Now, don’t get me wrong, I’m not too proud of this bad habit. I have managed to master the art of it over the years, but am now trying to cut back on it. (Just like biting my nails and cracking my fingers.) Do you understand how hard it is to walk by a teal marker and turn it down? It’s such an incredibly tempting invitation to add beautiful eyes to a thumb-friend. It’s unbearable, no matter how many times I am reminded that the ink will absorb into my skin! So, wish me luck as I endeavor upon this journey of turning down (any color really) markers, ink cartridges, pens, or anything for that matter. Maybe a bouncy ball, or just a book on grammar can catch my attention.

TIP: So, do it now, not later!

The Principle of Looking Up and Down

In this twenty-first century, it might be called normal for most people go about staring ahead of them, day by day. Which, admittedly, is usually a guarantee that they won't stroll out onto I-87, or bump into some vexatious person whom one would rather not meet, and in most cases insures that he won't fall off an unfathomable precipice.*

With me, it's quite different- I don't stare ahead of myself. Not usually anyhow. It gets quite tiresome, and there is much more to life, than what's in front of you. Applying The Principle of Looking Up and Down (TPLUD) considerably enhances the prospect of life. In short: I mainly go about my day looking either up or down. And my! Quite a few interesting things to see there. Above are the incredible contours of Cirrus, Cumulus, and Cumulonimbus clouds, flocks of birds, and occasionally a UFO, or two. Not to mention that beautiful, luminous sphere that happens to be about 4. 2 billion years old.

Now, ever so often you get a neck ache from looking up. Here's the point when you look down. To an unpracticed eye, one might see a bunch of grass, a few dandelions, some obstinate chewing gum stuck to the street, or perhaps a sleeping cat. The latter might not seem very probable, or useful to note, but let's just suppose for a minute that you hadn't seen the cat, and you just happened to step on its tail. Everyone knows the horrific consequent of such a deed, and the simply ghastly results.† Another benefit of watching the ground is the vital noticing of potholes and wet cement. But besides being saved from such catastrophic events, TPLUD has some brighter results. Such as discovering ancient pennies (or twenty dollar bills), and four-leaf clovers. (Not necessarily four-leaves. Five or six would be interesting as well.)

As with most things, the more practice, the easier it gets. Some professionals (*cough*) can manage to find several four and five-leaf clovers in 20 minutes, and can make Bactrian Camels out of every cloud that passes. Take note that it takes some while to become that accomplished. Nevertheless, all it takes is steadfast determination and a considerable amount of practice.

* --Most-- cases. Don't go about trying it unless you are quite familiar with TPLUD.
† No, walking onto I-87 and stepping on a cat's tail are in entirely different realms of this topic. In the first case it would only be the practice of a complete amateur to do something so stupid, while the second merely goes to show how TPLUD can be brilliantly used to avoid unnecessary funerals... err, accidents. Good Luck!

TIP: Interpret the World in an entirely different way, and take care not to tread on cats.

The Why and Wherefore

"If you are cold, tea will warm you. If you are too heated, it will cool you. If you are depressed, it will cheer you. If you are excited, it will calm you.
~Gladstone, 1865"

If you are confused, the Tippers will enlighten you. If you are bored, they shall amuse you.

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