some days it's a good day to stay awake

[strangersdancin]

It's late. I'm not tired. I could sleep, but I won't; I'm too far gone in my nocturnal cycle to handle a change gracefully. Over the past few nights I've stayed up to any time between 4 and 7 in the morning - working, talking, something. There have been a multitude of excuses to stay awake. But I keep remembering how difficult this was, staying

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the pleasures of the harsh roads

[tedcozy]

"I'm wondering about medical school, as always; I'd still like to be a doctor, but the student loans are e horrendous and the MD/PhD program runs 8 years. What am I thinking? I could enroll in a regular PhD program and gain free tuition. I could teach!"

My dear Roni. I believe there is something special in all procrastinators that makes us more than lazy. We have the skill, the means, and the desire. Sometimes though there is an easier way out. Ask yourself, "How many times have I taken the easy way out?" I can assure you its few and probably because it was unrealistic.

I suppose you really only get one chance to go through med school and I also imagine that you want to do MD/PhD because its rediculously hard and you know damn well you can do it.

I know you can anyways.

-Ted