I really need to become a more organized person. I tell myself this all the time, and yet it never fails: My payments are always a couple of days late, I forget about an appointment or I miss a birthday. Looking at my credit history, it looks the worst during the time I made the most money compared to the bills I had to pay. But, for some strange reason, I just couldn’t seem to pay them on time. I’d hear this voice in the back of my head saying, “Your VISA bill is due soon,” and I’d reply, “Sure, sure. ‘Soon.’ I have the money; I will take care of it later.” But later, I’d ignore my internal bill-pay clock and the payment would be late again.
I always knew it’d get me in trouble some day.
Since I started my new job, I’ve been planning to work full time, and take Internet class through my local college. Since the fall semester will be starting soon, I knew payments would be due around now, but I didn’t know the details. I kept putting it off, thinking I’d get to it tomorrow. Well, I finally checked today. Payments were due for the fall semester last Friday. Any derelict that hadn’t paid was dropped from their classes yesterday. Guess who never got around to paying their tuition?
*raises hand*
So, the university only offers so many online classes, and students make a mad dash on the first day of registration, praying to anyone who will listen that they can sign up for one of the precious seats. I knew there was someone out there just *hoping* some delinquent (like me) would fail to pay and therefore be dropped from classes. I can just see him (or her - you skank!) sitting there, rubbing their grubby little paws together…
But I digress. If I had my act together, I wouldn’t have this problem. Fully prepared for the worst, I signed into the university’s registration system, and yes indeed - they dropped my slackin’ self from ALL of my fall classes.
Fingers flying, I pull up the class schedule. Some early bird took my seat in history and both of my government classes! Don’t these people need to sleep?!
Luckily, the minor deity with the awful job of caring for us irresponsible souls took pity on me. I was still able to register for my English and computer science classes.
Since this is a new registration, payment isn’t due until this Friday. I really should pay it now so I don’t drop the ball, but I’ll get to it later.
Yeah, later…
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It’s always more convenient later, isn’t it? I used to have this problem with school project and filling my car’s gaz tank. But this year I swear I start projects on day one!
Comment by Nydcat — August 15, 2005 @ 2:53 pm
Its an easy habit isn’t it. I slipped back into it recently and had a narrow escape. On the day I got back from my vacation I picked up the mail and considered reading it before it went in the ‘tommorow’ pile. When I did open it the next day I found the previous day was the last day I could exercise the share option (from work) I had been saving up 5 years for. It had been sitting on my doormat for 3 weeks while I was away and now was one day to late. Considering the buy price for the shares was £1.55 and their current price is £3.34 I truely wept for my ‘do it later’ attitude. I wrote to them grovelling and after reading your post I checked their site again (which I have been checking daily for the last 10 days or so.) They just updated it showing that they (god knows why) gave me a break and relented.
*very very relieved*.
Sorry to hear the class situation didnt work out quite so well though
*hugs*
Comment by Tarss — August 15, 2005 @ 6:04 pm
Nydcat - If you ever figure out something that works, let me know. I’ve tried bribing myself, punishing myself, having other people nag me…nothing seems to work. Oh, and I HATE pumping gas. When I first got the car I have now, I realized it told me how many miles I could go before I ran out of gas. Heading into work one morning, the read out said I had 13 miles. Since I need to go less than 4 miles, I thought I was fine. Little did I know that the mileage was an *average.*
Tarss - Oh man, that is wonderful that they gave you a break! Someone must have had their mojo working
As for the classes, it wasn’t a BAD result. I was signed up for 19 hours and only planned to take 6 - 10 hours. I’m signed up for 7 right now 
Comment by Jaxia — August 17, 2005 @ 9:15 am
Ye gads, if they ever find a cure for this disease, I’m a made man. I suffer from a particularly accute case.
Comment by Beck — August 18, 2005 @ 1:45 pm
Ah, the feeling of community that the ‘net offers. For all us poor, lonely slackers who grew up thinking, “Am I the only one?” Nay, nay! We are everywhere!
Comment by Jaxia — August 19, 2005 @ 12:32 pm