I subsist on wonder...
Some people have love, some people have work...everyone has that one thing that gets them out of bed in the morning. I have wonder, a strange aesthetic sort of thing, a characteristic that is context dependent.
So when I woke up this morning and saw that E.O. Wilson's "Encyclopedia of Life" had been actualized, I knew that any lethargy or depression I was feeling would be, at least temporarily, abated.
And when I saw the street performers tonight, a group of girls signing a capella music up against a bare concrete wall, I was lifted.
So I made plans. I'm going to join a gym this summer...with the stated goal of losing 30 lbs. by next September. My 240 lb. frame could stand to lose the bulk, and 10 lbs. a month seems reasonable. I'm going up to Watertown, NY. for a week or three, to spend time with my friend Chaz while he accrues credits at his school. I'm going to crash with Emily on Cape Cod while she works, and spend my days on the deck, smoking, overlooking the Atlantic. I'm going down to Texas, to visit Austin...whenever I'm needed or wanted most. I'm going to go to the APA in Boston. I'm going to read, and do volunteer work.
Money is something I will worry about another day. Getting shot down for so many internships has really soured me to the concept of working this summer. Instead, I will embark on the project of bettering myself.
So when I woke up this morning and saw that E.O. Wilson's "Encyclopedia of Life" had been actualized, I knew that any lethargy or depression I was feeling would be, at least temporarily, abated.
And when I saw the street performers tonight, a group of girls signing a capella music up against a bare concrete wall, I was lifted.
So I made plans. I'm going to join a gym this summer...with the stated goal of losing 30 lbs. by next September. My 240 lb. frame could stand to lose the bulk, and 10 lbs. a month seems reasonable. I'm going up to Watertown, NY. for a week or three, to spend time with my friend Chaz while he accrues credits at his school. I'm going to crash with Emily on Cape Cod while she works, and spend my days on the deck, smoking, overlooking the Atlantic. I'm going down to Texas, to visit Austin...whenever I'm needed or wanted most. I'm going to go to the APA in Boston. I'm going to read, and do volunteer work.
Money is something I will worry about another day. Getting shot down for so many internships has really soured me to the concept of working this summer. Instead, I will embark on the project of bettering myself.