The Shape of Summer Days
The shape of my summer days shall be:
morning
- get up by 7 am (shift over time to 6:30 am)
- do NOT check email, Facebook, Twitter, etc. as the very first thing I do
- some kind of movement – at the very least stretching and a few yoga poses, but more often alternate between my pushup and situp routines and the Couch 2 5K program
- write something
- write anything
- it doesn’t matter if it is a blog post, a letter, part of a script or a short story or a poem or lyrics for a song and for now, there is no word/lenght minimum, no matter how small I will put words to paper or computer screen
- breakfast – where I am allowed, if I choose, to check email, Facebook, Twitter, etc.
- go to the library
- write 250 – 300 words of my Zombie/Butoh article that is due July 16
- edit my Into the Woods paper that is due May 27
- research/read for comprehensive exams
afternoon
- lunch
- read for comprehensive exams
- go to gym
- read for comprehensive exams
- practice guitar/ukelele
evening
- dinner
- watch a movie or read for pleasure or compose music or spend time with friends
- go to bed by 10:30
That’s the plan. There will be some hiccoughs, there always are. And my trip to RI and Maine will be focused on mostly socializing, though I will try to keep my morning routine intact (sans most of my comprehensive exam work). These will be my weekdays and I hope to use my weekends for music making and exploring Pittsburgh a bit more and hopefully doing some camping or hiking or kayaking or other activities that get me out of the city when I can, spending quality time with people I like when I can, and generally enjoying some of what life here can offer beyond the ivory tower.