*I went out of order and worked so much on my prompts the last few days and had not read about the week long journal assignment. Here is what I would have wrote for those days, had I done so.*
Today is Martin Luther King Day. I have the day off, as a regularly scheduled weekend for me is Monday - Tuesday, as well as my boyfriend Sam. We celebrated by waking up at 12:00PM and went out for a very late breakfast. We planned the afternoon's activities over coffee, bloody mary's, and french toast.
We decided to go to the Aquatic Park, in Berkeley, CA and bring our French Bulldog Rufus. Rufus has never been here but we have been several times to play disc golf. Disc golf is essentially golf, with a tee and only a certain number of tries per hole; but you play with tiny frisbies or discs. Its a lot of fun. Sam was the only one that played, while the puppy and I would run ahead and act as markers for where the disc fell.
We are all exhausted when we get home. I can't nap or relax because I know I have so much on my plate for tomorrow, as it is the start of school. I am excited to try online classes, as I have never taken one before. I feel like I am motivated enough to rely on myself to get the work done. That makes me feel a little more confident at least.
After dinner we watch Wes Anderson's film Fantastic Mr. Fox and go to bed shortly thereafter.
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012
Today is the start of school, which means the first day of my online college career. I am nervous; but I also have so much to do today that the nervousness subsides. I really hope I do well, as these three remaining courses are all I need to fulfill my requirements for an associates degree.
I start by driving an hour north to San Rafael, CA, to drop off Sam at work. The drive is a beautiful one, over the Richmond Bridge. The beautiful blue bay instantly reminds me that my errands today are to keep my new life here afloat (no pun intended).
I go shopping for school supplies and other things and before I know it there are only four hours until I have to make another hour long trip up north. So I grab more coffee and start writing my prompts. Its exciting to write again, I haven't really done any writing since I wrote for the newspaper and EMCC in the spring of 2009. That was an experience I will never forget and cherish.
Before I know it its past 6:00PM and I am back at home. Dinner arrives at 7:00PM, the finest Chinese food in all of Alameda County. Then its back to the books and I eventually relax with an episode of BBC's Human Planet. Fascinating stuff. Humans surviving in various places in the world with the help of their animal friends. This one was about Jungles.
By 11:00PM it is surely time for bed, especially because tomorrow starts my work week. I'm glad this day is done.
Tuesday: East Bay is nice if you can't afford Marin! It's difficult to write narrative effectively, to avoid a one-damn-thing-after-another feeling. To avoid that the writer has to mix events, impressions, stray thoughts, snippets of autobiography, and so on--exactly as you do here.
ReplyDeleteMonday: you'll always find a fan here of dog-doings and dog-pix.