I've spent it pacing, sleeping, doodling. Racking my brain for things I can draw. As I draw more, the ideas become less. I try to work, but my mind doesn't process it. A few things here and there were impossible - day to day life requires their use - but otherwise, I spent my day without electronics, without electricity.
The morning was the easiest time. I woke up, as I usually do. I've no clock in my room, so there was no unplugging necessary. I made my way to the bathroom, where I used the bathroom, as I usually do. About fifteen minutes of flipping through comic books and using the bathroom later, I got up and took a shower. Did they have showers in 1983? I'm not sure, but I wasn't about to go to school without taking one.
After I showered, I dried off and got dressed. I rarely use a hair drier, so there was no real need to change that habit. (Funnily enough, this developed the last time I did an assignment like this - I gave up hair-care products as well as some other things.) My mom had made me some food, but I wasn't feeling well so I didn't really eat much of it. A few pieces of cereal and a slice of toast later, she drove me to school.
Upon arriving in school, I had to constantly tell everyone what I was doing, so I wasn't forced into working on things that I couldn't do while I was there. Lia's class was spent doing some artwork while giving advice to some of the people around me on their work. Margaret's 3rd period didn't have much going on - just a few share-outs and a survey. I was originally going to have a friend fill it out for me, but she was taking a while so I just did it on my iPod - breaking the cycle, but I tried to avoid doing it again.
Lunch was simple enough, just some food. Afterwards, I went to math, where Dave talked to us a bit and then showed up a slideshow of pictures. I guess that's breaking it? I'm not sure. Once that was done, I put my head down and tried to take a nap, though unsuccessfully. Math ended and I headed up to Margaret's for 5th period. After a bit of lazing around and nomming a muffin, I decided I was still tired and lay down on the ground. A little adjusting to a not very comfortable but still slightly comfortable position later, I somehow managed to fall asleep, waking up a bit later and pacing around in a daze before heading off to meet my dad, who would be taking me home that day.
He drove me home, and I sat at the kitchen table and drew for a little while. My Endersession mentor then came over, like we'd arranged yesterday - we chatted and discussed Endersession for a little bit, maybe half an hour, and then she asked to see my video from Margaret's. I showed it to her - break again. She did like it, though, so that ended up well. We finished our discussion and headed off- then I resumed drawing for a little while. I eventually ran out of things to draw and paced for a little while - then got an idea and drew that. Once it was done, I paced again until my mom got home - greeted her, helped a little with dinner, went on a walk and ate.
...And that was it. The day was... well, it wasn't great. I didn't have much fun at all, aside from some of the doodles I did. I was completely out of it, tired, worn down and sleepy, I wasn't feeling good and actually felt a bit sick, and I miss my online friends. I don't know what it'd be like if I lived in that time, or if I had to do it for longer. It was a bad day, and I don't think I'll ever do it again.
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