Starting after Finishing

1. What ideas or feelings do you find yourself focusing on these days?

Recently, I've been mostly focusing on the whole idea about "you don't know what you got 'til it's gone." Applying to my own personal life, I can see that I am missing the sense of obligations now that school is over. I also see this everywhere else, especially after MJ's death. Almost everyday, I can hear a MJ song coming from every other car or apartment. It's quite amusing how people tend to criticize and shoot down anything that is present, but once it's gone, everyone strives to get it back.


2. Its weird that school deeply structures your life for 9.5 months - from 7am-3:10pm you're dealing with school and beyond that, with homework and projects. Then all of a sudden you're in summer vacation and have no institutional structure. How does the contrast feel to you? Does family/capitalist-labor/etc conquer the area that the school has temporarily abdicated, leaving you no freer than before or do you have more freedom? Have you been enjoying your time? Are there aspects of school that you miss? Are there aspects of school that you're particularly glad to have a break from? How are you filling/wasting/enjoying the extra time you now have?

There seems to be a shrouded transition between school and vacation, for me at least. I'm left not knowing what to do, so I've been killing time by riding my bike to Manhattan from Queens and playing handball everyday. I definitely feel less productive, and even though I'm given to the chance to do what I want, I'm not doing it because I don't know what I want to do. Other than duties, I also miss the social network that the school creates. Ever since school ended, I've only kept in touch with a few people in school. And most of the time, they either have something else to do or do not feel like going out.

3. How many hours a week would you be willing to put towards reading an easyish novel that we were all reading? How many hours a week would you be willing to put towards reading a hardish essay that we were all reading? How many combined?

Easyish:2, Hardish: ~6 = 8 hours (what is your definition of "easyish" and hardish?")


4. What is a small - 2-7 hour long - adventure that you'd enjoy doing with the rest of us? For instance - make a short film, go to Rockaway Beach, walk on the Appalachian Trail. see a strange movie?

Uh, biking around NYC? I wouldn't mind doing those activities, especially the walk on Appalachian Trial.


5. Will you be able to meet in the City for the whole summer or do you have a planned excursion for part of the summer - if so, when?

Nothing has been set in stone yet, but I'm continuing SAT Prep, which has yet to be scheduled. Everything else is just up to me; I don't have much of an obligation towards anything or anyone.

6. What else would you be interested to address or read other peoples' thoughts on?


Changes in mindset after Junior year, particularly after Andy's class. Primary obstacles, now that school is over.

7. Post some comments on other peoples' blogs that respond to the above points.