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winter break manifesto

Published 12.20.2006 by matt o | E-mail this post

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to live this break, this month, this time. to appreciate what i'm getting away from, and to appreciate that those i'll miss may actually miss me as well. to know that in a month's time the joy of returning to them will overshadow the negative aspect of returning to what i dislike about this place. to read intensely because outside reading time will be hard to come by next semester. to keep my room somewhat organised so i'm not spending a month in a storage area. to call people i've been meaning to call and have the proverbial coffees if the opportunity comes up. to never fear the telephone. to listen to "left and leaving" for its narrative value and recognise that it closely mirrors what once happened to me, but not to live in the past and become depressed over this fact. to exercise dominion over creativity and try to process the last few months in writing. to stay up late and get up early, rarely wasting a moment and letting the wasted moments enrich those spent well. to lie in a comfortable bed and dream vivid dreams. to find a new voice. to yearn for spring but not despair in the present. to make decisions about the future. to start going for walks even though i can't stand to look at the places around here sometimes. above all, to make time pass slowly.

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