Well that didn’t take long. This morning the unplugged project had to take a backseat to school.
In my TV & Society class we watched a few videos of Sci-Fi shows including Dr. Who, Buck Rogers and Futurama.
I really had no choice and due to this I decided this one instance didn’t count.
I figured that sooner or later the project would have to take a backseat to schoolwork. Because of this I decided not to count instances of where I am asked to watch something for class. I think this won’t be a problem as only to of five classes require me to watch video. One asks me to do it infrequently and the other (TV & Society) occurs only twice per week.
So though I may have watched some video, I think I’m still staying true to the project by using only instances where I have to fight personal urges to watch video as opposed to being asked (coerced) to do it for another external reason.
Anyway enough of that crap! I had actually never seen Futurama before and it was actually pretty funny. I think I might give the show a try some time in the future.
After class I had no real urge to watch any video. I ran directly to the Westinghouse Collapse for the school paper. I actually got some great pictures which if I’m lucky may appear in tomorrows Star Ledger. I also managed to get some great interviews and the story should come out really well.
After that I was caught up running to classes (Physics, Journalism) and making phone calls, doing interviews for this weeks paper. I was too busy too even think about anything else.
When I got home it was a different story. I had a very strong urge to just sit back relax and watch a DVD with my girlfriend. At that point I was really annoyed with the project. It may have been the feeling that I was being kept constrained from doing what I felt like at the moment. Or maybe I always get these urges and just never noticed because I had no reason to resist.
Anyway I wrenched myself away from the DVD stack, picked up the latest issue of the New Yorker and distracted myself. The urge quickly faded.
Day 2 was a bit tougher than I imagined, I wonder if it will get easier or if it will be worse tomorrow.
