Shadow Puppet Storyteller

Connections

"You're my love from forever..." one of my favorite singers is currently serenading me; intoning this right into my ears via headphones. And my clutter is my fear and stories from forever. I got up with a hazy momentary goal -- to quietly clear away some of it.

My "moments" last very long -- it takes me about 15 activities (and very easily an hour) to complete the task I may have started out intending to do "first thing."

6:25am Consciousness and first intention:

Tackle clutter pile on floor near desk
(reasoned this is a doable goal since I can do it in near darkness and not disturb the household like other intended cleaning might)

I get a bag for recycling mostly paper --get about five minutes done; The area was once occupied by the holding box I've used for years to collect both my kids' school work (the adorable stuff). I pick up several school items of my daughter's that could be tossed since they've clearly been outside the box and possibly under the wheels of my desk chair several times. I struggle to decide if they're worth holding onto, re-purpose or trash. here's where I go "off track," but I think I'd like to call it "off-roading" instead, because it is fun!

1- turn on computer to access ripped music library
2- see wrap-around headphones in the pile of clutter I was originally focused on
3- go to internet so I can have WDC up for blog entry
4- notice the saved tabs in my browser; which will I use to open WDC on? Should I open a new tab?
5- look at the L.A. County Arboretum page; remember the survey I took -- decide to share it on Facebook
6- find a quote on the L.A. County Arboretum page to post with my link on Facebook

Pat myself on the back for NOT continuing to meander ON Facebook

7- read the entire blog entry of the historical collection Curator on the L.A. County Arboretum page
8- click a link on the L.A. County Arboretum page; featured members -- read
9- look once again at the cost to support the L.A. County Arboretum as a member
10- check out the current events & classes on the L.A. County Arboretum page; hmm...composting
11- open Writing.com site on a new tab; log in
12- land on home page; go to email
13- begin unsubscribing from two sites sending me email I never care to read.
14- undoubtedly read some email
15- see a sidebar WDC item being advertised

It hints at being an epic poem and Tolkienesque – how could I resist?

16- read the item
17- rate and review item
18- make a forum entry at The Lothlorien Forum for my Tolkien-loving WDC fellows
19- see I have a new email; rewarded 300 points for reviewing Jen's poem by the auto-reward system
20- write a group message to my forum members to tell them I love them
21- locate my blog; start writing this entry
7:25am

finally at the point in my blog where I can make the entry I was first inspired to write
7:59am

1- discover the internet is down
2- open a word document to save my blog entry