Day 220: Mindwalk & Booktalk.

I know you're all wondering, "what the hell is going on with the book?" 

Maybe more importantly, what about the birth? The vote? 

As you know, it was a tie. I exercised my power and chose Rainbow Bench, but not without reason. My grandfather was a Lutheran minister, and as the Bench salutes a [now] Lutheran church, I deemed it appropriate. I also hesitated to write it upon pole hole. I think pole hole has her own future and I would hate to compromise either's story. 

On Friday, as promised, I set out to read the first page upon Rainbow Bench. First, I enlisted some outside help to move Rainbow Bench (someone temporarily placed him a lawn away). Then I enjoyed a nice lunch, mildly discussing, and majorly tweaking about, the upcoming page review. Then, believe it or not, I engaged in a nearly 3 hour theoretical discussion with my course mates. We all know I don't do theory. I especially don't do theory when I am distracted. And I was distracted. I bounced in my chair and brain for those hours and finally bolted out towards Rainbow Bench. 

I had not predicted. Two people sat upon Rainbow Bench. I'd never seen another appreciate her palletted pallet. And now two do. First feeling: Anger. How could they? Don't they know how important this is? I attempted serenity. I walked. I returned. They remained. The storm swelled. 

I walked again. My Swedish bank further fueled my ferocity--by disabling my account and closing at 3 on Fridays leaving me stranded, penniless for the weekend. I returned. They remained. My anger took a strange turn & sat. Well it turned, to a suspicious lull, and I sat on the back steps of the church. I thought I might sit and settle...stake out the bench and 'haps' it as soon as the selfish sitters surrendered. 

But then, the stairs felt nice. They felt right. And so I read. 

The progress? A child is born. I am struggling to balance school and scribe. Which is why I chose to showcase a lil' of both this day. They both exist. Though Mindwalk questions the certainty of existence...  I definitely appreciate Mindwalk's pressure upon perspective. We all need a few thousand more perspectives from which to act, live our lives, and view & treat our world. Watch for yourself & attempt to think outside the system or within the system or about the systems or something?!....remember--I don't do theory.