In my opinion, the only thing better than a good dream is a good daydream.
Which is why today was a battlefield between my work and my daydreams.... *sigh*...
Attempt 1- Leavey Library. That was productive... but only for about an hour. I didn't start daydreaming then, just yet. I just got distracted and lost concentration.
Attempt 2- My dorm room. I think I wrote about 2-3 sentences while I was there.
Attempt 3- After working out and lunch, I sat out in the sun in the quad and tried to get something done there. It was... almost productive... I think I got a little bit done but I don't remember. What I do remember was this is when I started daydreaming....
I started thinking about all the people walking by, and was people-watching for a little while. I was trying to guess how they were feeling or what they were doing (if they weren't actively working on something) just by their body language. It was interesting for a while, but then I started thinking of something else that I don't remember and that something else led to something else and all of a sudden I was thinking about Lord of the Rings.
Then I started thinking about my favorite character, Pippin, and more specifically, the actor who plays Pippin. His name's Billy Boyd, and he has the most perfect Scottish accent I've ever heard in my life. I looked up his IMDB page, just cause I could, and learned a bit about his history and the band that he's in, and I eventually read a story about a couple girls who got to meet him.
Then all I could think about was "What if I got to meet Billy Boyd...or any of the other cast members, for that matter..."
Attempt 4- I called my mom to see if I could shake myself out of it. It worked a little bit, but then I went to the Pardee Lounge to see if that would help me. Nope. I had to watch a couple of Billy and Dominic interviews before I could satisfy myself with just playing the full LOTR soundtrack and getting down to business. And it worked!!! I finished writing it all the way through!!!
So I got to take a break, get dinner, and attempt working on other work for a while.
Attempt 5- Back in my dorm room, I successfully made notecards to study for Spanish with... then....
the music on my computer got me thinking about Disneyland and how much I want to go. I thought up a whole situation in my head where I would get to go and what if there were some little children there that were afraid of the Haunted Mansion, but I know a lot about the Haunted Mansion so I could make them feel better but what if they were in a tough family situation and so their dad was super mean and I could save the day by making their day by making them not scared anymore then we would run into each other later that day in Fantasyland and I could get a cast member to work some Mickey Magic and get them on the Peter Pan ride without waiting in line but what if it was with Peter Pan or what if I got to ride with Peter Pan too and how great would that be and then the dad would have a change of heart and end up being really rich and influential and then would be so appreciative of me helping his daughters that he gives me his name and number to use as references whenever I apply for a job so that I could basically get any job I would want.... including a Disney Princess....
....yeah. Welcome to my head. It's a strange place in here.
ANYways....
Attempt 6- Still in my dorm room, but after a visit from Sneha! I was able to start an idea of what I'll be writing for my next paper, as well as completely finish the Philosophy one by editing it. Huzzah. Work done for the day.
*sigh...* But seriously, what if...
*GASP* What if I met Billy Boyd AT Disneyland and we got to go on a ride together and....
...Maybe I should read a book. I think my imagination needs an outlet. See what happens when I'm not in a show???
At least it's fun :) Fight on, friends.
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