One of the most pointless, time-wasting, hateful chores (in my opinion) is shaving. I can't stand it. I'm pretty sure that I couldn't stand walking around with super hairy legs either, though, so I do shave, I just try to go as long as I possibly can without. Well, in winter at least. In summer, when I walk around in shorts and bare feet I try to shave more often, even though I hate it. I guess what really bothers me about the whole process is that for me to really do a good job, it takes me awhile and I just find that time so wasteful. I'd rather be reading.
So that was really random, eh? Well, maybe not so much as you might think. I've been thinking about shaving for several days. It came to me one night just a few minutes after I got into bed while Bryn was still getting ready for bed. I could try not shaving for an entire semester. I know people who do No-Shave November (my brother went a month and a half without shaving his face) and many guys who don't shave during the NHL playoffs while their team is still in the running for the Stanley Cup. I have never done any of those things myself, but wouldn't that be an interesting piece of experiential journalism? I think it could be fascinating, but I really don't want to be the one who has to actually do the experiential part. Another of my experiential journalism ideas for Literary Journalism is to get up with the sun and go to bed with the sun. But, being a university student who has a class that gets out after the sun sets, I don't think that could work. Once I shot down that idea I thought maybe I could just go to bed at a set time (8 or 9 p.m.) and get up at a set time (4 or 5 a.m.) for the semester and write about that, but I'm sure that's not as shocking/astonishing as a North American female not shaving for close to an entire semester. My other idea for class is to do an immersion journalism piece on a person, or maybe a family, who is illiterate. I know there are literacy programs in Chattanooga and it would be interesting to see how they survive everyday life without knowing how to read. So those are my ideas so far. You can tell me what you think or give me more ideas. Please do! I need more that are better than those ones I've come up with so far that don't take any time out of my day.
Another reason shaving was on my brain today was because I went to Hulsey today. I never do. I've barely set foot in that building all year. But Jonathan convinced me to join him in his hour of racquetball playing for the week. It went semi-OK, but I haven't really played since, well for quite a few years. I'm glad I told Bryn and she came along. She's pretty good and if she hadn't been there I'm not sure Jonathan would have got lots of good practicing done. After playing, we went and had a rowing race, which Jonathan won, Bryn got second in, and I came in third. 500 meters is a long way and I have a healthy respect for those Olympic rowers. Then Jonathan and I went swimming, which was lots of fun. I've never been in any of the Hulsey pools and it was pretty fun. In the end, I was glad I went. But the entire time I was there, I was wondering what would it be like to do all that stuff if I hadn't shaved my legs for weeks and weeks.
Do it do it do it do it do it do it that would totally rock and you could tell your children about it and totally gross them out do it do it do it do it just don't rub your legs on anyone because one time (when he was like, twelve) my brother shaved his legs just to see what it was like and then he was prickly for a month and he has always put his legs too close to mine and it felt like sandpaper was rubbing up and down my shins and it sucked, but other than that you should totally write about it and I would read something like that do it do it do it do it.
ReplyDeleteBut seriously, it's probably not your cup of tea, and if you genuinely hate it, don't do it.
(But do it.)
LOL. That's hilarious. I know someone who is refusing to shave, but she's in Africa at the moment...
ReplyDeleteI like your last idea about literacy a lot. Some other things I thought of were to learn a new sport (that way you'd get exercise), set a certain period of time and a certain place aside for writing every day and see if somehow your writing speed/talent improves, go to Flag Camp one weekend :D...Yeah, that's all I've got for right now. Not that great either. Good luck with that.
That was absolutely marvelous. I am totally in agreement.
ReplyDeleteI'd try to convince you one way or the other but I'd just end up sounding like Robby only with shorter sentences (probably).
So do whatever you want. Then tell us about it.
Sorry guys. My no-shaving idea won't work for that class. Anyway it was an interesting thought. Christen, I kind of got it from reading some of Kelsey's blogs and wondered what it would be like to try that in America. Robby, thanks for the vigorous encouragement, hehe.
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