My crazy schedule, and exciting poetic adventures with trusty sidekick.

First of all, my crazy schedule. I wrote it all out and was super OCD about it. My dad is probably proud. (Slightly edited because no one cares that I have a dentist appointment on January 29)

1/2/10 – move to Berkeley

1/3/10 – The Fifth Book of Peace,

1/4/10 –The Fifth Book of Peace

1/5/10 – check out more books: Altars in the Street, Berkeley at War, Berkeley! A Literary Tribute, Berkeley’s Poetry Walk, write story #1

1/6/10 – write story #1, start Altars in the Street

1/7/10 – Cirque du Soleil, 4 PM

1/8/10 – Altars in the Street

1/9/10 – Altars in the Street, Laura and Philip Mission SF adventure

1/10/10 – finish Altars in the Street

1/11/10 – ride home, story/essay #2

1/12/10 – return to Berkeley, BLOG!

1/13/10 – Berkeley’s Poetry Walk introduction, Berkeley: A City in History selections

1/14/10 – Berkeley’s poetry walk; read Berkeley: A City in History, write poems inspired by those in the Poetry Walk

1/15/10 – write poems inspired by those in the poetry walk

1/16/10 – last full day at Phil’s. Berkeley: A City in History, Berkeley! A Literary Tribute.

1/17/10 – Berkeley! A Literary Tribute, come back home officially.

1/18/10 – Berkeley! A Literary Tribute, brainstorm questions for mom's former roommate Priscilla, 6:30-8 PM, about Oakland fire, finish short story #1

1/19/10 – Family Story (#4), hopefully do some writing

1/20/10 – 1/26/10 – Portland trip. Continue reading Literary History, write family story (#4)

1/27/10 – Finish family story (#4)

1/28/10 – Watch “Berkeley in the 60s” documentary, update blog, etc.

1/29/10 – Short story #5, free choice story… possibly about Berkeley in the 60s?

1/30/10 – Short story #5, go to Berkeley to say goodbye to Philip!

1/31/10 – PACK

2/1/10 – FLIGHT TO OBERLIN, LEAVES AT 6:45 AM, STOPS IN LAS VEGAS, AKA I'M WAKING UP IN VEGAS!!! WHAT WHAT

SECONDLY, IN A SOON TO BE WRITTEN POST, IN HALF AN HOUR LAURA (AKA ME) AND HER TRUSTY BERKELEY-OBERLIN COHORT, MAX, TRAVEL TO A DISTANT LAND (SHATTUCK AVENUE) TO READ POETRY ON SIDEWALKS. SHOULD PROBABLY BE THE MOST EXCITING POST THIS BLOG WILL EVER HAVE.