Today I Froze the World.

135 Minutes of Commute: Brown Sugar - D'Angelo
Let me tell you 'bout this girl
Maybe I shouldn't
I met her in Philly and her name was Brown Sugar
See, we be making love constantly
That's why my eyes are a shade blood burgundy

Today I Froze the World.

For the last few months I have found it difficult to find a moment to myself. (But, the fact that my eyes match D'Angelos is by no means for the same reason. Sometimes I wonder how I had time for a boyfriend.) Work consumes so much of my time, 50 hours a week at least. Nights and weekends, such distinct and limited times, are filled by freinds, family, and chores. Give me a day when I can sit alone, when the world is frozen. I want to write undisturbed, and try to begin to understand my soul my questions la vida loca. In fact, once a year the whole world should take a vaction from everyone else. The wisdom in imposing this day on everyone on the same day is that no one would miss anything. Tonight I turned on the TV, caught the news and was awoken from my solitary day: the NY MTA is starting to search people's bags (beware all school-aged children), NJ is preparing to pass a law banning smoking in cars (but naturally not bars), ... and then I changed the channel to Chappelle's Show. I guess I didn't miss much in my day but a plethora of stupidity (unless of course there are things worth reporting but the news channels refuse to...?! Gasp!). Then again, perhaps complete solitude is unnecessary, instead only the ability to be reticent and thoughtful and feel unobligated. Yes.

No Obligations.

For one day.