Tonight’s unplugged night!
30Jan2008 Filed under: 52 Nights UnpluggedWhat I did last night:
1. Checked email and RSS feeds 500 times
2. Took bath
3. Watched musical numbers from Hairspray and an episode of Buffy
What I want to do tonight:
1. Write letter to Megan
2. Re-pot 2 houseplants
3. Finish downstairs foyer redecorating
4. Play cribbage with Andreas
5. Mending
6. Write in paper journal
7. Stretch
8. Leave all screens in house OFF!
WHO’S WITH ME!?
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Hey there. I'm Ariel Meadow Stallings, a native Seattleite who's written my way up and down the Left Coast. Electrolicious is where I post daily randomata, but I also write for a living. My first book, Offbeat Bride, was published last year.
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ginevra
January 30th, 2008 at 4:14 pm
so, so with you. since my office is in my home, I’m heading to yoga and then to my favorite thai place to read a book. that way I can’t be tempted by screens.
Leah
January 30th, 2008 at 5:02 pm
I’m in for cribbage!
leandra
January 30th, 2008 at 9:56 pm
i’m trying. i HAD to check my email to see what my refi is going to be…and then, well i ended up here…
i’ll try again tomorrow.
Jenny
January 31st, 2008 at 9:29 am
Me. I love this idea. I didn’t have a completely screen-free night, but I did shut the laptop down at nine, which is about three hours earlier than I usually do.
Will you come back and report on how much you got done last night?
Leif Hansen
January 31st, 2008 at 12:15 pm
Yeah, how did it go Ariel?
Ariel
January 31st, 2008 at 12:18 pm
Christ, people! A little patience here! I have 18 hours of non-webbing to catch up on.
*wheeze*
Steph
January 31st, 2008 at 1:51 pm
What a great idea! I think I will try this out next week.
joriel
January 31st, 2008 at 1:54 pm
I tried, except I left my computer on part of the time so I could listen to music. But then I went to yoga and came back and read in silence. It was all good until I was trying to go to bed and Ben “forced” me watch a Lost mobisode.
joe
January 31st, 2008 at 2:14 pm
sorta!
I have a policy where all screens go off at 10pm every night. That leaves about an hour each night for all the other fun stuff.
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