Time is running out, and that’s a shame. The trick is, knowing whether or not to let that bother you. I thought I had nothing to say tonight, as I watched episode after episode of Law and Order, while intermittently reading a few pages in Beyond Genius, Innovation, and Luck, by J. Allan McCarthy. But then I remembered a quote by Henry David Thoreau. It was

Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them at all.

It got me thinking. I had the itch to blog tonight, but after I opened up my laptop, I realized I didn’t really have anything profound to say, nor did I really feel like thinking of some lesson I learned in the past few days. But something about that quote got me thinking about having the chance to do things, and if I somehow never had the chance to blog again after this night, what would I want my last blog post to say? That sounds a bit morbid I know, but seeing as how I’m just visiting this planet for a few years as a precious human, I may as well come to the cold reality that time is, in fact, running out, and I shouldn’t let things like laziness or statements like “what do I have to offer” get in the way of art, creativity, and mindless thought.

And that is what this blog feels like tonight, as I sit here in bed, staring at my little wall decal and lights pictured here. It feels like mindless thought, like play, and like nothing is required here except for love, freedom of expression, and creativity. And since time is in fact running out (not really in a panicky kind of way), I don’t ever want to feel like I finished this visit without acting upon playful thoughts when I felt them. I don’t want to feel like this blog is a chore, or that the content marketers are telling me I’m ‘doing it wrong’ or without some kind of strategy. I like just being able to have a simple, elegant place to place my pictures and feelings. It’s like having a diary but it’s kind of like a cool project you can show the world, and maybe some people can learn from it or find the inspiration to work on something lovely.

Plenty of lessons were learned this week, and I have a few things I want to share with you regarding my USC wait list status. But it’s Friday night and we’ve all had a helluva week. Let’s enjoy the midnight crickets, warm blankets, clean water, and the everything that we are.

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Monique Muro

Monique is an exceedingly happy human from LA. She runs the blog A Novel Quest, and writes. A lot.

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