Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Four days in a chair (Part 1) Day 2

Well this morning I woke up. I didn't crawl around the house, I got sick of that awefully fast. Instead I walked etc. Had coffee and breakfast and then got a ride into town with Leo. Had to drive him to school and then drive myself to NIC. Once I got to NIC I got out of the car and pulled out the Chair. I climbed in and started my day.

I felt really odd getting out of the car and walking to the trunk, pulling out the Chair, locking up the car and then sitting down in the Chair and wheeling away. I wonder what people though? Probably not much.

Today I go to class. I'm pretty nervous about that. I hate drawing attention to myself. It will be fine though. It will be weird to see how class is.

My whole perception of the world is so much different. It's so odd. I see myself in mirrors or windows and my whole mental image of myself is changed.

Well I'm going to head to class so as not to be late. I also need to get a seat close to the door.

That is another thing I've noticed. I map out my routes in my mind before I actually go anywhere. I think of the smoothest paths and easiest transitions. Being confined to the Chair really forces me to appreciate my surroundings in ways that I never do when I'm walking around.

1 comment:

Tom said...

Elion, this is great stuff. I look forward to seeing it synthesized into a formal column.