So this is what it feels like to be my grandmother

You might be wondering what the heck I mean by the title of this post. Well, if you are not aware, I am living in Davidson, NC with my friend Hun while I await the word from Peace Corps about when and to where I will be going for my 2 years & 3 months...

So that makes me an official "man of leisure" even if it is coming 40 years too early. So, I am considering this an experiment in finding out what retirement will be like (and this is how I can understand that my grandmother is able to read 2-3 books per week!)

So, what does an unemployed guy in Davidson, NC do all day?

Here you go--

8:15am - Wake-up for taiji with Hun outside (weather dependent - if not, then sleep in until 9)

9:00am - Make about 20 oz. of dark roast french press coffee

9:00-9:45am - Drink the prepared coffee while scanning the NY Times online, or listening to Morning Edition on NPR

9:45am - Yoga class just a bike ride away in Cornelius, NC
OR
9:45am - Continue drinking coffee and scanning the internet, probably leading to extraneous Facebooking

Up until 12noon - Do a little work for my online Spanish IV class, or read my book (finished A Thousand Splendid Suns and am now working on The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible)

Afternoon - Go on a bike ride (mountain or road) around Davidson and the neighboring towns.

Late Afternoon - Start wondering when Hun is going to come home from teaching at Davidson College, watch 2-3 episodes of The Wire, my favorite "new" show that I am all five seasons of from Netflix. If I still need more time to kill, then I'll watch a movie on Instant Play.

Around Dinnertime - Read some more of my book, chat with Hun, watch the evening news

7:00-8:00 - Eat a delicious dinner cooked by Hun (don't bother asking what it is, just enjoy). Then I clean up (yep, that's the deal we have set - it works great for us both!)

8:30 - Enjoy a glass of red wine to round out the evening.

8:00 - 10:00 - Keep bumming around on the internet, or if it is Tuesday night, watch HELL'S KITCHEN, and if it is Wednesday, GLEE. Those are the only shows I will follow with any regularity.

10:00 - 11:00 - Watch an episode of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report from by bed on the computer.

Sleep, wake up, repeat.

And when I grow insane because of this highly relaxed, highly ritualized schedule? Go to Asheville. WWC Homecoming, theater, LEAF, and any other reason I can think of.

Well. There you have it.

This is why I have lots of time to think.