Today is one of those "so far so good" days. Things could be going better, things could be going worse but at least they are going. I did manage to update my site, catch up on my e-mails, tweak my schedule, do my laundry, prep some good meals and deal with some other basic chores.
I hope to continue with this burst of motivation. (I am, to quote my friend Eric, having a bust of motivation amidst my typical state of apathy.) I need too, my Lincoln Essay is due soon and I have not even really started to make it very solid and still have mega-reading to do on his fascinating life. I am having a particularly hard time doing this essay because the theme is Lincoln as portrayed in the media. This means, movies, advertisements, magazines etc.,
The root of my dilemma is that I rarely watch TV, read magazines or any other pop culture stuff so to speak. I do read non-fiction. I do study but largely over the internet. Nonetheless, I am going to attempt to comment on his popular image largely thought his speeches and letters.
I don't think it is impossible. After all, I still do have a popular image of the man. Even if my chances are not that great due to my handicap, I just can't put down his writings. On Monday, I plan on hitting the library hard and digging through magazines and newspaper articles. That should arm me for my mission. I am already floored by how wrong I was on who I thought Lincoln was.
Well, folks and gnomes that is about all I have to rant about right now. Maybe more later but have a good day and, if you can't, just try and make the best of it.
