• Blog – Why does Joe decide to master time? How does he do it?
Joe decides that he wants to teach himself something new. He tries to remember math, narratives, but he is not entertained by that, he wants to try something new. He decides to try and teach himself to master time. Joe’s first attempts at mastering time fail. He tries to count every second, every minute, and every hour between nurse visits. Each time Joe gets to around eleven minutes then looses track. He is unable to concentrate for long periods of time. After giving it some more thought Joe realizes that he can sense the change in temperature with his skin. He knows when it is day and night because of the different nurses. During the day there is usually the same nurse, he has recognized the feel of her smooth hands and her thundering walk. Joe determines that every two hours or so he gets a visit from a nurse. This time his plan works flawlessly. Joe is able to imagine himself watching the sunrise over his town in Colorado.
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Nice blog entry Michael. The only thing I am skeptical about is that you write Joe wanted to teach himself something new. Did he want to teach himself something new or did he just want to exercise and work his mind because he was bored? I would put my money on the second one because just sitting there all day probably got boring and he has to do something, he might as well 'learn' something that will be helpful to him.
Very good blog, but its not that Joe wants to teach himself something new, its that he's trying to stay away from Memory Lane, but can't hold anything in his mind long enough for it to be interesting. The time issue is one way to combat this, given extra clout because it is a connection to the rest of the world.
Good blog Micheal. I wouldn't say that joe is trying to teach himself something new to do, rather he is keeping himself occupied while still exercising his mind.
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