Didn't and Dids

By Samantha DeRose

Some call it laziness*, I call it energy conservation.  Just doing my part.  You're welcome.





Things that didn't happen over my winter break:
1)  My short story(ies)
2)  My novel(s)
3)  Exotic Trip to Exotic Getaway
4)  Clothing change
5)  Papers graded
6)  Children's book
7)  New Material
8)  The invention of a line of business attire made from the same material as my comfy bathrobe.
9)  Proper diet
10)  Exercise
11) Taxes

Things that did happen over my winter break:
1)  Spent time with Friends (Words & Scramble)
2)  Breaking Bad Seasons 1-4
3)  Paul Williams Documentary
4)  Read dozens of short stories written by others
5) Depression and Jealousy (see 4)
6)  Chinese food
7)  Pizza (gluten free for me)
8)  Identity Thief (this really would have been better on the "didn't happen" list)
9)  Shoprite from Home (shopped online, delivered to my door)
10)  Life of Pi (book)
11)  Enlightened (HBO series) (see #7)

*

apathy, dilatoriness, do-nothingness, dormancy, dreaminess, drowsiness,  dullness,faineance, faineancy, heaviness,  idleness, inactivity, indolence, inertia, inertness, lackadaisicalness, languidness, languorousness, laxness, leadenness, leisureliness,lethargy,  listlessness, neglectfulness, negligence, otioseness,  otiosity, passivity,remissness, slackness, sleepiness,  sloth, slothfulness, slowness, sluggishness, stolidity, supineness, tardiness, torpescence, torpidness, weariness