middle day
I used my badge for the first and most likely last time today, to go to the Asian Art Museum and see the Ming Dynasty displays. The pieces were beautiful, and like always I refused to be satisfied until I’d seen as much of the museum as I could, but today the prospect of having to leave and come back to go to high school orientation loomed over me.
…almost 2:30, I have to go now if I want to see everything
…2:40…my watch is going to go off anytime now
…no, no, time’s going too fast…
…so many rooms! see everything, go, go, go
no, don’t look at your watch
quick, quick, think, what was your favorite thing? you must remember something!
the last piece of summer freedom, quick, take in the beauty and hold it there
I don’t want to leave
There goes my watch. I have to go.
I didn’t leave in time to make my bus, and finally gave up and walked to BART after having run halfway across downtown SF on an empty stomach. Next time I’ll remember to NOT OVERSLEEP, running out of the house with my eyes on my watch and completely forgetting about food.
This summer was wonderful. Sophomore year looks grim, but there are silver linings.
Deep breath.