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This is the official page of author Duane Gundrum. It is also the portal for the comic strip The Adventures of Stickman and the Unemployed Legospaceman.

Thursday, July 01, 2004

Doing absolutely nothing
Today was kind of a strange day. I wandered campus trying to get my account information straightened (which I believe is now finally fixed), and then as I was heading back, I found myself at the water fountain area on campus and just stopped walking. I found myself a bench, and for two hours, I sat down and did absolutely nothing. I had a book with me, I had writing paper with me, and I had my PDA with me as well. But I didn't even touch those. Instead, I just sat down and focused on doing absolutely nothing.

It was kind of bizarre actually because for the last six years (if not much longer than that), I don't believe I've spent more than any time, when I was not asleep, doing nothing. If I'm home, I find something to do. If I'm out, I am doing something. This was time just sitting, staring at the water and watching people walk by.

At one point, this very attractive young woman named Mary Ann stopped by and talked to me for awhile. She was looking for her friend who was supposed to show up with her two young boys. Her friend never showed up, but I got the opportunity to talk to Mary Ann a bunch of times. She seemed like a really nice person. It was kind of funny because the first time she wandered by, she was way across the quad, and I thought to myself, "wouldn't it be interesting if that woman wandered over here and talked to me for awhile?" And then she did. I guess the Force was with me.

Finally, a little after 6pm, I stood up and wandered home.
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