Day 14: A Day of Compliments

"Flatter someone today and see if does indeed get you anywhere."

So I did that, and it didn't. That's pretty much it.

Day 13: Send a Letter to a Mass Murderer

Charles Manson, B-33920
4A 3R 14L
P. O. Box 3476
Corcoran, CA 93212

Today, I chose to send a letter to Charles Manson. The Book lists the addresses of various different killers, but the I decided to go with Charles Manson simply due to the fact that he has become part of American folklore as the quintessential psychopath. I first thought about adding the whole letter here, but I realized that I kind of rambled on quite a bit and there isn't enough people reading this to care. But among the topics I spoke about were religion, world government, ATWA, and music. This ended up being much harder than I originally anticipated. At first, I thought it would be easy and I could just talk about things he might have opinions on, but then I realized it was much more. I was trying to have a conversation with a man who is universally accepted as one of the most evil people to ever live. I really had to think about what I would say to him given the opportunity. From everything I've read, he doesn't even receive most of the mail sent to him and he the things he does get he is not likely to respond to. But hopefully, I'll get a response. Being that he thinks, well, like Charles Manson and that he's been in prison for nearly 40 years, I think he would have some very interesting thoughts on the state of the world.

Also, today is Friday the 13th. I haven't decided whether or not this is good luck or bad luck on the hopes of a response.

Day 12: What's Your Type?

"Mark down your type today as a reminder at drunken parties."

I decided just to take one of the random personality test quizzes that are so abundant these days. The results really didn't surprise me.

Funny, it just so happens that my girlfriend was an art student

Day 11

"Today, introduce yourself to someone you know but never speak to."

This really wasn't too hard. Today, I met Andrew, another student at school. Admittedly, I didn't know him at all before today, but I still decided to introduce myself to him tonight at dinner. He is a baker, who had just returned from externship in Colorado. We talked for a bit about extern, the CIA life, how we thought the changes in the programs were going, etc. We talked over dinner and he seemed life a really nice guy. After we finished eating, we parted ways. I don't know if I'll ever talk to him, or even see him again with so many damn people at this school, but it was nice to meet a new person even for a little bit.

Day 10: Meet Jonas Day

"This is Jonas Jansson, a courageous young fellow who has agreed to follow The Book's injunctions to the letter. In this, his first week, he has already been arrested once and lost his girlfriend. Go Jonas!"

The Book then goes on to tell the story of what happened to Jonas. I don't really know what to do for this one, other than go on Facebook and add somebody with the same name who looks pretty close. So I did that. That's pretty much it. Uuummm...

 EDIT: So it turns out that the guy I added was not the person described in the book. But he likes Slayer and Dude, Where's My Car? so it's all good.

Day 9: Do Something Before Breakfast

"As any peasant worth his salt will tell you, the early morning is the best part of the day, so set the alarm for 5o'clock and rise and shine."

Well, I'm not getting up THAT early. That's just crazy. But, however, it is currently 8:04am and I have just returned from the gym where I worked out for an hour and sat in the sauna for a bit. While I did enjoy getting up and getting a jump on the day, this task could also easily be titled "Make a decision that you will immediately regret" and I could have done the same thing. Now if you don't mind, I think I'll take a nap.

Day 8: Addiction-Free Day

"Your body is your temple. Cut out addictive substances for the day and see how much purer you feel. Special Tip for any book owners addicted to Crack Cocaine: You may not feel purer immediately. Stick at this one for at least a couple of months to see the full lifestyle benefits."

Being that I'm not terribly addicted to much else, I decided to go the full day without internet. Usually, the first thing I do in the morning and the last thing I do before bed is check my Facebook and email. Wasting time online is something I do almost constantly without even realizing it. One minute I'll be trying to work on homework, and then I've spent like 45 minutes watching Dude Perfect videos on YouTube for no apparent reason. So today, I wanted to focus my attention on more important things. Well, at least different things at any rate.

I woke up relatively early and went to the gym for a bit. I came back and had lunch, then went grocery shopping for dinner. Started dinner and played some video games, watch TV etc. I wanted to work on some homework, but I realized that the only homework that I needed to do required the internet, so that was out. Overall, not going online wasn't as hard as I thought it might be. I have plenty of other things to do around here, so maybe I can do other things instead of constantly doing nothing on the internet.