This Is What I Mean When I Don't Write Things Down

I had planned to go running today and I've only just remembered, even though I thought I was pretty excited about it. It's twenty past ten, over half an hour past my recently appointed bed time. Far too late now. Or is it? ... No, it is. It's very tempting to play around still and let myself be completely ill-prepared for tomorrow, but not only do I have an early class, I also have a full day. As much as I would prefer the day to myself, it doesn't change my circumstance or that this work still needs to be completed and I still need to attend. Ignoring my circumstance, unfortunately, simply won't change it. I will feel much better for having gone - and done it properly - than shirking it and feeling dread for the week that follows or doing a poor job and feeling lost in myself. Tomorrow will also be very close to the weekend, when I will have the days to myself. And this is reminding me that I need to book a musical/ local theatre opera with my friend before Saturday, I bet the tickets need to be bought in advance. I reckon I should work out a better system for reminders, notes are plentiful and get lost, tell me if there's another way. Maybe something on my laptop, or not?

I enjoyed reading my e-book on my laptop, just Edge PDF reader - nothing fancy, it worked a dream all the same, though. I felt the urge today to bring my phone with me into the bathroom, I asked myself, what for? and I couldn't answer, so I left it. I'm proud of myself for leaving my phone behind today, I will perhaps trade in laptop instead of phone for when the urge strikes again. At the very least, I don't think I could do anything on it to feel worse for the trade. 
Laptop brings me so much joy that phone doesn't. Perhaps it is it's size or that I don't watch TV or films on it. Perhaps it's because I can do slightly more with it, like use the keyboard and thus program and write with ease. I don't feel groggy after reading on it (so far yet), I often feel accomplished, perhaps because I usually create something when using it. Is creating always better than consuming or does a balance needs to be stricken? Until recently, there's been a lopsided swing to one side and I bet you can guess which that was...

I think it's Feng Shui, in the sense that there is a space for everything that you move throughout, instead of not moving at all and greeting the world at your fingertips without moving even your eyes. Example: (if I get one:) TV show on tablet, reading on laptop (or heaven forbid a physical book lol), I use my Translate app for translating, when I come across words I don't know - I think it's faster than researching just the word(s) because I have the languages I need downloaded, but if perhaps Wikipedia - and I don't know - has a translate feature, then I could download it (yes, you can download Wikipedia, or even have an offline version on their app) and perhaps put it in a cyberdeck or similar. Elena and I were talking about making cyberdecks today, we quite like the idea of clamshell purses, like mermaids.
Texting is useful, I'll give phone that, and when I'm not at home I can't really do it on the laptop and it's not completely available without a phone but that's the manufactures fault, not my blame. I use my Drawing app for art class and my Campus app for submissions, perhaps I can move to a school device, there's not really an offline equivalent, unfortunately. 
OK, well I guess that's not quite as applicable as I was thinking and I'm not even looking to get a tablet right now for school or to replace telly, I've been OK without shows, for now - we'll see how it goes, I wonder if I can keep it up or if some intense desire will come over me. My point still stands, weaker now sure, but I like the idea of a space for everything and I go to that space for it.

I venture to know if by being intensly consumed with my phone, I have been hurting my brain. I hear the loud talk of how AI definitely is, but so many hours a day on the same screen, an addiction or habit that brings it back to my eyes constantly, isn't that hurtful too? It sounds like it. Maybe if I get myself sorted straight on this, will I be better able to retain information in my mind? Instead of scattered notes stored haphazardly all over my phone, will I be able to organise them in my mind and thus need less reminders, or even - aiming for the stars here - remember more, thus rendering reminders redundant? Will I no longer forget my favourite activities, or at least will the free time I'm already gaining mean I can bring them into my life with repetition, so much so that they stop being faint memories and become strong features of my life that I miss and search for whenever I go without?

I was so excited to go running today. I had simple plans that fell apart at the seams, I was going to waste spend the day indoors doing homework and miss the beautiful day outside. I think ultimately the day was good and I should spend more time looking up and appreciating where I am rather than with my head down in a book that I could do anywhere. Running would be another lovely way to appreciate that. I don't have a running route, which I will find before my first run now that I've considered it. I'm so eager to go now, I'll make sure to set myself up well for it, like I'll set myself up well for tomorrow by being prepared and making it easier for future me.