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A Day in the Life of
Nikolas P. Robinson
8:00 – I return home, shower, and get dressed for the day. I usually check out what’s going on online, perusing newsgroups and Facebook.
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About Nikolas P. Robinson
Nikolas P. Robinson (1978-Present) was born in Saint Paul, MN but spent most of his life in and around Rapid City, SD where he still resides with his children, a beagle, a cat, and two ferrets.
A former musician, some of Nikolas' non-literary artistry can be found with the relatively unknown musical project Alter Noctvm...Alter Idem (roughly translated from Latin into English as Another Night...Another Identity) where he provided vocals, bass, percussion, and some synth/programming.
"A Wreck In Progress: Assorted Poetry" was his first published work, a collection of poetry that he compiled from years of material that he had previously accumulated.
In addition to poetry, he has written a couple of novels (all but one of them, Unspoken, at this time unpublished) and is currently in the process of further writing as well as again working on music (with an as yet untitled project).
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A Day in the Life of
Nikolas P. Robinson
*This is detailed under the assumption that I am actually at
home the night before rather than having stayed the night at my fiancé’s house
like I do Wednesday and Thursday nights.
6:00 – My alarm on the cell phone goes off. I routinely hit
snooze once or twice, allowing me to sleep for another 20 minutes.
I get out of bed and usually pour myself a bowl of cereal
and sit down at the desk in my bedroom to eat it. After finishing my breakfast
I throw on a pair of gym shorts or track pants, slip on a pair of socks, put my
pair of Skechers on my feet, and typically put on a t-shirt or wife beater.
Depending on the day I either begin lifting weights or power on the Xbox 360 in
my bedroom and start up YourShape: Fitness Evolved 2012 or UFC Personal Trainer
to complete my first workout routine of the day.
7:30 – I collect the kids together and make sure that they
are ready for school. We go outside and get into the car. I drop my two oldest
children off at the high school they attend first and then drop my younger daughter
off at the elementary school she attends.
8:00 – I return home, shower, and get dressed for the day. I usually check out what’s going on online, perusing newsgroups and Facebook.
8:40 – I drive to work along the same route that I always
take.
8:55 – I log in to my computer at work and begin getting the
respective systems that I will need during my shift up and running.
9:00 – My shift begins and I start taking technical support
calls from DirecTV customers. During the interval between calls I jot down
ideas or story segments in the notebook that I’ve brought with me.
11:30 – I take a 15-minute break, during which time I check
text messages, emails, and all that jazz on my phone.
11:45 – I return to work and continue taking technical
support calls and writing wherever I can squeeze it in.
13:00 – My first shift of work is complete and I drive home
again. I often put on a television show that aired during the week, something
that I missed during broadcast. Sometimes I heat up a Lean Cuisine or Healthy
Choice meal of some kind to enjoy while I’m watching whatever the television
show happens to be. I swallow my vitamins and supplements for the day.
14:00 – I begin my second workout routine of the day. The
second workout consists of either weightlifting or additional video
game-oriented exercises. Depending on my mood at the time; the routine might be
P90X, Insanity, or something of the sort.
14:50 – I leave the house to pick my daughter up from
elementary school.
15:10 – My daughter and I drive across town to the high
school where we wait for the next 20 minutes or so to pick up my older two
children.
16:00 – I typically relax for a little while, watching
something on television or reading a book.
16:40 – I leave for work.
16:55 – I log in to my computer and work-related
applications again.
17:00 – My shift begins. Just like before, I squeeze writing
in wherever I am able, between technical support calls.
19:30 – I take a 15-minute break and make phone calls, check
text messages, emails, and whatnot.
19:45 – I return to work and everything continues as before.
21:00 – My shift (and work day) is over. I return home.
21:30 – Depending on how my energy levels are I will
sometimes squeeze in another workout routine, eat something, and wind down.
22:00 – Depending on the day of week I either get into bed
with my notebook and begin writing again or get in my car and drive out to my
fiancé’s house to spend the night with her (where I also sometimes do some
writing). There is occasionally a movie that I feel inclined to watch or a book
that I want to read.
00:00 – 1:00 – I finally decide that it’s time to go to
sleep and consider doing so.
Throughout the course of the day I am on and off my
computer, sometimes incorporating the playing of a video game or another into
my routine, and fiddling around on my phone for one reason or another. The
routine fluctuates here and there depending on the day of the week, especially
during my Thursdays and Fridays because I don’t work on those two days. On
Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays I don’t have to take the kids to school and
will typically have an alarm set for 6:45 instead of 6:00. During the break
between shifts on Saturdays I usually drive slightly out of town to the bar
where my fiancé is working and visit with her for an hour or so.
That’s really about it. My life, broken down into a simple
itinerary, is a terribly boring thing.
Thank you, Nikolas, for sharing your day with us and thank you, readers for taking the time to stop by. I hope that you've enjoyed today's
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