Moreover, in an age in which life too often resolves itself as the endless obligation to commune with one's iPhone, the chance to lose oneself is arguably more important than ever.
It's admittedly not a big deal most of the time, but for me coming out always feels like a potentially unpleasant awkwardness that has to be confronted again and again, an endless obligation that straight and closeted people aren't saddled with.
A freelance professor, for example, may work 30 weeks a year as an adjunct, without the tedious research, publication and endless committee obligations of a full professorship.
After she won the Nobel Prize, in 1991, Gordimer's diary had filled up with endless lecturing obligations, and texts existed in a constellation of slightly different versions.
The boyfriend was so sour that he could look at the local nude beach and tell Norman to avoid sexual temptation because it could bring on endless family obligations.
But one thing they are looking at is a carpooling-style service, which is handy considering this is one way that parents today typically work around endless ferrying obligations.
It's one that many parents face — endless responsibilities, obligations, and tasks, with little overt rewards.
On the turnaround in July: "When the season ended last year, we had an endless tour of obligations and we couldn't put this 2011 season behind us.
(For those of you who need to focus on having more discipline and less play, you may need to refrain from reading this to avoid any further decline in your motivation). But for those on the other side who feel frustrated that life seems like an endless string of obligations, read on!
