Scheduling and conflicts

My girlfriend, whom i speak so highly about, signed me up for the UnCab Lab. Its a writing workshop to develop your personal essys/creative non-fiction into something more substantial- a one-person show, a sit-com script, a collection of essays, open mic performances, or the ever ready stand-up comedy routine. Basically, the class consists of four three-hour sunday sessions where you get in front of the microphone for five minutes and talk about....whatever you want. You have five minutes to talk about yourself. They put extra emphasis on the fact that if you tell a story about a friend or relative, you need to explain how the story relates to yourself. Some(most) people have things they are working on, a large number of people are aspiring comedians, and some just show up and use it for therapy. On top of that, its an INCREDIBLY diverse group of people. Psychologists, TV executives cum struggling parents, middle school teachers, criminal lawyers, and a varied spattering of actors and writers. This past Sunday was the third meeting of the class and I sort of prepared, but really didnt. I relegated myself(somewhat succesfully) to complaining about how effecient of a planner I am, and how that leads to never having any interesting stories to tell in class. Heres my point: Beth, the teacher, suggested that even though I do interesting things, it may never seem like it to myself. She suggested I take a day and NOT PLAN ANYTHING. Just wake up and say, Surprise me! Sounds like great advice, but with one hitch, I thought to myself, I dont really plan that often to begin with, so how is this going to be any different? I left class somewhat confused as to how I was going to carry out my assignment. And then, this morning, as I sat in Starbucks, writing, waiting to return my tux(see previous entry), I tore off a piece of scratch paper and started listing a few things that I had to do today. Write some e-mails, charge the camera batteris at work, return my tux, get information about Wanda Jackson at Amoeba this week; and then I realized I was totally planning! I make lists like these every day, mostly to remind me of things I should, have, or want to do. Holy shit. I plan fucking everything. I never STOP planning, or figuring out, or deciding, or researching, it goes on and on and on. Of course I didnt think that I did all this planning- DENIAL is the first step to realizing you have a problem! Im the least spontaneous person on the PLANET. Seriously, I think my teacher brought up a very good point, psychologically more than creatively(though both may go hand in hand), it really would be a dramatic change if I didnt plan anything at all, for an entire day. Im sure I would realize just how much I do plan. I may not be able to handle it. I may just break down in a slobbering heap and cry. Whats worse is that I want to PLAN when the day is that Im not going to plan. AAAAAHHHHH!!!!! I CANT DO IT!!! [jeffs head explodes all across his computer screen]