Roll down the window and let the wind blow through your hair

[rolanni]

Ghod, what a terrible day.  The problem with being gone a day from the day-job is that the email stacks up and then I’ve got a dozen people needing something right now. Even if everyone is being Perfectly Polite, which the majority were, the sensation is too very much like being stuck in a crowded party where everybody is yelling to be heard over their neighbor, and all you (or at least, I) want to do is get out and find a quiet corner.

Well.

I didn’t kill anybody; I didn’t cry in public; and I didn’t quit.

Guess that counts as a victory.

Brief stop at the grocery store, then home.  Steve was watching anime — he told me which one, but I forgot.  I retired to my room and did not do anything of the serious tasks that need doing for the closing out of SRM’s fiscal year.  Instead, I opened up my file and wrote a few words — just some conversation, that’s all.

I feel better now.

Time to go into the kitchen and wash me some dishes.

Progress on Ghost Ship:

42,254 words, not-necessarily-in-order, for about 42.25% done

Nope, still haven’t figured out how to make the progress meter display properly in WordPress.

Everybody have a good evening.

Originally published at Sharon Lee, Writer. You can comment here or there.

Comments

[hapaxnym.livejournal.com]

Beautiful music and pretty pictures, immediately!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAIKznMPXUk

Hope this helps a little

[rolanni.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[(Anonymous)]

Please don't forget that self-preservation is a _critical_ task that _should_ be allowed to beat out others (e.g., "I retired to my room and did not do anything of the serious tasks that need doing....) in the competition for your attention!

Jim

[keristor.livejournal.com]

Seconded. We'd like you to survive to be able to write more in the future.

[(Anonymous)]

Not quitting and not crying in public . . . HUGE. You did good, kiddo.

Barb in Bandon

[pbray.livejournal.com]

Commiserations on the madness of the day job.