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jakebe
It is a deliciously dreary day; heavily overcast, just cool enough to be chilled without a jacket, the clouds set to 'mist'. It's the kind of day where you sleep in an hour late, have a relaxed breakfast of coffee instead of something solid, and listen to something catatonically mellow before heading in for work. (Norah Jones works well for this. Recently, I've fallen in with Sigur Ros, too.)
And now, I'm here at work, trying to shift gears from mellow to working. I'm pretty sure another cup of coffee might just do the trick.
I had a tremendously productive day yesterday, catching up on shelving all of the books I needed to so I could focus on a few projects that have been simmering for a while. Namely, straightening the duplicates so they aren't such a hopeless mess. It's tough going, but it's my fault for letting them get as bad as they are.
Straightened up several sections yesterday; now the work continues so I can make room to move another section from one room to the 'project room'. This'll make a lot more space in the other room, so when that room becomes the 'project room,' as I suspect it will in the beginning of November, I'll have a lot more room to breathe. Hopefully, I can give coworkers some room to breathe as well.
The ultimate goal of all this, of course, is to have my sections -- both storefront and duplicate -- straightened and tidied by the time I take my big two-week vacationarama in the beginning of December. Make sure the messes and indescript stacks of books are cleaned or at least labeled, make clear signs for all sections so there's no questions where anything is...that sort of thing. Of course, an undertaking of this magnitude is huge, so I'll need extra time to work on it. Thankfully, Charles has agreed to let me work six days for a while to nock the time I'll be missing, so I can get all this done and work up the 'extra' vacation days I'll need. Shiny.
Writing has been coming again, only in fits and starts. This is all right, though I usually feel like a complete failure when I head to bed late and all I have to show for the evening is an intensely frustrating game of Yahoo! Graffiti or having my fluffy little tail handed to me in cribbage. And of course, since I'm either trying to play games or write or too frustrated to do either, I'm usually a little...distracted when talking to other people. Which makes me feel like a jerk as well. :) *sigh* I really need to get better with how I spend my time, especially on the computer. It seems that no matter what I'm doing, I'm not really there. Which is a tremendous problem for me.
The Oklacon routine is finally starting to take shape. I'm managing to spin a recent hatred of Monopoly into something I'm happy with, so hurrah! There are other things I'm working on (mostly story snippets and RP posts for friends) that are fun and creativity-encouraging. Honestly, I can't wait for November so I can get into things I want without deadline or obligation (I know about "Grey Warming Over," but that's something I want to do).
The coffee's about ready, so it's time to attack the twin devils of dust and disorganization. :)
And now, I'm here at work, trying to shift gears from mellow to working. I'm pretty sure another cup of coffee might just do the trick.
I had a tremendously productive day yesterday, catching up on shelving all of the books I needed to so I could focus on a few projects that have been simmering for a while. Namely, straightening the duplicates so they aren't such a hopeless mess. It's tough going, but it's my fault for letting them get as bad as they are.
Straightened up several sections yesterday; now the work continues so I can make room to move another section from one room to the 'project room'. This'll make a lot more space in the other room, so when that room becomes the 'project room,' as I suspect it will in the beginning of November, I'll have a lot more room to breathe. Hopefully, I can give coworkers some room to breathe as well.
The ultimate goal of all this, of course, is to have my sections -- both storefront and duplicate -- straightened and tidied by the time I take my big two-week vacationarama in the beginning of December. Make sure the messes and indescript stacks of books are cleaned or at least labeled, make clear signs for all sections so there's no questions where anything is...that sort of thing. Of course, an undertaking of this magnitude is huge, so I'll need extra time to work on it. Thankfully, Charles has agreed to let me work six days for a while to nock the time I'll be missing, so I can get all this done and work up the 'extra' vacation days I'll need. Shiny.
Writing has been coming again, only in fits and starts. This is all right, though I usually feel like a complete failure when I head to bed late and all I have to show for the evening is an intensely frustrating game of Yahoo! Graffiti or having my fluffy little tail handed to me in cribbage. And of course, since I'm either trying to play games or write or too frustrated to do either, I'm usually a little...distracted when talking to other people. Which makes me feel like a jerk as well. :) *sigh* I really need to get better with how I spend my time, especially on the computer. It seems that no matter what I'm doing, I'm not really there. Which is a tremendous problem for me.
The Oklacon routine is finally starting to take shape. I'm managing to spin a recent hatred of Monopoly into something I'm happy with, so hurrah! There are other things I'm working on (mostly story snippets and RP posts for friends) that are fun and creativity-encouraging. Honestly, I can't wait for November so I can get into things I want without deadline or obligation (I know about "Grey Warming Over," but that's something I want to do).
The coffee's about ready, so it's time to attack the twin devils of dust and disorganization. :)
