missives from the birdcage

Woot!

2009-11-29T17:40:38Z

Considering the month it has been, I really wasn't sure if it would happen this year, so I'm pretty happy. Now I need to go soak my hands to cool them down after three straight days of non-stop writing....

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Thanksgiving!

2009-11-27T14:39:37Z

After a terrible travel experience a number of years ago, I vowed never to travel Thanksgiving weekend, ever again. (We'll see if that holds forever, but I think it will certainly hold for flying-- a never on Thanksgiving activity-- and also for ...

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Rough seas

2009-11-24T20:34:50Z

It's been kind of a rough month. Not worst ever, but not so easy. We spent Friday driving out to Tennessee to see Mr. P's grandfather. I'm relieved to say that we did get there in time to see him, but that he passed away the next day. Monday was ...

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I rescind my gratitude.

2009-11-19T12:15:42Z

I ended last week happy to have ended it, however, if I had realized I was trading in last week for this week, I might have thought again. It is early Thursday morning, so who knows what new and interesting issues await, but here is my week thus f...

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so grateful the week is over

2009-11-14T22:03:21Z

This week has been insane. The month is pretty insane, really, but this week involved two major deadlines, work travel, and another project where multitasking was not possible, but which took up a dozen hours. In addition to the regular stuff-- wo...

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one down...

2009-11-13T12:49:36Z

Paper: done. Yeay! Nanowrimo: about a third done... could be worse. House: messy. Need to get on that. Work project: not started. Really need to get on that. Stuff for craft show tonight & tomorrow: as done as it's gonna be. Car packed for craft s...

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Have you kissed your vet today?

2009-11-12T01:29:30Z

Why, yes, I have. My love, Mr. P, does get kissed quite often, but he got extras today for his service, and because I'm very very happy that he is not in Iraq anymore. I had the day off, which meant that I was at least somewhat productive-- I did...

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first draft

2009-11-09T10:55:47Z

of the paper done! Yeay! Now for more editing, boooo. But at least the first draft is done. I have a couple more components to finish on this thing, plus editing, and then it will be wrapped, bow-tied, and sent off. Yeay! Only seventy-eight more ...

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procrastination

2009-11-08T19:34:48Z

I'm supposed to be writing this paper. Not my novel, this other thing. It's actually on something I'm quite interested in, it's just the timeline on it is kind of bad, so I'm not feeling super motivated to get the thing done.... when I really need...

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busy busy busy

2009-11-05T11:13:57Z

writing my Nanowrimo novel thingy. And also an article that I'm feeling a little half hearted about, but that needs to be done if it is going to get done, and soon. Maybe both of these at the same time not such a good idea. But all of the writing ...

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