I was pretty worthless today. I have some regular events, like calling my parents, that I do every week. I accomplished that much.
The fact is, I didn't even try. Some days you just need to take a day off. I work a full time job, then I hit things hard on the weekends. I limited myself to a little bit of blog work, like assembling the next Lisa Burton Radio, and that's it. I also scheduled my next Story Empire post about Flipboard.
I'm embarrassed to admit that I'm recording The Walking Dead. In the interest of preserving my marriage, we are watching the Grammys. Which marketing genius on either side made sure both shows competed with each other?
In other news, Larissa Takahasi followed me again today. Maybe she'll actually say hi one day.
Things have gotten busy at the paycheck job lately. I have some presentions to make in the next few weeks, and one of them could be to over a hundred people. I'm ready for them, but I have to write the material for another one due in May. I suppose, just because I'm not writing fiction, doesn't mean I'm not writing.
Looking forward to completing the drafts of The Yak Guy Project, and The Enhanced League. They're both very close, but I'm not going to force either of them.
So it's back to the paycheck job for me. My floating day off is Wednesday, and those are usually pretty productive. I still might not finish anything, but I'll bet I get closer.
Maybe these should be called recharge days. Forgot about the Grammies, but I don’t really get into the award shows. Heard David Bowie won something.
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He may have, it’s more my wife’s thing. To be honest, I’ve been listening to Pirates of the Caribbean music off to the side, and thinking of ordering a Davy Jones hat. I may wind up with a pirate story in my future after all.
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I was watching Black Sails. One of these days I’ll do a pirate story that isn’t like all the others. Davy Jones from the movie?
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Yup, not The Monkeys.
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Forgot about that one. Now I have the song stuck in my head.
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Wake up sleepy Jean, oh what can it mean…
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The Monkees’ Davy Jones is gone. Makes me sad. I used to love that show, and not surprisingly, he was my favorite of the four.
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I think he was the favorite of all the girls.
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Reblogged this on Anita Dawes & Jaye Marie.
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Even with the best will in the world, sometimes we have to take time out. Usually means that we need it, so don’t fight it too much?
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My intention is not to stress too much over this stuff in 2017. My only deadlines are the ones I make for myself.
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and sometimes we expect too much of ourselves too…
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I’m playing catch-up as usual after the weekend. Sunday was my most productive day, with my goof off day as Saturday. When you think about it, many writers works two jobs–the paycheck job and the writing job. That’s a lot for any sane person to juggle. We earn every moment we take to recharge.
I had a nice chuckle about Larissa Takahasi.
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I want to get these projects finished, then I may not take up the next one for a while. I’m moving into my busy season at the office. Promotion will take some effort though.
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Sundays are definitely a recharge day for me. I spent it with my wife and daughter and didn’t do much writing at all. Of course, I was up writing until 1AM the night before.
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I feel pretty good about not working on Sunday. Could become a habit.
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It’s always good to recharge.
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Everyone deserves a day off now and again. Your writing schedule is pretty intense. You should relax a bit. Sounds like your projects are coming along really well, so you can afford the time off. š
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Maybe I should go looking for gold after reading your post. I have all the tools, and the runoff this year will make for a good deposit in the streams.
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Wow that sounds exciting! You know there was a mini gold rush here in the 1800s, it got so bad the government had to step in and sort it out. Not much was actually found, so it all died away to nothing. Would be fun though! You ever found any?
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Nothing to brag about. Some of the streams have a few flakes, but I’ve never hit the traditional spots in Idaho. Many of the old mining camps still have bits left. This year’s runoff could make those areas productive.
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You should do it. But only if the weather is nice.
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Maybe a few months from now.
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Good luck! Hope you find a huge nugget! š
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Good luck on the presentations. Also, hope you have a great week.
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Thanks, John. It will all work out. Today is all about stemming the flood of new projects, before working on my presentations.
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Stemming can be tough work.
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What’s up with that chick? You must just laugh about it now. Ridiculous!
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Chicks dig the beard.
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Hahahahaha!!!
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