Weekend!
I had a meeting at EAJ2 this morning and got an admission from them that no one could possibly do the work they'd asked me to do with the limited information they'd given me. I quite enjoyed firing off my questions, one after another: And what about this? And this? And this? And this? And this? They could hardly answer any of them, which brought my point home nicely. There's an inherent culture clash between broad-brush, mover-and-shaker people (them) and detail people (me). I really admire mover-and-shaker people, but I don't think they should set up corporate structures.
The first deadline is still Monday, but I said no, I couldn't spend the weekend at their office. (Though I'm in a good mood about the job again now - all I wanted was an acknowledgement that it's complex and they've been making it even harder than it should be.) I really really need the social life I have planned for this weekend, having spent almost all my time alone out here for the last month. If I'm seeing you this weekend, I can't wait! And thank you for organising it, because doing so would have been beyond me and I'd be facing another weekend of more of the same.
Goal for October, after the EAJs are finished: reassess priorities. I'm pretty sure that compared to a few years ago, I'm spending less time seeing friends, exercising less and doing fewer things outside my normal routine. I want to do more things outside my usual routine! With friends! Sometimes while exercising!
DS Match started today on ds_flashfiction. Reading anonymously-posted stories has become my favourite thing to do in fandom, so I'm going to make sure I find time for some before the authors are revealed.
The first deadline is still Monday, but I said no, I couldn't spend the weekend at their office. (Though I'm in a good mood about the job again now - all I wanted was an acknowledgement that it's complex and they've been making it even harder than it should be.) I really really need the social life I have planned for this weekend, having spent almost all my time alone out here for the last month. If I'm seeing you this weekend, I can't wait! And thank you for organising it, because doing so would have been beyond me and I'd be facing another weekend of more of the same.
Goal for October, after the EAJs are finished: reassess priorities. I'm pretty sure that compared to a few years ago, I'm spending less time seeing friends, exercising less and doing fewer things outside my normal routine. I want to do more things outside my usual routine! With friends! Sometimes while exercising!
DS Match started today on ds_flashfiction. Reading anonymously-posted stories has become my favourite thing to do in fandom, so I'm going to make sure I find time for some before the authors are revealed.