hey guys. i'm considering shuttering my lj blogs, in favor of wordpress. for the moment, i'm updating at http://stephanerd.wordpress.com/. i know this is probably earth-shattering for the lot of you.

okay, back to work.

content&well-rested today, which feels odd following on the heels of weeks-long over-exhaustion. today was unrushed: shivering through 10 a.m. mass; unpacking the whole of my pathetic winter wardrobe, which contains more socks than anything else; being treated to an egg omelet brunch by my hubby, who then settled down to watch a doc on burning man ( Read more... )

"We are here for you and your penis! Megadik makes it just mega-large!"

i just missed the 11 p.m. express bus home last night. the 11:10 local didn't show up till...11:45. the man in front of me at the port authority kept asking people if they were waiting for the 192, explaining in a put-upon voice that he had to go to the doctor in the morning, and now he wouldn't be able to go because he'd be too tired ( Read more... )

this morning, i finally found out that i had failed to write a satisfactory manic-letter for michael's company. on the one hand, i was sad that i had failed at such a thing. on the other hand, i was dreading ever having to do another one, plus mike's boss told me that my letter had read like a magazine piece, which is actually what i'd rather be ( Read more... )

i hadn't had a good cry in front of the tv for awhile but then, while taking a break today:


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i'm here at nerve this morning, but taking my sweet old time to ease into productivity. i've been getting home at about midnight every night this week, despite the fact that i've altered my schedule to have nerve & the sun on separate days ( Read more... )

"eating lasagna as i recover from a telephone beat-down by one of my authors. wishing for a new job. no more academic books. no more marketing. i'm overwhelmed and disinterested. i want magazine work. or housewifery. or both."

whoa. i actually pulled it off.

i'm at the sun right now, freezing my ass off. as i drink bad coffee & surf the internet, it occurs to me that, since leaving my full time job, i now work six days a week.

incredible.

only i could leave my job and end up working more ( Read more... )

i'm waiting for the last story of the evening to come in as i roast in my little corner over here. it's labor day, and it appears the building's air conditioning is still out for the long weekend. i have one of my pearl river fans with me, but i'm still ruing my penchant for jeans on hot days lately. aside from that, i've gone through my usual slew ( Read more... )