You Know You're a Freelancer When...

[lagilman]

Making a pot of high-test at 10 pm seems a perfectly reasonable idea.


Since I really need milk in my coffee, and I'm genetically predisposed to
NOT drink milk, I've broken down and bought soymilk. I hate the stuff on
its own, but I got some that's vanilla-flavored, and it actually works quite
well in coffee.

The other clue that you're a freelancer, whih I exemplified last week, is
when you're 20 minutes early for a lunch date, and you scout out a Starbucks
so you can glom a table and get some work done. With your cell phone out
and within reach Just In Case.

I hate being a stereotype.

On the other hand, I remember days when I was doing the office routine,
seeing the people who were having long lunches, and walking their dogs,
and generally Not Being 9-5, and thinking "that... would be nice."

It is. :-)

And another 1500 words done on Retrievers #2, and I was feeling twitchy and energized throughout much of the scene. That's always a good sign.

Comments

[house-draven.livejournal.com]

There *are* some decent brands of soy milk, but I usually stick with a vanilla when I get it, which I must admit is seldom, since I'm fine with dairy.

Congrats on the word count!

[lagilman]

She's back!

*squealing and hugging*

Welcome back! And sympatheis on the recent crap, and so glad you're back, did I say that?

[house-draven.livejournal.com]

Thanks, sweetie. We seem to have the desktop stabilized, at least for the moment, so I have hopes of being able to stay up with my friends' page, at least.

And thanks for the sympathy on the Other Shit. This stuff is killing me, sometimes, I think, literally, but I'm still standing. :)

[deire.livejournal.com]

The soy chai at our local cafe is also extremely good. It has that warm milk taste to it.

[dendrophilous.livejournal.com]

I make oatmeal with plain soy milk every morning. But then, I never liked the taste of real milk anyway.