Monday, or A Day's Work

[lagilman]

Woke up at 8 -- wow, I slept in! -- and felt only minor aftereffects of the previous night's celebrations. I then got to prove myself a real New Yorker by having to get up and move the car for alternate side of the street parking. I have to do this twice a week, which really isn't much of a hardship, but still makes me thankful that we have found Darcy a nice retirement home back in Connecticut, where 0eris0 will take good care of him, and spare him sitting unused for days and weeks on end, which is no fate for a performance vehicle.

Then I reworked a proposal, took posession of a new freelance project, broke down a few more boxes, brainstormed with another writer on her project, and made a salad so my fridge didn't seem so empty. Then I dealt with some correspondence, and came up with a novella proposal for another possible project.

Oh, and I took a nap in there somwhere. The felines insisted.

It's good to have the writer-brain back in lead. I missed working, a lot. Like most of us in the arts, it's not just what I do -- it's what I am.

Of course, the home-stuff isn't finished yet. Next up: figuring out where the artwork goes. Oh, and arranging a painting party date. Volunteers, step forward and state your availability!

Still, at the end of the day, I can look out from my desk and see the shape of my home forming, and I am content.

Comments

[0eris0.livejournal.com]

Count me in on painting. Also, my office has a bunch of painting samples from various manufacturers that like to keep us happy, so feel free to ask me to pilfer some samples if you want more to look at.

And yes, Darcy will be well taken care of and will retire nicely amongst his fellow kind in the great German car retreat that is Connecticut. He will frolic happily in the snow and learn to play nice with the other rival manufacturers, but he may have to show off from time to time, you know how he can be sometimes.