A good week, but it got busy at the end

But fun busy, a staff party at Raleigh Public Record. It was my first time meeting most of my fellow reporters (Raleigh traffic usually discourages me attending evening staff meetings). Part of this week’s work was finishing up a story on NC State’s nuclear reactor, which you can see here.
Breaking up my schedule with a long afternoon lunch did seem to improve things this week. I’m going to continue with it for now. On the downside, I spent way too much time internet-browsing——I still need to discipline myself.
Story wise, I finished replotting Brain From Outer Space. It still needs work, but it’s the first time I didn’t feel like screaming over all the loose ends. Everything ties up (if not quite neatly enough yet) and all the characters have a role to play. I feel I’m finally getting there.
Likewise, A Happening in Hell and my unnamed Jews-in-al-Andalus (9th century Spain) story are both shaping up, slowly but steadily.
I did bog down in a couple of eHows, but not as badly as when I was surging through the afternoon on them. So I think that’s a good sign I’m on the right scheduling path.
Oh, and I finished my second column for And. I’ll let you know when it’s out.
I still feel annoyingly tired today, but I suspect that’s more seasonal allergies as anything else.