Only 38.5 hours this week, unless I decide to do some extra work tonight. I suspect I won’t.
Most of this can be blamed on some extra dog-walking when TYG was busy and a couple of unavoidable errands today. Plus I kept reaching the point where my brain would clog up and I had to stop and goof off for a bit. Which if not for the unavoidable surprises wouldn’t have been a problem.
This reminds me of articles I’ve seen stating that we only have a finite amount of concentration, and that if we push on too long we basically use up our supply. So it’s better to take a break and goof off than try to push ahead. I’m honestly not sure if that’s okay, but I do reach a point now and again where I can’t keep going. Dog caregiving + work + all the little paperwork details that life requires sometimes leaves me feeling exhausted now that I’m working a full 40 hours (or almost in this case) a week. Why yes, it probably is a good thing I don’t have kids.
The shortfall aside, I had a good week. I got a couple more chapters drafted for the time travel book; did a side project for a friend (but a paying one!); and came close to my Demand Media quota (the side project makes up for the shortfall and then some). Plus watching movies. Alas, I’ve almost tapped out my Netflix offerings and the local library so it’s going to get more and more expensive from hereon (even going used for a lot of stuff).
I’m really pleased that the book is slowly shaping up. Too slowly, but I think it will be more than just a listing of movies as I look at patterns, gimmicks and plot elements that keep turning up, over and over. I want to get the first draft batted out completely in May. It’s doable, though not easy: while it doesn’t require the kind of What Next? plotting I need for fiction, it still has to flow smoothly and it’s tougher than you might think to tie everything together.
Next week I know I’ll fall short as TYG and I have various activities planned, starting tomorrow. But that comes under the heading of vacation so I’m cool with it.
