What I need is some focus.

[feuervogel]

Without a job or something to work on, I spend the whole day fucking around on the internet. (Well, except yesterday and today I read The White Road, otterdance's latest book, in the afternoon. I can read a 400-page adult book in 6-8 hours.) Tuesday I spent some time redesigning my blog and writing a post, which sort of counts as real work, I guess.

I also need to spend more time practicing tai chi.

I may end up having to make myself a daily planner thingy and do shit like "8-9 am: computer; 9-10 am tai chi," etc. And give myself a tai chi practice regimen (Monday: Chen and chan si; Tuesday: weapons and Four Flowers, etc.) I'm good at following schedules and stuff, but I need to have them. I'm externally motivated, which is why I got into the advancement program at the school, rather than just taking classes. It gives me goals to work toward.

So tomorrow I need to write a proposal/summary/query for Valkyrie One (on which darling Ben has given me fb on already, over his lunch break today). I'll do that in the morning. I also need to write up a blog post on the ghost stations of Berlin. I'll start on that in the afternoon. I'm going to need to either focus on a small aspect of it (enough to show where I got U8 from) or break it into several pieces. It's a huge topic, and I find it incredibly fascinating. (Note to self: get book from upstairs.)

I also need to write up my thoughts on The White Road. Since I'm not an accomplished or particularly academic reviewer, that doesn't usually take very long.

I'd like to start revisions on Iron and Rust, but I'm still waiting on a couple sets of comments.

Tonight's a friend's birthday party over at the Flying Saucer, so we're headed out there after a bit. Ben's home, so it's time for me to feed the evil while he takes a shower.

Comments

[stormsdotter.livejournal.com]

May I encourage you to stay away from the time sink that is World of Warcraft?

[feuervogel]

No worries on that account ;) I've never gotten into RPGs of any variety: I don't have the patience to do all the level grinding and whatnot. Now, I'll gladly watch Ben play Final Fantasy on the PS3, because I can do something else while he's doing the boring stuff. (And holy hell, FF13's plot is the stupidest, thinnest, most nonsensical I've seen yet!)

[anacoluthon.livejournal.com]

I'm definitely going to be making daily/weekly schedules for myself once we move, so I feel like I'm not wasting my time or going crazy from inactivity. It helps me a lot.

I didn't respond when you initially posted, but if you need more eyes to read over anything, let me know. Other than moving early in the week, which hopefully won't be an all-day time suck for more than a few days, I'm looking at a LOT of free time until I find work.

[feuervogel]

When's your car coming? Are you going to have to rent something to move, or can you haul shit by train?

Thanks! Maybe I'll send the second draft of The Novel, whenever I finish that (though you may be employed by then...)

[anacoluthon.livejournal.com]

My car will be arriving soon, possibly even today. We have a rental car for now, though, so we can still move things from the apartment to the house. Happily, the movers are going to move all the big stuff in themselves once the main truck arrives early this week.

[tammylee.livejournal.com]

haha man!
I have to say, I'm a bit envious. But it's one of those grass is greener things. If I really did stay home all day I'd probably be driven mad.

[feuervogel]

You'd probably find plenty of stuff to fill your time with! Imagine how much more you could get done (Red-haired girl, the cookbook, etc) if you had 8 extra hours a day to do it.

Though sometimes when I realize I haven't left the house in days, it's kind of scary. Maybe that's why writers take their work to a coffee shop... (though with how loud the coffee shop is, maybe next time I'll try the library.)