Transferring to Stars Hollow By The Sea (as opposed to Stars Hollow North Lake or the DocuDharma/Stars Hollow World Headquarters in New York City).
New York City?! Well, Pace is actually a Campbell Soup Company from Camden, New Jersey which is 96 miles from New York City and I assure you that you can see the Empire State Building from our World Headquarters which is considerably closer than that.
Well, if you move 3 Avenues and gain about 10 stories but never let details get in the way of a good one.
It’s true enough that this past year has been marked with prolonged and frequent interruptions in output. Despite my investment in portability (and believe me I’m much more portable than I was in Desktop mode) my Road Warrior kit still takes an hour of setup and take down (though normally in reverse order) at each end and travel time is entirely unproductive.
On the other hand I’ve had some great experiences and spent more time than you might imagine in remote locations (about 3 weeks each month from June until now), the downside being that each time I return my desk is even more badly organized than it was before I ripped out all the wires AND I have a huge pile of used laundry to cycle through (also everything in the ‘fridge is furry and I have to pitch it).
The wonder is I make any progress at all.
None of which is an excuse for not making deadlines and unfortunately for my readers (at least I hope it’s unfortunate) being on the road usually means I have other work that needs to be done. C’est la vie. This weekend will be a huge crunch until Saturday, hopefully I’ll be able to cover Sepang but no promises.
Playoffs in the only sport that matters (Senior League Baseball) are fast approaching, I’m frantic to find my Mets cap but I fear they’re destined for an early exit regardless. Is this an indication I’ll need an absentee ballot? I’m not sure. I’ll be packing my passport just in case.
Do I take writing seriously? Yes and no. No in that after 11 years of almost constant attention I feel less bad about missing a few marks when circumstances dictate. Yes when you consider it’s the core of my self definition and, you know, I’ve been doing it for 11 years! I also imagine myself as a reader and I understand how keenly disappointing and concerning it is when a constant source of gratification and escape is unavailable.
Those Lighthouse metaphors? I mean them.
I hope you’ll suffer me this as you always do and I will attempt to keep the content coming as best I can.