Next to Godliness
Aug. 26th, 2006 11:54 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
cmk418I'm having one of those days when I'm being really productive and making the attempt to get myself organized. I figure that the situation with my boss means that I should be working on my screenplay a bit more so I've got to eliminate the distractions that come along with it, such as having a very cluttered computer space - no one really wants to work in that. But I'm doing other things as well in order to simplify, like cleaning out my inbox and cutting down on my on-line subscriptions to things that I generally wind up deleting pretty soon anyway. I created a new LJ folder in my e-mail where my comments and stuff go, just because I'm not willing to part with the feedback yet or print it out and create a paper problem. Ick.
Once I get done with a bit more cleaning, I'm going to get my hair cut. It's really needing it. I'm not one of these people who does well with hair hanging in the face and I don't feel like going back to barrettes - I'm 37, people, the time for barrettes is over. And I like being able to wash it and have it be dry in about 10 minutes. That is awesome. My ex (the one known as the princess) used to spend at least a half hour working on her hair. It was ridiculous, sort of like dating my mother - cue the music - I want a girl, just like the girl who married dear old Dad. Really. Not. At. All. At least not in that respect.
And then I might go to Bed, Bath & Beyond and see if I can pick up a major appliance or two for the kitchen - in all my years of living alone, I've never had a blender (and I sort of want one) and also, I'd like to see if I can get a food processor (they used to look so fun when I'd see them on the cooking shows), but I'm going to be flexible and if something else catches my eye, I might pick that up instead. I hate shopping with so many options - it makes the pressure on the trip that much greater.
Okay, so now I've got to get back to work. Maybe by the time I get back here, I'll be able to see some new fiction postings - lots of people on Oz have scars - Schillinger, McManus, Alvarez, Poet, O'Reily - and there's stories behind all of them. Pity that they can't be told.
Once I get done with a bit more cleaning, I'm going to get my hair cut. It's really needing it. I'm not one of these people who does well with hair hanging in the face and I don't feel like going back to barrettes - I'm 37, people, the time for barrettes is over. And I like being able to wash it and have it be dry in about 10 minutes. That is awesome. My ex (the one known as the princess) used to spend at least a half hour working on her hair. It was ridiculous, sort of like dating my mother - cue the music - I want a girl, just like the girl who married dear old Dad. Really. Not. At. All. At least not in that respect.
And then I might go to Bed, Bath & Beyond and see if I can pick up a major appliance or two for the kitchen - in all my years of living alone, I've never had a blender (and I sort of want one) and also, I'd like to see if I can get a food processor (they used to look so fun when I'd see them on the cooking shows), but I'm going to be flexible and if something else catches my eye, I might pick that up instead. I hate shopping with so many options - it makes the pressure on the trip that much greater.
Okay, so now I've got to get back to work. Maybe by the time I get back here, I'll be able to see some new fiction postings - lots of people on Oz have scars - Schillinger, McManus, Alvarez, Poet, O'Reily - and there's stories behind all of them. Pity that they can't be told.
