I worked for 11 hours straight today–quite literally. I was in the office at 5:30 AM and I worked non-stop on ASP.NET development until 4:30 PM. Actually, I stopped briefly to run downstairs and get some food, but I ate while I worked. Most of the day is a blur and I am exhausted. Kelly…
I put in a long day today, working from about 5:30 AM until just about 4 PM. I got a lot done, but I was pretty beat by the time I got home this evening. I was supposed to stop at the vet to pick up some more dry food for Zeke, but I forgot…
Another great Will Durant quote, this in the midst of a chapter on the mental elements of civilization (emphasis is mine): The Polynesians had a calendar of thirteen months, regulated by the moon; when their lunar year diverged too flagrantly from the procession of the seasons they dropped a moon, and the balance was restored.…
Reading more of Our Oriental Heritage today, I came across a section on the sources of religion, within a chapter on the moral elements of civilization. As with most of Durant’s writing, it was a thoroughly rational discussion, but I must say, I was amused by one of the tales of the origins of death,…
I took a sick day today and I stayed in bed until nearly noon. I spent some of that time watching episodes of The West Wing, but the rest of the time has been spent reading. I am once again trying to get through Will Durant’s Story of Civilization, which I last attempted nearly 18…
I took Kelly to breakfast at IHOP. Afterwards, we ran up to Michael’s and PetSmart to do some errands. I did a couple of loads of laundry. I read Connie Willis’ “All Seated on the Ground” in the December ASIMOV’S. I napped. I finished Connie Willis’ novella. I ran some more errands. I made dinner.…
I had a few items waiting for me in the mail when I got home from work last night. First, there was the book I ordered from Amazon over the weekend, The Year’s Best Science Fiction, 24th Annual Collection (ed. Gardner Dozois). There was also a book from he11o_sunshine and stubiebrother on something like 50…
I finished part 1 of joe_haldeman‘s new serialized novel, Marsbound this evening. It’s always fun when ANALOG runs serials (the last one I read was Robert J. Sawyer’s Rollback), but there is also an element of frustration to having to wait 25 days or so for the next issue to come out with the second…
The weather today reminds me of winter in L.A.: overcast, rainy, cool, but to cold. It’s the perfect weather for a lazy day. Kelly and I made waffles for breakfast. Then around 11 AM, I headed home while she went shopping with a friend. I made myself some lunch, started some laundry, and then settled…
I did about 1,200 words of “If By Reason of Strength…” this evening and it’s coming along nicely. Today was a busy day at work and by the time lunch rolled around, I just didn’t feel like writing. When I got home from work today, I was hoping that the January 2008 issue of ANALOG…
I completed the B’s tonight in the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and am about to start in on the C’s. I’m 182 pages through the book, nearly 15% complete. Did some grocery shopping earlier, but didn’t get my hair cut. At around 2 PM, I made Macaroni and Cheese for a late lunch and then…
Fourth day in a row in which I’ve gone into my office, closed my door and worked without taking a break. Today, I didn’t stop until after 2 PM, and then it was only to get something to eat before moving on to some document review I needed to do. I’m now wrapping things up…