Breaking the silence.

A lot has happened since I last posted. I went to California to help with a mini-conference. I came back. Some of my Boston friends visited. In between all this, I spent far too much time at the office. Because, well, I do like my job, but the atmosphere there just isn't healthy. Last night, a coworker attempted to explain to me how working late is superior to anything else we might think we want to do in the evenings. In a somewhat related move, today I told to my team's manager that I am going to try to restrict myself to fifty hours a week, and that he should warn me if he sees my output deteriorate in a dangerous way. This was a somewhat scary move, since he does about seventy a week himself, but I think it's better to be up-front about my decision.

Anyway, yes, that was me whining about what a very conscientious and busy person I am. Now I would like to say that I do miss fandom, and the social interaction here online. I think I will try to pay more attention to LJ yet again. If I can carve out the time. A little while ago Tyellas posted a link to an article about money management for writers, an when I read it I thought, ha! I do not need any of this advice: I have successfully lived on a budget most of my adult life! However, I should not feel too smug, because what I really should do is apply my budgeting skills to my *time*. I usually commit to spending more time than I have -- mostly because I underestimate how long bigger things will take, and because I think of small things as to small to bother accounting for, and they do add up -- and then I end up with a horrific sleep debt, and feel pretty useless during all my non-working hours.

Speaking of which, it's 3am and I am LJ-ing. This seems like a bad idea. But I hope that people are not too bored--I wave at everyone in greeting.