Relentless Inquiry

Now that I'm out from under Deadline Frenzy, I realize that I'm still grossly overcommitted.

Keeping up with LJ takes a few hours a week, but I really don't feel all that connected to folks. I think I'd do better making time for 2 or 3 short phone calls a week instead. [If you would enjoy chatting and want me to call ya, send me your phone info, as I've lost track of folks current updates]

My BayLISA Board term is expiring, and I didn't run this time. That timeslice will go to the Sunnyvale Community Garden project stuff. They meet weekly on Tuesday nights, so it's more time, but just showing up accomplishes a lot so I can participate and not just add to an external to-do list.

Running my business is taking more and more time, and I'm still not doing a lot of the stuff I should be doing. Gotta prioritize that.

Might be working on a book soon. That will require a dedicated timeslice.

Have a garden to manage: that's *fun*, not work, but I still have to make time for it.

Two current contracts, one up in SF. Thought I'd enjoy going up there twice a week, reading on the train, etc, but in fact I am actively disenjoying it. Gotta get that closed out as soon as I can. Blowing 3+ hours on the train even once a week really gets to me. Not sure why. I like the train. What I dislike is the time-fixedness of it: you miss the train, you wait N minutes (or, after commute hours, an hour) for the next one.

I loathe time-fixedness in general. Saying “get foo done” is great. Saying “be at foo at this time” is an inherent source of stress for me. Absolutely hate it. Show up within this half-hour to hour range, that's pretty much ok. But timing it to the 15 minute mark? UGH.

Speaking of which, I am now late for something. Quelle surprise.