You know what I could really use right now? A nice incisive piece of writing by me. The occasional gasps that escape from me onto this blog suggest that I am being completely consumed by my work. I wish this was true and also a good thing. I would like to “work” at something that is worth doing whole-heartedly. Actually, Read More

I have officially begun spending money to justify how much I work. It is official because I decided so. It is important to document because I must, having come to this conclusion, take action. But I reached this conclusion weeks ago, have done nothing yet, and have no plans to do anything now. There is therefore either a lie, a Read More

I took today off to decompress. This sounds nice, since I have been travelling every week for two months or so, and complaining about it for the last several weeks. The problem is that during compression, what was compressed comes out. When I get in these crunch times at work, I do what needs to be done. It is time Read More

I do this weird thing. When I feel thread bare and dull, like a leaf leftover from autumn, I want someone I trust to come and talk to me. But I don’t want to listen. I just want them to talk around me as I settle into sleep. I thought that was an odd way to behave when you wanted Read More