And that’s that!

And that’s that. Ted turned in his resignation at his job today. His manager isn’t particularly good at managing, and yesterday failed to schedule a cook from 11am to 2pm. Ted, being a responsible sort, felt like he should maybe stay and work, except 1. he wasn’t scheduled, 2. it only covered his manager’s ass, didn’t do *him* any good, particularly since he had afternoon plans, and 3. it made him feel taken advantage of, with good reason. So he set his teeth together, closed the kitchen, and came home.…

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Neil Gaiman

Over in Neil Gaiman’s blog today, where ‘today’ actually means ‘I read it today’, not ‘he wrote it today’, he says this: I’ve learned over the years that everything is more or less the same amount of work, so you may as well set your sights high and try and do something really cool. I think this is an incredibly sensible piece of advice. This is why I want to write fantasy and mysteries and romance and comics. And this is why, when it comes to LEGION, Sarah and I…

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nice weekend

V. nice weekend. 3 days off was really good for me, although I didn’t *do* a whole lot. Read 5 books, went to see Farenheit 9/11, walked a bit, sat around outside in the sunshine some, biked a bit, played a bit of CoH. It was very pleasant. And it’s back down into the 50s now, so I don’t feel like it’s quite such a horrible waste to be at the computer working instead of outside playing. ytd miles biked: 117 miles to Lothlorien: 67