In a weird way, I really do mean that. I am a creature of essential chaos, bounded and defined by an equally essential degree of order. I can't have an artfully disorganized shelf of stuffed toys unless I know where they are to artfully disorganize them in the first place. I can't make room for more Monster High toys (and I am about to make room for a lot more Monster High toys*) unless I have the ones I already own put where I want them. My intellectual life is very similar. I can't tell the stories I want to tell unless the ones I've already told are where they're supposed to be.
So last night I processed edits and approved page proofs and made my word count (which I've been pushing hard lately, to try to buy myself a day off on Sunday for Jeanne's wedding), and then I set up the spreadsheet for the Wicked Girls shirts and started confirming people's requests. Remind me next time I say "I don't know if twelve people will want this..." that the answer is almost certainly "yes, they will" and "hire an assistant for the duration." I may have to cut orders off after two weeks, rather than waiting a whole month, just so I'm not still mailing them come time to head for San Diego. (Yes, I have lots of other trips between here and there. That's just sort of the big 'un for this summer.)
I also managed to place my order for convention ribbons for the next year (or two, or three). Wow, did I order a lot of ribbons. Like, even the person who handles the ribbon orders was all "that's a lot of ribbons." But it means I will have AWESOME RIBBONS, so that's okay, then. Not all of them will be handed out with joyous abandon, since some are specific to events or panels or states of mind, but there should be plenty to share with all. Yay, ribbons!
Today, I will go to the passport office and apply for my new passport, go by the DMV and get an actual state ID for the first time in ten years, and then go home, write 2,000 words, and update my T-shirt spreadsheet a whole bunch. This is going to be the way my week goes.
How about you?
(*See, this is how you know I don't have any advance copies of upcoming books. Because if I did, I would so be trying to BRIBE THE WORLD FOR TOYS. I'd be like, "Who wants to swap me a zombie novel for a zombie in her prom dress?", and I'd have the Dawn of the Dance Ghoulia Yelps to love and hug and shamble for me.)
April 19 2011, 14:58:40 UTC 6 years ago
I've been trying to cure myself of my squick about zombies. I loathe them as much as you love them. So the other day I watched six back-to-back episodes of High School of the Dead on Hulu. Before bed.
Yeah...
April 19 2011, 15:02:44 UTC 6 years ago
...wow. Did you SLEEP?
April 19 2011, 15:05:23 UTC 6 years ago
Yes, I did. Thank you Advil PM. But fitfully and with disturbing dreams. Although I'm liking the series, actually. The zombies aren't *that* bad, and the human relationships that are evolving because of them are intriguing.
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Plus, I absolutely must write a personal statement for scholarship applications really soon now only I have no idea how I'm going to break the mold of the standard triumph over adversity trope. And at the same time, tell a tale of how I triumphed over adversity, even though my life has been relatively adversity-free.**
So instead, I'm apparently using my time to post on this LJ, rather than, y'know, actually working. Heh.
* Exception that proves the rule: _A Different Mirror_ by Ronald Takaki. It's a fascinating and heartbreaking look at the absolute variety of experiences lived by other cultures in the history of the U.S. Very well written, too.
** Relative adversity quotient in comparison to people who have been homeless, suffered life-altering illnesses, abuse and so forth. Adversity may vary by economic and social class. Adversity may not be a good fit for you, but it's not like you can return it if you don't like it. A good social network is recommended if you are experiencing adversity. Do not taunt adversity (this draws its attention to you).
April 26 2011, 15:23:38 UTC 6 years ago
I should be...
April 19 2011, 18:03:20 UTC 6 years ago
It's a balmy 34 deg F here in the Chicago 'burbs and I can hear the rain pouring down on the roof. Hope your weather's better.
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April 19 2011, 18:55:10 UTC 6 years ago
I got the Cleo de Nile doll... she is right next to my Ursula now.
April 26 2011, 15:24:24 UTC 6 years ago
I'm so excited about the new dolls.
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April 20 2011, 06:36:11 UTC 6 years ago
Guess those thousands of dollars of tuition are worth it!
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