What’s on the iPod: No Line on the Horizon by U2 I’m back, though I’m still unclear what time zone I’m in. We flew in late Saturday night. Sunday was about catching up — on sleep, on chores, on the garden. I cleaned out the front garden, and the perennials are looking great. There are…
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Writing As Life
What’s on the iPod: Carrickfergus by Loudon Wainwright III Today I expected to be sitting in my office sorting through conference papers, business cards, and notes. As organized as I was in the months and weeks prior to the conference I just attended, I wasn’t prepared for a shortened conference attendance and a trip to…
The Excuse Train
Currently, I’m at a conference, so forgive any delay in responding to your comments. I should be back here Thursday. In the meantime, I wanted to bring up a topic we’ve talked about in the past, but deserves a bit of resurrection. As I watched the discussion and debate swell and morph over an article…
Things that Make My Head Thump, Part 8
What’s on the iPod: The Last Time by Taylor Swift with Gary Lightbody Yesterday was an exercise in getting absolutely nothing done. I tried. Plenty. However, I couldn’t get the internal engine going. The goal was to get the portfolio for the conference completed. I started it, but there was a lot of distraction. The…
Lessons We Teach Ourselves
What’s on the iPod: Late March, Death March by Frightened Rabbit How was your yesterday? Mine was somewhat productive. I started the day with a poetry writing project I’m putting on the front burner. It’s something I’ve been wanting to promote and yesterday I had time to do so. I had time also to work…
6 Ways to Be a Studious Writer
What’s on the iPod: 1983 by Neon Trees Tax day – as if any of you needed to be reminded. We hired an accountant this year, who did an amazing job and found us some deductions we hadn’t taken in the past. We still paid, but because I’d calculated my portion of things early, I…
The Lemming Factor
What’s on the iPod: Strange Girl by The Airborne Toxic Event Despite having a clear plan in place yesterday, my day spiraled from laid-back to somewhat chaotic. I didn’t get done half of the stuff on my list. I didn’t have any deadlines, which is probably for the best. A lot of piddly stuff got…
Guest Post: Repurpose with Good Intentions
What’s on the iPod: Super Bass by Nicki Minaj (Yes I did, yes I did!) Good day of work yesterday. I started the second portion of a large project, scheduled some conference meetings, and worked through some revisions to a project. Plus, it’s finally gorgeous here on the East coast — yesterday was 75 degrees…
Weekends to Recover From
What’s on the iPod: Nothing Like You by Frightened Rabbit (live at Union Transfer) Oh, what a weekend! By the end of Saturday, well, it was Sunday. (Forgive my Captain Obvious moment this one time.) We awoke Saturday morning early and were in the car by 8 for the Tartan Day Parade in Manhattan and…
Lateness on the Edge of Town
What’s on the iPod: Middle Brother by Middle Brother It’s Friday already? I can’t believe it. I’ve no time for a weekend, but here it comes. I got a gig in two days ago that will have me busy through April, though I suspect I’ll have it done early. Also, I have an article due…