Thank you all, I’m feeling a little less cranky and a lot more human, now that I actually devoted some time to knitting and finished the first three sections of the third edit. In fact, I’m feeling like I can actually plan for the next 3 1/2 weeks without losing my mind…shall I run some numbers by you?
2 days–this is how long I have to finish running over that 4th section to accept or reject Tink’s editing. She’s trying to run a ‘that’ intervention on me, but, like the true junkie, I find I need the ‘that’ patch–I can get rid of about 2/3rds of the offending over-uses, but some of them, I just can’t part with. Anyway, in 2 days, I submit the whole works to i-Universe, and I can forget about the damn thing for 4 weeks, when I get my galleys. In 4 weeks, I might be human again–who knows.
2 weeks–this is how long I have to grade a ginormous stack of papers, enter a page worth of grades for 5 classes, write 2 finals, and generally wrap up my semester. But, what the hell–it’s work. I mean, really…how important is that paycheck? (You’re right–I’ve got to get my ass in gear!)
10 days–this is how long I have to knit my day care provider a pair of ‘Fetching’ and a matching hat before she leaves on her Christmas vacation. It doesn’t sound like too much of a stretch, but, then, see all of the above.
13 days–this is how long I have to finish a pair of socks for my TA and knit ‘Fetching’ for my other TA. It doesn’t sound like much of a stretch, but, then, see all of the above.
17 days–this is how long I have to finish a scarf, knit two men’s hats, ‘Dashing’, ruffled fingerless mitts from the Sandi Rosner book, and a hooded poncho. In this time I also have to get the kids’ pictures taken, write the Christmas letter, assemble all of my addresses-AGAIN-address the cards, send them, finish my Christmas shopping, wrap the kids stuff, decorate the house and throw my oldest son a birthday party. I also need to coordinate family events, celebrate with the short people, remind the tall young people that they’re still kids and we’re still a family, and make sure everybody’s dreams come true on a Tuesday morning 17 days in the future. It doesn’t sound like too much of a stretch, but, then, see all of the above.
7 months–this is how long I have to finish Bitter Moon II: Triane’s Son Reigning. I’m 124 pages in, and the first book is about to go to press. This, I think I can do, but I’m going to have to put it away for the next 17 days. I’ve having withdrawals already:-)
So–I know the Harlot has tried to warp the space time continuum with limited success. I think we need extreme measures. Cloning anyone?
