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I did everything possible this morning in order to avoid going in my kitchen. It wasn't even that messy, but cleaning it was the One Thing I Did Not Want To Do. See also: yesterday.

While avoiding my kitchen I got most of my Christmas shopping done, coded Radio Free Monday for tomorrow, cleaned out my bookmarks, and prepped some fic for posting. I have seven new chapters of Exquisite going up over the next week, starting tomorrow, which will bring the story current with the new canon through the hiatus. It's going to be a relief to get them out of Google Docs; I am a completist, and I like to be able to scratch things off to-do lists or file them away. A full half of the documents in my gdocs right now are Exquisite, and it's going to feel awfully good to file them in the "finished fanfic" folder.

I did eventually clean the kitchen -- the above was written prior to The Cleaninating, and I just went through and changed it all to past tense. This included doing the dishes three times; they seem to spring from nowhere when I'm not looking.

This week at work should be interesting. The building I work in is doing a complete security overhaul, which requires new ID cards be issued to staff. The staff, despite my many informative emails about this, are Very Confused, so every few days I've been giving impromptu Q&A sessions at my desk because, as new hires are frequently told, "Sam knows everything."

I don't know everything. I do, however, know where to look to find everything.

In theory, starting on Friday, we will also have to "register" all visitors to our offices via a website, because otherwise they can't get through the turnstiles the building is installing. In practice, the website does not exist yet, which I believe is the definition of "cutting things close", since between tomorrow and Friday we will have to get usernames and passwords for the staff, train them in how to use the site, and explain to them that no, really, your guest will not be allowed up unless you tell the building they're not axe murderers.

On the plus side, I won't have to deal with business solicitors anymore. Or axe murderers.

Comments

[dramaturgca.livejournal.com]

Dear Sam,
Posting seven new chapters of Exquisite in a week when I have to write 20 pages is just mean. Do you not WANT me to graduate from grad school? ;)

[copperbadge.livejournal.com]

I thought that said "20 papers" and I was like SURELY THAT IS POOR TIME MANAGEMENT.

Um, they're shorter than last time? And you only get one a day so you can use them as rewards for writing! :D

[dramaturgca.livejournal.com]

If I had to write 20 papers, I would quit right now and become a ditch digger. 20 pages. Explaining why now is the time for an all-female in-the-round production of 1776. Technically, the paper isn't due for three more weeks, but a week from tomorrow, I get 72 student essays to mark in a week. So... less time for my work there.

[wren-chan.livejournal.com]

What is an in-the-round production? Whatever it is, I support it wholeheartedly.

[eponymousanon.livejournal.com]

Ooooh 1776! <3

[copperbadge.livejournal.com]

I'm intrigued by this all-female in-the-round 1776. I can see how the political dynamics would be really interesting. Would it be feminised versions of the characters, or women in drag?

[ataralas.livejournal.com]

I WANT THIS. LIKE BURNING.

Seriously, I'm not a fan of musicals, but I do like 1776, because, um, singing and dancing founding fathers! It's so ridiculous it becomes fantastic. I did see it in the sorta round, on Broadway in, oh, '97, I think, and liked how the congress debates were played to the three sides of the audience.

OMG, and I just thought, the John/Abigail* duet could be played as a female politician who has to hide her sexuality in the modern political climate, and a commentary on that.

*My favorite couple in the history of everything. I'd ask the internets for RPF, but since they already wrote it all themselves, there's no point, really.

[bare-bear.livejournal.com]

I haven't even started reading Exquisite yet because hello thesis that was supposed to be done in September. (almost done chapter 1 woo.) *headdesk* Best of luck with your paper. Sam's right, use the story as a reward incentive.

Also, OMG MARKING HELL.

[dramaturgca.livejournal.com]

My kids are so much better this year. Seriously. There are just 7fucking2 of them. And the essays are always scary because they're expected to attempt logic.

[marymac.livejournal.com]

I spent most of today doing the dishes in extreme slow motion, having avoided them all week. And traumatised my housemate by having the netbook on the windowsill above the sink while I did them.

He twitches. Its adorable.

[kidsis.livejournal.com]

GAH! I'm twitching at the thought of a netbook on the windowsill above the sink....

[marymac.livejournal.com]

It is nearly a foot wide, like. I'm not that irresponsible!

Poor boy is too imaginative and has not lived with me long enough to be innured to my need to be reading all the time.

[knitchick1979.livejournal.com]

I don't know everything. I do, however, know where to look to find everything.

That is exactly what librarians are like! We may seem like we know everything, but we just are really good at FINDING it ;)

Sounds like your building is getting an interesting security system. Good luck with that! :)

[kallaneboi.livejournal.com]

We may seem like we know everything, but we just are really good at FINDING it ;)

Which is why librarians RULE THE WORLD but nobody knows that :P

[copperbadge.livejournal.com]

Well, I did work in a library for four years :D

[utopia83.livejournal.com]

That's because you're inherently part of the solution, and not of the problem!

Aren't you all proud of that? ;)

[bare-bear.livejournal.com]

Your security system sounds like a fresh sort of techno-hell. Good luck working out the kinks in the coming week. :P

<--technophobe

[minkrose]

Yay for more Exquisite! Except I haven't finished reading the first chapters for the second time. Since I was watching all the episodes again but then I sneakily started only playing them when Andy was around so he just ended up watching all of them, in order. Then I forgot about keeping up with reading Exquisite again.

I'm so glad you warned us. I'm sure I can get it done in the next couple days...

[twirlynoodle.livejournal.com]

Your security system makes my paranoid workplace look like a sieve that has been corroded to the point of connecting the handles with a hemispheroid net of rust. What do you guys do, harbour international fugitives?

Is this in response to The Crazy Volunteer*?

[copperbadge.livejournal.com]

Nah, I think yours is still worse :D At least we can HAVE visitors :D

[twirlynoodle.livejournal.com]

We can have visitors, ask Jean! They just aren't allowed on the third floor. But that's on the honour system – they haven't installed turnstiles or maglock doors or anything!

[maddoxa.livejournal.com]

How will random bike messengers get to your office to offer packages that aren't yours?

at least you have turnstiles - we have a supposedly locked down office, but everyone tailgates.

[copperbadge.livejournal.com]

Bike messengers, couriers, and deliveries generally get courier passes -- most of them come to the loading dock, too, so it's not a huge issue. :)

[lots42.livejournal.com]

Employees vouching for visitors?

IT DOESN'T WORK.

Seriously. You might as well start handing out keys to the building to bloody hobos.

[fitfool.livejournal.com]

Man...I wish I were that productive whenever I procrastinate!