Done yesterday (20091223 We)

[mdlbear]

1223 We
  & up twice; changed pads once, etc.
  * Up 6:ish; snuggle; W=197.8; BP=126/82; P=72; drugs, nose, teeth; coffee
  & call from mikerdna; having trouble transferring hosting.  
    Has moved it to rdna.info, which is perfect.
    ~ pull a copy of mike's geocities site (too late; already in transit)
  % aha: I have to learn to celebrate my starts in a way that gives me a kick
    in the butt about continuing until I get to the finish. 
  * Colleen: Humira
  @ Nexus One full specs detailed, 
     invite-only retail sales starting Jan 5? -- Engadget
  @ Google Nexus One Hands On
  @ The Best Alternatives to Every Apple Product - Gizmodo
  @ Ultimate Pocket Camcorder Comparison - Gizmodo
  =*call  Casey(sp?) @ JRP
    1223t11:52 voice mail left
    12ish replied.  They want her for next year.  WOW!
  & Nice call to Callie while walking on the hill
    | not really much in the way of a walk, but it was sunny and pleasant
  @ JavaScript Kit - comprehensive JavaScript, DHTML, CSS, and Ajax stop
    (script fragments not freely redistributable, so not open source.  Some
     good reference material, though.)
  * Finished _The Highly Sensitive Person_ -- still unclear on how much applies
  * faxed YD's paperwork back to JRP
  ~ nova:lp probably still having problems; YD can't print
  * bed ~10:30; S=6027

Not a terribly productive day, so it had overtones of failure, but pretty good on the whole. Some very good spots: hearing that JRP wanted to keep the YD on for another year of modeling, etc. classes. A happy phone call delivering that news to Callie, while walking around the top of the nearby hill. (Not really much of a walk in terms of exercise, but it was sunny and pleasant.) Some conversation in the evening, though not as much as I would have liked. A little noodling on the guitar.

I finished reading The Highly Sensitive Person -- I'm still not sure how much of it is applicable, though certainly a lot of it is. Maybe I've just been very effective at suppressing a lot of what sensitivity I have, and never developed the skills to use it. It's certainly put things in a different light; there will be a River post once I've digested it more fully.

Too many projects I need to get back to.

Plenty of links up there under the cut.

... and it's too late to post a Wishful Wednesday, but not too late to wish you all a happy holiday season, whatever it is you celebrate.

Comments

[judifilksign.livejournal.com]

Query: *Must* one have a "productive" day in order to be successful, that is, not a failure?

Is having a relaxing, moderate day something you allow yourself, or do you always look at what you "ought" to have done from the mountain of things needing to be tackled?

I hope your holiday season is merry and bright!

[mdlbear]

Well, when the lack of productivity includes getting practically nothing done at work, and when there's a long-standing pattern of getting rather little done, yes.

Relaxing, moderate days are good, as long as they're balanced by a reasonable number of days when something, at least, gets done. Yes, I'm under a lot of stress and I have a lot of extra stuff to do at home, but it would be a bad idea to use that as an ongoing excuse for not giving $employer something approximating their money's worth.