River: trying not to fail

[mdlbear]

A couple of tiny steps.

1. I added a new tag to my to-do list. Along with "o" for "to do" and "*" for "done" (and "~" for abandoned), I've added "&" for "not a to-do item but added after completion". I'm going to try to use it for, um, tiny steps like this, in order to see whether I'm actually doing anything or just marking time.
2. I'm going to try to post the previous day's "done" items under the obvious tag, so you can either hold my feet to the fire, laugh over how little I've accomplished, or whack me with it the next time I post about not being able to do stuff. Or something.
3. Colleen just called and offered to offload the most difficult call, to AT&T about the cell phone bill. Not only am I most grateful for the help, but I think that she probably has the best chance of success: she's the one who was in the hospital running up most of the bill, and she can rightfully claim that her husband couldn't bring himself to call earlier because he's clinically depressed. Whether that carries any weight with the phone company is anybody's guess.
4. I'm about to send email about theStarport's email and hopefully get something going to keep it from being dropped on the floor going forward.

(13:18) Called a friend (left message); took walk; sent email about theStarport's email. Progress?

(15:27) pointed at avoidant personality disorder. Likely part of it, but not all -- as defined in Wikipedia it appears to be basically extreme shyness. Which I have, in spades, but that doesn't seem to explain the other things I procrastinate.