Brain Drain
Just finished revising an article. Not sure I can still type in full sentences. Brain ... is ... fried.
But right now Jen and I are house sitting/dog sitting in the mountains. The house serves as a really nice writer's retreat. No cell reception. Comfy furniture. Almost complete and total quiet. Great view of the surrounding area. Two fireplaces. Wireless internet. A coffee machine. A tea pot. An espresso machine, for X-sake. If only I had all of my books up here, it would be perfect. If I didn't finish the article this week, I'd have to call myself a lazy bum!
Now, I don't know about the wisdom of writing said article, when I should probably be spending my time dissertating. But what the hell, right? Plus, I've been getting bugged by the journal to finish it and resubmit it. So I thought I should probably take some time to do that.
Didn't expect it to be this labor intensive. Let's see. Started on Friday. Finished today. Worked almost constantly (at least 6 hours a day), except for Tuesday, which I spent with Jen (Saw I am Legend). But being in this house helped, I think. It's just so relaxing here.
Now, if only I had one or two more days, I could probably bang out a diss. chapter up here. But Jen and I are leaving for IL on Saturday. And so I'll need to do some cleaning, some packing, some preparing, etc. Probably won't have much of an opportunity to work on the diss. Maybe when we get back. I know I've got at least 4 days free to sit 'round the ol' apartment and write.
Toodles. :)
But right now Jen and I are house sitting/dog sitting in the mountains. The house serves as a really nice writer's retreat. No cell reception. Comfy furniture. Almost complete and total quiet. Great view of the surrounding area. Two fireplaces. Wireless internet. A coffee machine. A tea pot. An espresso machine, for X-sake. If only I had all of my books up here, it would be perfect. If I didn't finish the article this week, I'd have to call myself a lazy bum!
Now, I don't know about the wisdom of writing said article, when I should probably be spending my time dissertating. But what the hell, right? Plus, I've been getting bugged by the journal to finish it and resubmit it. So I thought I should probably take some time to do that.
Didn't expect it to be this labor intensive. Let's see. Started on Friday. Finished today. Worked almost constantly (at least 6 hours a day), except for Tuesday, which I spent with Jen (Saw I am Legend). But being in this house helped, I think. It's just so relaxing here.
Now, if only I had one or two more days, I could probably bang out a diss. chapter up here. But Jen and I are leaving for IL on Saturday. And so I'll need to do some cleaning, some packing, some preparing, etc. Probably won't have much of an opportunity to work on the diss. Maybe when we get back. I know I've got at least 4 days free to sit 'round the ol' apartment and write.
Toodles. :)
posted by Brad Smith at 12:28 PM
3 Comments:
Heard back today. It's been accepted. :)
Sounds like a great start to your vacation, Brad! I wish I had a cushy house sitting job like I used to in Bloomington. Seems like you have found yours out there... And congrats on the article!
Thanks, Susan. Congrats on your article, too. :)
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