Month: January 2013

Back to the same old same old

I went back to work today, after almost three full weeks off, and it was…pretty ordinary.

I’m almost disappointed by how uncrazy my day was — busy, yes, most definitely. But my in box was not at all unmanageable, and I had a pretty much average day. Sure, I managed without too much effort to get a seat on the subway this morning, and that’s almost unheard of, but the work day, after that? Yeah, nothing special.

I got a lot done, followed up with all the people who were supposed to have sent me reviews while I was out but didn’t, and then came home. Yes, I’m quite glad that today only felt like Monday, that the weekend is so close. And sure, the whole waking up early to get a train isn’t all that appealing compared to…well, not. But, by and large, an ordinary day.

Seconded

I have been off from work for eighteen days, and for at least a week of that I have been unable to check my e-mail. I go back to the office tomorrow morning, and that should be…interesting. I can’t say I’m looking forward to the early mornings and sensible bedtimes, but I am looking forward to reading more, since I don’t seem to do much of that while I’m home, sadly. I do sort of rely on my daily commute for that. And, if nothing else, at least it’s only a three-day week, to ease with the transition.

Last night, I went out to dinner with my parents. We had a nice time, and a good meal, even if the restaurant itself was a little pricey, the menu unexpectedly limited, and the service not all that great. (It took forever for us to get the bill, and credit card, back, for instance, and even then it was completely wrong.) After that, I came home and watched The Great Escape, which was pretty good — and certainly better than The World Is Not Enough, which is what I watched today. (Denise Richards as a nuclear physicist named Christmas Jones? Sadly not the most ridiculous thing about it.)

I also got the latest issue of Kaleidotrope up and running last night, with a few necessary tweaks this morning. (I’ve been having some issues, both here and there, with the latest update to WordPress.) If you like stories about trolls, magic, body swaps, other planets, witches, monsters, time travel, stories themselves, and true love, then I can’t recommend it enough. Or even if you just like free fiction and poetry! I’m always interested to hear what readers think.

Today, there wasn’t much besides the movie. I poked around a short story a little, though I’m not sure I can call what I did writing.

I think I’m just still reeling from the idea that I have to go back to work tomorrow after almost three weeks. Where did all that time go?