I need a micro-nap.

So this morning I made this giant list of Stuff What Must Get Done. I color coded it on my whiteboard, Willow style, because really, all this stuff is already on my to-do list. It's just not getting done, so I needed a giant list.

Of that list? I have achieved exactly one thing. One. It turned into this giant, bureaucratic, mistake-discovering all-day project. One that involved going to the IRS website to download amendment forms. It's never a good day that involves going to the IRS website.

And yet? I think I'm going to say fuck it all and go have my swim. Maybe I will come back miraculously clear-headed and be able to, like, do work like an adult.

Okay, first I'll do the dishes, and then I'll say fuck it all and swim.

Plus: I thought that the youth of today was supposed to be MORE tech savvy - why is the youth that I work with less?

I rattled off a number of ways to share tasks at my intern and her response was "...I like paper." Okeydoke!

Liese, your swim is part of taking care of your body and mind. Otherwise you will burn out.

So I didn't doodle. I sat with my hand in my pocket for the whole meeting. The guy next to me doodled. Life isn't fair.

I still have 6 more weeks on my CSA.

We just hit half way on ours. We get veggies from June to December. I have only gotten summer squash so far, but am looking forward to winter squash.

ita - your boss is so wrong. You should be able to doodle, but maybe try not to do portraits? I don't know. Seems very double standard-ish.

I don't know how to draw things that aren't people. I mean, if I were to draw boxes, I'd have to think about it, which defeats the point. I can draw people and it helps me focus, because it leaves the rest of my brain free to listen.

What to do when body parts fall off.

Joaquin Phoenix was faking it.

That NYT article freaked me out because the byline was South Pasadena. For a minute I thought they were personalizing content for me.

In random work news, I had a conversation today with someone who was AWESOME, and I'm still thinking about it! Too bad what she was telling me wasn't helping me with my work, but it was super interesting.

One class down...5 to go. I really just want to go home and go to sleep now, please.

Vroman's is booked through December, so I need to figure out where to have a book release event. For some reason, I am mentally unable to figure out what to do.

I'm also terrified that even if I do figure out what to do, no one will come.

Remember when I used to be good at this shit? Remember? What happened?

hivemind question!

i've booked a car service to take me to and from the airport when i come to Chicago next month, but the company seems kind of flaky. does anyone know of a legit and non-flaky car service that i can use?