If only it weren't for clients, I'd be so ahead of the work curve right now. I have what I can do of the projects due before I leave town done. Sadly, because the work we're doing for clients doesn't seem to be at the top of anyone's list of priorities, none of these projects are "done" done.

I could, and probably will, go dabble with getting the hardware sorted out and tested today. First, though, I Blog. (Pondering.... How will I code this time? I already have "filing" on today's timesheet.)

Today is reasonably peaceful. I'm noticing it particularly because DiamondGirl was in for two hours yesterday and even though she and Bernie didn't squabble, there was still an amazing amount of tension in the air.

Also, I'm noticing it because when Bernie left yesterday, he said, "see you Tuesday or Wednesday" which means I have two, or maybe three, glorious work-days without him on-site. Not that I mind him being here. (Without DiamondGirl, he's still a touch lunatic, but not as psychotic.)

It's just that I'm generally so much more productive without him around. I do have one project remaining that's something I haven't done before and that will probably take a good portion of my available brain-power to complete successfully since it requires me to create the exact same product for two different delivery methods. (But I can't do it unless I received the client's approval first, so I can't work on it today.)

And Monday is Bookkeeping Day. Blech. But, again, easier if I have the peace and quiet to really focus on what I'm doing.

I haven't been online much in the evenings recently. What with the Great Afghan Project (now in its second stage) and all, I mostly find myself reading in the evenings. I can read while my hands are crocheting, but it's not so easy to surf the net without using your hands. Currently I'm trying to teach myself not to look at my hands as I crochet. Since I've done approximately 10,000 of the precise same stitch, the precise same pattern, I shouldn't need to look at it.

That also means I haven't been practicing my sketching in the evenings, which is, as you might expect, wreaking havoc with my learning curve. Sketching, like crocheting, is largely a matter of practice. Muscle-training. I'm going to have to rearrange my evening schedule to allow for at least an hour a day for practice.

I'm not sure I actually had anything to say today. Sigh. Sometimes it really does seem to me that I'm the only person in this company who actually shows up every day, and works (pretty much) all day. By 4:00, I'm invariably sitting here alone. Some days it's okay because I have a lot to do. Some days, like today, I'm fairly certain I should be doing something, but I can't think of what it might be.