Arg!

[llcoolvad]

Inspired in part by Deb's entry today

I am behind in everything (except bills, but hey, I live with my mother for a reason!), and it's starting to annoy me. In the next week I need to:

1. Write the rest of two lectures, the last two (yay!!!). I am seriously running out of steam. I still have a little left to cover on computing/network security, then I plan on a copyright/DRM lecture and a mini-lecture on Web 2.0 and other flashy things. And then I'm out of ideas. The book isn't a lot of help, either. And I should give them one more reading or lab. Although I'm assigning their final project. Dilemma!
   
2. Finish two projects at work: one is almost done, and I need to finish tomorrow at the latest (I work Saturdays). Another is almost done and I can finish anytime in the next week. Plus I have normal workload, plus another project that's been pending for weeks and is due to start tomorrow. Lots of work for that one. And on Tuesday I get to waste an entire day in training. Plus I have to hold training various times all week.
   
3. Upload a few book review entries and a bunch of photos
   
4. Get some damned clothes. I have nothing to wear, ever.
   
5. Start thinking about holiday shopping. I need to update my wishlist, I need to make lists of what I'm getting people, and I should really place orders already for the stuff I'm buying online.
   
6. Get the plastic up on the last three windows, plus consider replacing the plastic on the windows in the pantry.
   

Longer-term, but needs to be done in December:

• Work: we have to revamp a huge amount of templates before the end of the year, and naturally I am one of the people that has to do this.
  
• Finish reading another four or five books. Partway read books littering the landscape!!
  
• Actually procure all presents thought of, above.
  
• Have a party to go to.
  
• Finish updating all music files, sorting out external hard drive, updating shiny iPod.
  
• Grade all student efforts, turn in grades before January 2.
  
• Organize three projects at work, much stuff running around in databases that needs to be corralled.
  
• Anticipate that Mom saying "No Christmas this year" really means "I will declare Christmas is back on about two days before the happy day, forcing you to scramble and make yourself crazy." My preparation for this will be to clean the house and get gifts for everyone else squared away, leaving the two days of panic devoted entirely to her, and to decorations.
  

It's a good thing my company gives us the last week of December off. I will need to recover!

I am sure I am forgetting something. Anyway...ready...set....go!

Comments

[cicadabug.livejournal.com]

Have a party to go to.

...that's my party, I hope? (-:

[llcoolvad.livejournal.com]

Sure is!

[livingdeb.livejournal.com]

Hee hee! I'm famous now!

I love, love, love your anticipation strategy for the "no Christmas this year" declaration. It's so nice to know people well enough that things quit being so surprising after a while.

For example, there are certain people who, when I am supposed to meet up with them, I try to make sure it's at a place where waiting a while for a late person wouldn't be bad, like at my house or at a non-crowded fast-food place to which I bring a book.

[llcoolvad.livejournal.com]

Ha! It would be hard for me not to anticipate the Christmas trauma, since she does it almost every year. Just today she said "I'm only getting you a few things, because that's all I can afford!" after saying last week "we're not exchanging gifts this year." By the end of this week, possibly the beginning of next, she'll want to know if my wishlist is up to date, and what clothes I want. Sigh.

Mind you, I'd be REALLY FINE with not exchanging gifts. Really!