tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21394993.post530348569518681808..comments2023-08-15T07:49:45.055-04:00Comments on bloomabilities: Still breathing...alvinalinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04503984086482905226noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21394993.post-63342677927555713762007-02-24T21:57:00.000-05:002007-02-24T21:57:00.000-05:00oh god. this brought the memories back. stress suc...oh god. this brought the memories back. stress sucks. i keep telling people that the whole 5 months i was bumming around china unemployed, i didn't get sick once. coincidence? i think not. & then my first month on the new job i totally got this sore throat/runny nose cold dealio.Evelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18115955969433393915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21394993.post-53461559185689566622007-02-22T22:58:00.000-05:002007-02-22T22:58:00.000-05:00Wow, I'm exhausted just reading that. And I though...Wow, I'm exhausted just reading that. And I thought I had it bad just getting my little boy to preschool on time...<BR/><BR/>Go for a run!!<BR/><BR/>:-) RobinDisco Mermaidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16749764215612594204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21394993.post-48197498476545628252007-02-21T19:06:00.000-05:002007-02-21T19:06:00.000-05:00Hi Jennifer,No problem. Do I worry? A little. I ge...Hi Jennifer,<BR/><BR/>No problem. Do I worry? A little. I get anxious. I dream about work.<BR/><BR/>Do I worry that I may not be as careful in my editing and reviewing of materials as I might be if I had more time? Yes. But I hope that my natural inclination to be careful balances that out. The main result is that I take longer to respond to people, to emails, to submissions, that sometimes you have to bug me twice or three times before I respond. And I think I'm perhaps more curt in my responses, and may have more typos in emails. That I work longer hours (am still at work now). I think I've also become less inclined to do revisions with promising novels before acquisition, although I still of course am doing this. <BR/><BR/>And yes, I'm still exercising. Went running this morning. And I'm keeping busy socially, too. I need that balance.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, everyone, for your sympathy! I'll survive, the books will be published. We will all survive.alvinalinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04503984086482905226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21394993.post-50198256573024459862007-02-21T12:37:00.000-05:002007-02-21T12:37:00.000-05:00Thanks, Alvina. If you want, you can temporarily ...Thanks, Alvina. If you want, you can temporarily set me up as comment moderator so that I can zap any nasty comments. It's my fault, not Alvina's; I'm the one who asked.<BR/><BR/>Something's got to give. So how will you deal with the insanity? Will a project be pushed back a season? Will you be excused from some meetings? Will you not edit as thoroughly as you might like? Will you pass on new projects that you might otherwise be inclined to accept? Or will it all get done somehow?<BR/><BR/>Do you worry? <BR/><BR/>I hope you're running, or getting some physical activity. Stay healthy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06134458667844095018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21394993.post-63009125197400372402007-02-21T09:46:00.000-05:002007-02-21T09:46:00.000-05:00Here Alvina, I've brought you a whole plate of cup...Here Alvina, I've brought you a whole plate of cupcakes I just made. You deserve them!! :) Hang in there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21394993.post-34686328397298801892007-02-21T01:51:00.000-05:002007-02-21T01:51:00.000-05:00San Francisco? San Francisco in April? Reading in ...San Francisco? San Francisco in April? Reading in cafes? Hmmmm. Check this out: http://www.baybread.com/cole.php <BR/><BR/>A very fine place to read...<BR/><BR/>KatherineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21394993.post-39397954049042480002007-02-21T00:57:00.000-05:002007-02-21T00:57:00.000-05:00I feel your pain. I don't know if it is just this...I feel your pain. I don't know if it is just this season but things seem to be coming at me from all sides. A lot of stuff to do and not enough time in the day to get it all done. I am hoping things will have calmed down by the time we move, or maybe a little bit after that. But seriously...I hope it is by the time we move.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21394993.post-38398331094835739112007-02-21T00:35:00.000-05:002007-02-21T00:35:00.000-05:00Wow...I gotta stop sending my editor superflous em...Wow...I gotta stop sending my editor superflous emails. Thanks for the glimpse into your day.<BR/>GregAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com