99 days until 9/9/09. I'm cranking HARD on my final report - a study of scientists' impressions, successes, and concerns when linking their science to social policy decisions. When you revise a report, you know that you have to tear it down before you can rebuild. I'm at that awful awful point where it's torn down, lying in metaphorical shards on my desk - the low point. I know it will be better even before I go to sleep tonight but right now ... I hate my reviewers, I hate my audacity in volunteering for this project, I don't believe I'll ever finish ... you get it.
I slept on the office floor last night - that was an interesting experience. Dan was at sea, so there was little point in driving an hour each way to go home to an empty boat. And I have all the creature comforts - a gym with showers, a kitchen, a cafeteria for breakfast and lunch. I locked the door and spread my yoga mat and turned on my incandesent desk lamp and turned off the flourescents and played classical music on my computer. It was quiet and I loved being able to totally focus on my writing. Besides, I like my office, I'll have to take some photos when its not so messy. Sapphire blue carpet, dark wood furniture, lots of my favorite things - a painted tropical fish mobile, arty photos of Arizona on the walls, printed paper under my glass desktop in a mock-African geometric of yellow, blue, red and purple. Lots of bookshelves, and one corner is a diagonal wall, so its more interesting than a square box.
Okay, break time's over - back to writing!!
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