Now I've got worry
It's nearly midnight Sunday, and by all rights I should feel much sleepier than I do. I'm well aware that this next week is going to be crunch time at work, as I'm basically responsible for all editorial content within a 32-page high school football tab. Copy is due Friday, pictures will be taken Saturday, which is busy anyway, owing to the standard four-page Sunday sports section. It's a sad fact that I'm freaking out over this a bit now, and that anxiety is just going to grow exponentially over the next week.
The weekend was busy, too, with two round trips to Fort Worth - Friday and Saturday nights - six hours at work Saturday to knock out the section, a feat I'm particularly proud of. Went out to a dive bar nearby the campus of TCU Friday, then Saturday we had an excellent meal at Pappadeaux, then saw "Talladega Nights" for $4 at a theater that served beer. I'd never been to a place like that before, and it just so happens that this movie goes extremely well with a couple of pitchers. Really enjoyed the movie, which is about as good as you'd expect - ie terrific, and even better if you've got a bit of a buzz. For me, "Anchorman" will probably always be Ferrell's best, for a variety of reasons, but TN was a lot of fun.
In any event, I need to sleep. Tomorrow I may need to throw myself at the mercy of my publisher, begging for no more than 1 page per day, so that I can focus on the tab stuff. I feel confident that I will get everything done - that there is time, that I can hone in on what I need to do, and that it will be good - I just wish, quite naturally I think, that I could skip ahead a week, because I'm also confident that its going to be a lot of work (& a rather extraordinary stressful experience). Again and again I return to Nike's hackneyed trademark - just do it. As the week drags on, expect a few choice expletives to be thrown in there for flavoring.
The weekend was busy, too, with two round trips to Fort Worth - Friday and Saturday nights - six hours at work Saturday to knock out the section, a feat I'm particularly proud of. Went out to a dive bar nearby the campus of TCU Friday, then Saturday we had an excellent meal at Pappadeaux, then saw "Talladega Nights" for $4 at a theater that served beer. I'd never been to a place like that before, and it just so happens that this movie goes extremely well with a couple of pitchers. Really enjoyed the movie, which is about as good as you'd expect - ie terrific, and even better if you've got a bit of a buzz. For me, "Anchorman" will probably always be Ferrell's best, for a variety of reasons, but TN was a lot of fun.
In any event, I need to sleep. Tomorrow I may need to throw myself at the mercy of my publisher, begging for no more than 1 page per day, so that I can focus on the tab stuff. I feel confident that I will get everything done - that there is time, that I can hone in on what I need to do, and that it will be good - I just wish, quite naturally I think, that I could skip ahead a week, because I'm also confident that its going to be a lot of work (& a rather extraordinary stressful experience). Again and again I return to Nike's hackneyed trademark - just do it. As the week drags on, expect a few choice expletives to be thrown in there for flavoring.
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