Everything In One Day?
They say life goes in cycles. When it rains it pours. There's a lot of cliches to that effect out there. That is what happened to me today. And it resulted in me getting zero writing done. Very depressing.
Day started great. Got to work on time, things were relatively calm, only had one meeting on the calendar, thought I'd get to go vote when there was no one in line around mid-morning. Then another meeting popped up over lunch. And another mid-morning. Okay, not so bad. I'd just go vote mid-afternoon. It was only a few blocks from work so no big deal. Then those meetings happened and while I was unavailable all hell broke loose. People who do not understand what they are talking about should not share that bad knowledge with sales people. They wig out and before you know it the executive vp for the company is trying to find you. And when he can't find you he goes looking for your boss who has absolutely no idea what is going on. Then you cancel all other meetings for the day and spend the following hours calming everyone down over a non-issue.
Finally around 3 I just walked out and walked down to vote. I considered it more important at that point. Admittedly I'm in a state with relatively few electoral votes and all the polls say McCain doesn't stand a chance here. But I still think it's important to go vote. There's more than just the presidency on the ballot though that does overshadow most anything else. Half my ballot was whether a bunch of judges should stay in their positions. I didn't recognize a single name but I was still there. Why when I'm really not a fan of politics and think it's monkey game do I do it? Because I am here. I have a voice beyond this blog or my writing. And I do care about my state, country, whatever. I have six nieces that even when I think they're spoiled brats I want to be a good example for. And I prefer to believe I'm not a hypocrite. When I feel the need in a year or two to bitch about what the president is doing I want grounds to do so.
The question my dad always asks is who I voted for. He never asks if I voted... he knows better. And since I turned 18 I have always refused to answer his question. I am more than aware of his stance on politics and just how rabid he is about it. Even when I vote the way I know he wants me to I won't tell. I admit that some of it's to antagonize but it's also because my belief is my own. I'm not going to criticize anyone for voting they way they feel they should. I applaud them regardless because they are using their voice.
And now that I've said my piece I'm going to get some writing done before going to the airport and returning Fuzzybutt who has been with us again for the past week. I only managed 250 new words for NaNoWriMo yesterday. I'd like to think I can do better than that in the hour I have tonight.
Are any of you doing NaNoWriMo this year?
Day started great. Got to work on time, things were relatively calm, only had one meeting on the calendar, thought I'd get to go vote when there was no one in line around mid-morning. Then another meeting popped up over lunch. And another mid-morning. Okay, not so bad. I'd just go vote mid-afternoon. It was only a few blocks from work so no big deal. Then those meetings happened and while I was unavailable all hell broke loose. People who do not understand what they are talking about should not share that bad knowledge with sales people. They wig out and before you know it the executive vp for the company is trying to find you. And when he can't find you he goes looking for your boss who has absolutely no idea what is going on. Then you cancel all other meetings for the day and spend the following hours calming everyone down over a non-issue.
Finally around 3 I just walked out and walked down to vote. I considered it more important at that point. Admittedly I'm in a state with relatively few electoral votes and all the polls say McCain doesn't stand a chance here. But I still think it's important to go vote. There's more than just the presidency on the ballot though that does overshadow most anything else. Half my ballot was whether a bunch of judges should stay in their positions. I didn't recognize a single name but I was still there. Why when I'm really not a fan of politics and think it's monkey game do I do it? Because I am here. I have a voice beyond this blog or my writing. And I do care about my state, country, whatever. I have six nieces that even when I think they're spoiled brats I want to be a good example for. And I prefer to believe I'm not a hypocrite. When I feel the need in a year or two to bitch about what the president is doing I want grounds to do so.
The question my dad always asks is who I voted for. He never asks if I voted... he knows better. And since I turned 18 I have always refused to answer his question. I am more than aware of his stance on politics and just how rabid he is about it. Even when I vote the way I know he wants me to I won't tell. I admit that some of it's to antagonize but it's also because my belief is my own. I'm not going to criticize anyone for voting they way they feel they should. I applaud them regardless because they are using their voice.
And now that I've said my piece I'm going to get some writing done before going to the airport and returning Fuzzybutt who has been with us again for the past week. I only managed 250 new words for NaNoWriMo yesterday. I'd like to think I can do better than that in the hour I have tonight.
Are any of you doing NaNoWriMo this year?
posted by Signy | 5:14 PM
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