Thursday, September 06, 2012

Minutia


Not all work is glamorous. Sometimes you’d rather have the enamel of your front teeth removed with a rasping file, than do the work on your calendar.
Today, I hitched up my big-boy underoos and dove in. By noon, I’d checked off most of the things on my list.
I think doing unpleasant things builds character. I feel sorry for those with money, who never have to deal with the minutia of life. 
“Yes, here’s $300, go have this colonoscopy for me, and the results had better be good!” 
I’ve been updating the design of one of the websites I maintain. I wasn’t adding exciting content, interviewing interesting people, or writing compelling profiles, I was chasing down dead links. Those annoying things buried deep within websites that pop up when visitors are digging the site, but then stumble on a link to get more info, and they are thrust into cyberhell. It's not fun work, but it has to be done.
I also received the final edits for my book from a high school English teacher, and a book editor. Combined they found at least 30 errors. I though the book was as tight as a Shakespeare Sonnet when in reality it had more holes than a Chinese Checkerboard.
I took a deep breath and dove in -- page by page, and fixed all the issues. I’m at the point now that I’m sending it off and praying for the best.
Tonight, I’m about to brew a cup of sleepy-time tea and with any luck, I’ll soon be drooling on my pillow.
Y’all have a remarkable Friday

8 comments:

  1. thank you!
    you ALWAYS make me chuckle.

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  2. Happy drool to you...I'm headed there, too.

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  3. Glad you got all these edits sorted!!! Well done you!! Take care
    x

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  4. I don't know which I would prefer: A colonoscopy or an indepth edit.

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  5. Thanks and you too.
    Hope the colonoscopy went well too

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  6. Love your self-deprecating sense of humor :)

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  7. Glad to know that even an expert perfectionist has his moments and makes the rest of us feel normal!! Thank you!!

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