{"id":3676,"date":"2010-01-04T22:41:43","date_gmt":"2010-01-05T03:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/?p=3676"},"modified":"2010-01-04T22:42:16","modified_gmt":"2010-01-05T03:42:16","slug":"back-to-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/?p=3676","title":{"rendered":"Back to work"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Today was my first day back at work since December 18 — which was itself a much shortened day, consisting mostly of our group’s holiday lunch and setting my away messages on phone and e-mail. That’s actually a shot of my cubicle up above on the right; true, that picture is from way back in March of last year, but there really hasn’t been a significant change to the layout (or clutter) since then, and certainly not in the time that I was away. I spent the morning going through e-mails, but most of the big projects I have in development are on hold until I receive feedback or manuscripts from authors. So it wasn’t the most exciting<\/em> day back at work, but that’s probably a good thing. I feel like I had a really good vacation, just enough time off, but there’s no reason for a mad rush back into things.<\/font><\/p>\n

Other than work, and easing back into that daily commute, today was pretty much uneventful. I opened Kaleidotrope<\/a> back up to submissions again at the start of the new year, and the slush pile continues to build. Meanwhile, I finished my entry in Geist’s Postcard Contest<\/a> and expect to mail it off tomorrow. It’s a short piece — there was a 500-word maximum — but I had fun with it.<\/font><\/p>\n

I broke down and bought a copy of Season 2 of The Big Bang Theory<\/em> on DVD this afternoon. (I had a leftover Borders gift card from the holidays.) It’s very quickly become one of my favorite shows. I also bought a copy of Monty Python: Almost The Truth<\/a>, which so far doesn’t seem to be offering anything particularly new<\/em> about the troupe — I have, after all, read this massive tome<\/a>, among others — but does so in a very fun and engaging way. I’ve only watched the first episode so far, but it’s a really good introduction to how the whole silly thing got started.<\/font><\/p>\n

And finally, I was also offered a chance to attend an invitation-only “historic event at Carnegie Hall” where I can acquire a Steinway piano “at substantially reduced prices.” They advise me to schedule my appointment early, since it’s “first call, first served,” and this “impressive selection of used and restored vertical and grand pianos” won’t last! I suspect I’m on their mailing list after my mother and I attended a taping of Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!<\/a> in the Stern Auditorium. And it’s not like I’ve never<\/em> “considered owning a fine piano.” But for now, I think I’ll pass.<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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