I dunno why I do this to myself every year. But I do. It usually starts in September, when I’m looking at my project board and thinking, “Fuck yeah! Heaps of time.” And Christmas is on a Saturday?
Bonus! I can literally work right up until the fat man sings.
And then somewhere around early December it all falls apart and I remember, oh right, that’s what this time of year is like, a cyclonic murderstorm of clashing deadlines and screaming commitments and last minute bombs blowing up in your face.
Every. Goddamned. Year.
You’d think I’d learn, wouldn’t you?
Someone remind in September next year. If we make it.
So true. This hits home here, as well. I had a trilogy I wanted done by now. Eh, not so much. However, it's officially half there, so not a total waste in this amazingly unpleasant year ((the image I'm thinking of is a cut in half, blackened and crusty steel drum with burning excrement and diesel oil. A dumpster fire is far too nice)).
Jeez JB, Just read Zero Day and it pretty much emulated an exercise I did earlier in the year with other Cyber Doods. Maybe you should start writing for ASPI.
I think the phrase you are searching for is you "avoid it like the plague" which given how I have see much of society behaves during this pandemic accurately describes how you behave towards your deadlines and Christmas.
I crashed and burned one Christmas Eve.Then I purposefully befriended a literal Santa’s Elf is Christmas fanatics who countdown from early September. Now through SM they trigger flashbacks of Christmas nightmares and Decembers past which triggers early frenzied activity with a lull and minor nightmare I can live with in December.
So true. This hits home here, as well. I had a trilogy I wanted done by now. Eh, not so much. However, it's officially half there, so not a total waste in this amazingly unpleasant year ((the image I'm thinking of is a cut in half, blackened and crusty steel drum with burning excrement and diesel oil. A dumpster fire is far too nice)).
Sounds like the English Cricket team!
Jeez JB, Just read Zero Day and it pretty much emulated an exercise I did earlier in the year with other Cyber Doods. Maybe you should start writing for ASPI.
*puts JB reminder in calendar for September 2022*
I think the phrase you are searching for is you "avoid it like the plague" which given how I have see much of society behaves during this pandemic accurately describes how you behave towards your deadlines and Christmas.
The Big Green Egg that ruined Christmas......
I crashed and burned one Christmas Eve.Then I purposefully befriended a literal Santa’s Elf is Christmas fanatics who countdown from early September. Now through SM they trigger flashbacks of Christmas nightmares and Decembers past which triggers early frenzied activity with a lull and minor nightmare I can live with in December.
BTW how’s the cricket JB?