Suckle Time is Over (redux)
Well, as my work options ramp up (one contract gig in place, full time job on the horizon perhaps?), there needs to be more time dedicated to the novel. As such, I canceled cable and TIVO this afternoon. Not a huge deal, given that the TV season just ended this week, but anything helps.
I became very aware that I have been reading less (primarily a result of TV, I think), so that combined with the addition of more work hours in my day means I need to concentrate my efforts on making sure my reading no longer suffers again.
I think I’m going to switch gears (or at least who gets to bill me monthly) and look into the Audible Listener program, whereby I can download X number of audiobooks per month. I think the idea is to start listening to books at the gym and, if I get a job I’m interviewing for next week, on my BART commute. Only so many hours in the day, so makes sense to combine gym and reading since the technology is there.
Speaking of good technology, (well, I guess this isn’t really technology, but still..) Amazon *FINALLY* offered me a trial subscription to Amazon Prime. Doubt I’ll keep it on (unless that full time job pans out), but I do like the response time on the shipping. Not sure what took so long for my trial, given how much I order from them….
On the job front, I am doing webwork that has a very unique spin in that it is marketing, but I totally and completely believe in the person, the message, the product, and the results. It even pays decent, although a notch under what I make for total corporate sellout gigs. So, for the first time ever, I am writing marketing copy that doesn’t seem to be, well, lying to some degree. And, that difference has been rather profound as far as my desire to do the work. I’m loving it.
Anyway, cable TV ends in a week or so (whenever the next biling cycle was… June 7 or something). TIVO was immediate, but I was due for a bill in a few days, so that’s good timing. I’m going to keep saying this despite the boy-who-cried-wolf aspect: I am going to finish my novel before the end of summer (if not earlier).
