I’m just getting back from a busier-than-normal WWDC and I’m beat. It was an exciting trip with Apple announcing its move to Intel based chips, but it also took us all into brand new territory. So, this week I get to settle back down into the normal routine … or at least I thought!
I forgot that Peter was going on vacation this week, so I’ll be manning the fort by myself. I sat down today and started to lay out the features that I was working on and when they had to be done, both for online and the magazine. (Yes, I’m writing more and more for the magazine these days, which is very exciting for me).
When I finished just the immediate stuff, I have eight feature stories that must be finished by this time next week. I cried and laughed at the same time ? it’s going to be a fun week. Good thing I don’t sleep much.
That doesn’t include my expenses, which have to be done as well or I’ll be wrestling the neighborhood raccoon for food scraps by the end of the week. It also doesn’t include the regular daily news stories that need to get posted and any new features that come along through the week — that always happens.
So, from 0-8 in seven days … can it be done?
June 12th, 2005 at 7:43 pm
Oh sure you can do it Jim! Just get a good supply of Jolt cola and go at it!
Sound like fun for sure! I miss the daily deadline pressue not that I’m on a 3-5 year deadline for most of my stuff.
June 13th, 2005 at 12:42 am
No, I’ll do it without any performance enhancing drugs