Did you ever sign up for something

[SallyMander]

and then, when it came time to do it, wondered "WHAT WAS I THINKING???"

Yeah, that's me. I have a colleague/friend who asked me to write a chapter for the book he's editing. I thought it would be a great opportunity, nice boost on the resume, etc. But holy crap! Now i feel like i'm in over my head. I am buried in research papers and books and feeling a little overwhelmed. I know it'll get done (and i'll do a good job!) but right now i'm wishing that the present-day me could go back and kick some sense into the six-months-ago me. ;)

Hope you are all having a great weekend!


p.s. flvegan -- how 'bout them Sox!!! :woohoo:

[malta blue]

1. I think your chapter will be great SallyMander!

:loveya:

It can be overwhelming at times, but I know you will pull through. :yourock:

[SallyMander]

2. Thanks for the vote of confidence mb!

I know it'll get done somehow!

How are you doing this weekend?

:hug:

:loveya:

[malta blue]

3. little one and I are watching a movie....

we had a busy day.

I am trying to purge the STBE MRMB out of the house on many levels.

:hug:

[SallyMander]

4. Good luck --

Quality time with the little one is probably just what both of you need! :hug:

[applegrove]

5. Good for you for taking on the challenge. Think of what things such experience can lead to too.

[SallyMander]

7. Thanks applegrove

I will try to keep this positive perspective in mind. :D

[Aristus]

6. I offered to edit the manuscript of a self-help book written by one of my wife's colleagues.

What a mistake. It was a rambling, boring, incoherent mess. I could barely get through it, and could do nothing to make it readable.

[SallyMander]

8. LOL! So what did you do??

Did you try to edit it, or just give it back?

[Aristus]

21. In the true spirit of cowardice, I did both. :-)

I handed it back to him and said, in kind of an 'aw shucks' manner: "You know, there's an awful lot of material here; I don't think I'm going to have time to edit the whole thing. Are you going to be all right with what I was able to complete?"

Yes, I copped out. I admit it. :hide:

[SallyMander]

24. Sounds like you handled it well!

You didn't say it was crap -- very diplomatic of you. :D

[DarkTirade]

9. More often than I'd care to admit.

[SallyMander]

13. Hmm, mysterious reply...

:hi:

[DarkTirade]

17. Nah, it's usually little things not worth mentioning

although one big one recently that I REALLY regret not being able to deliver.

[SallyMander]

18. Gotcha -- don't be too hard on yourself

Have you had a good weekend? :hug:

[DarkTirade]

29. I think that would require my week to actually have a beginning and end...

:P

[Left Is Write]

10. Yes. Plenty of times.

My friends occasionally ask if I am a glutton for punishment.

[SallyMander]

14. Glutton for punishment

That's the term i was looking for! Perfect!

[harmonicon]

11. damn, I thought you were talking about your marriage, and that you were single again

You probably really wanted that though, right?

[SallyMander]

15. OMG!

:rofl:

No, so far the marriage is excellent -- four weeks and going strong! :D

[Pierre.Suave]

12. I will do it for you

granted, I don't know anything about salamanders, but I am charming as hell so that ought to be good for something, right?

:rofl:

[SallyMander]

16. Hmm, i don't know if that will work

Considering the editor is a 60-something year old (straight) man. ;)

How are you doing jasonc? :hug:

[Pierre.Suave]

27. I am making it

[SallyMander]

28. One day at a time

Take good care of yourself -- do things that make you happy. :hug:

[Pierre.Suave]

33. there is one thing that would make me happy

but that aint going to happen...

[LeftyMom]

19. Yep. Writing in my case too.

I have something I need to write that I don't want to work on. I like the subject, but honestly I'm too busy to give it the attention it deserves, so I'm being overly perfectionist instead of just getting started.

[SallyMander]

20. That's exactly what i was doing!

Until just a few days ago... when i started to panic about the deadline. :rofl:

What are you writing for/about?

[LeftyMom]

22. I don't want to say too much, it's potentially identifying.

It's a piece I was asked to do for a journal on social justice issues.

[SallyMander]

23. Cool, no worries

Sounds interesting though -- good luck with the process!

[DS1]

25. Right about this point here

this is what happens when an officer walks 'on deck' in bootcamp and you don't acknowledge it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yja_MJazDuc


:rofl:

more :rofl:

[SallyMander]

26. Whaaaa?

This is what i get when i click on your link:

500 Internal Server Error

Sorry, something went wrong.

A team of highly trained monkeys has been dispatched to deal with this situation. Please report this incident to customer service.
Also, please include the following information in your error report:

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[SOteric]

30. The link worked for me.

Those highly trained monkeys must really know their stuff.

[DS1]

32. They even convert their error code to ASCII

Now THAT'S nerd!

[ThomCat]

31. Yes.

A few times. :(

I hope you can get though this, and split your time among the other some of the things you have to do too, and somehow avoid getting too stressed out. Keep plugging along and do the best you can on each step. Somehow you'll reach the end and find that you've completed produced some good results. :hug:

Please be well too.