Pedal Strike

I’m currently on spring break…and there just aren’t enough hours in the day to get everything done.

I have more than a few deadlines coming up, along with the list of things I should be doing [but am not], the things I have to do [which I’m scrambling to get done] and the things that I’m forcefully making time for [which I don’t have to do per se but I need it to stay sane].

And I’m still feeling guilty. I woke up today with this to welcome me. More guilt. It’s not finished yet [clearly].

Those four letters took a few good solid hours of straight work. I love the challenge, and anyone that can come up with an interesting, really complicated idea will always get my attention. The whole design for this hat – being made as a prize for the Freddy v. Jason alleycat sponsored by Cambridge Bikes next week – is going to be suh-weeeet.

I just need to get it done. Neurotic worry and guilt are fueling the too-late-night sessions that only end when I realize it’s well past midnight and I need to be up and functioning in less than six hours. What can I say, I like to keep my promises. Or, more accurately, I abhor the idea of being considered flaky.

It’s too early to worry about this already [hat work starts after dinner]. Still, I’m terrified that the rest of the hat’s not going to work out, or I’m somehow going to fuck things up.

And then I sometimes worry [when I’m stressed, moody, and tired…like right now] that no one really gives a shit. Yup, that’s right; all you’re hearing from me today is “wah wah wah.” Which means it’s time I got off the Internet [at least for a little bit] and go on a bike ride.

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