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Apr. 19th, 2006 09:46 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
morslaDetached and distant, I'm moving far too slowly for the world around me.
In one sense, this is entirely too accurate. I've been sitting almost perfectly still for hours, measured breathing and small precise mouse movements the only sign that I'm still alive. The sun has passed from one horizon to the next. I've been working at my computer, and I've made a conscious effort to unplug myself from the endless distractions of LJ and the forums. My one concession to the outside world has been an occasional glance at email, looking for updates about this job.
This also couldn't be further from the truth. My eyes are beginning to glaze over, as I've sped through reams of data today. Sometime around midday, I slipped into a trance that took many, many hours to pull myself out of. I'm now working as fast as my eyes can track across the screen, and I've discovered the ability to spot misplaced commas at just below the speed of light.
I'm doing the early stages of a large layout project - setting up the templates, and applying the dozen different body/header styles to the text.
I've just placed 55,000 words of text, line by line, into a state that fits the design schema of the book. It's taken two long days ('til 9pm tonight, and til 10pm last night), but this first stage is now done - 20,000 words yesterday; 35,000 and a few score tables and callouts today. It appears to be dark outside... nice and windy, though. Maybe I'll take a quick walk to re-start my circulatory system - I think I've shut down non-essential blood supply beyond my fingertips and eyeballs.
At any rate, it's time I turned this computer off for a while, and got some rest. Tomorrow will be another long day.
In one sense, this is entirely too accurate. I've been sitting almost perfectly still for hours, measured breathing and small precise mouse movements the only sign that I'm still alive. The sun has passed from one horizon to the next. I've been working at my computer, and I've made a conscious effort to unplug myself from the endless distractions of LJ and the forums. My one concession to the outside world has been an occasional glance at email, looking for updates about this job.
This also couldn't be further from the truth. My eyes are beginning to glaze over, as I've sped through reams of data today. Sometime around midday, I slipped into a trance that took many, many hours to pull myself out of. I'm now working as fast as my eyes can track across the screen, and I've discovered the ability to spot misplaced commas at just below the speed of light.
I'm doing the early stages of a large layout project - setting up the templates, and applying the dozen different body/header styles to the text.
I've just placed 55,000 words of text, line by line, into a state that fits the design schema of the book. It's taken two long days ('til 9pm tonight, and til 10pm last night), but this first stage is now done - 20,000 words yesterday; 35,000 and a few score tables and callouts today. It appears to be dark outside... nice and windy, though. Maybe I'll take a quick walk to re-start my circulatory system - I think I've shut down non-essential blood supply beyond my fingertips and eyeballs.
At any rate, it's time I turned this computer off for a while, and got some rest. Tomorrow will be another long day.
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Date: 2006-04-20 12:17 am (UTC)