Last night, after work, the team celebrated on account of our project. I am not certain exactly what it was that we were celebrating, but each person seemed to have at least something to celebrate. For me, it was a chance to unwind and look back at the past two years that I have been on this project, recalling the faces that have come and gone and the daunting tasks now accomplished that somehow seem even more daunting in retrospect.
Following the after-work party, I returned to the hotel, realizing that I was completely exhausted. Determined not to let tomorrow be a 5-hour-sleep day, I rested, passing up a few tasks that I had hoped to complete, and awoke following a wonderfully slumber.
Despite the extensive 8 hour rest, I found myself needing to tackle an urgent task, and was unable to muster the comprehension necessary to figure out. I was able to find a temporary solution, but one that only buys me about 16 hours of time to truly complete the task. I hope that some heavenly understanding will magically bestow itself upon me.
With the task hanging over me, I also found it necessary to make some extensive changes to my travel schedule for the following week. I often think of myself as a master of travel - with an ability to get to any place, any time, cheaply, and having made the arrangements quickly and spoken in the same language of travel agents in order to get it done. This afternoon, however, I found myself struggling to make some rather complex changes. But with a little help from some ingenuity and a friend, I was able to accomplish the changes.
Tonight, I expect to rest very little. It is a good thing that I depart from the metro Detroit area tomorrow, and can nap on the plane. The tasks that I should have done last night must be completed tonight, and I will hope to complete them all. Certainly not all people my age work this hard? But then, it is certainly true that not all people my age are paid a third as well as I am.
Posted by brian at November 29, 2001 04:15 PM