Before this gets completely stale!
Literary essays accepted for publication: 3
Literary submissions rejected: 7 [Note: should be much higher; this means I didn't submit enough.]
Literary essays included in “Best Of” anthologies or nominated for the Pushcart Prize: 2
New essays started: 4
New essays completed: 1
Essays in SubmissionLand as of 12/28/30 12/28/08: 2
Trade articles published: 6
Posts to this blog: 143
Writing classes taken: 1
Writing workshops taught: 2
Writing critique groups led: 12
Backlog of books not finished reading: 21
Unread books received as gifts: 10
Unread books purchased in airports during “reading emergencies”: 3
Unread books purchased during Cormac McCarthy fixation: 3
Writing conferences attended: 1
Neologisms coined: 0
ALA committees/task forces served on: 3
Library conferences attended: 23 (approx)
Presentations/panels given: 17 (approx)
Number of times luggage lost by Delta: 3
Countries outside U.S. visited: 2 (Canada and Australia)
States visited in Australia: 5
Time zones crossed in Australia: 4
Jobs resigned: 1
Jobs quit on the spot: 0
New jobs started: 1
Hair color changes: 3
Hair style changes: 3
Hair stylist changes: 4
Number of times cell phone plans changed: 3
Orders placed with Amazon: 25
Amazon orders that included books: 16
Pairs of shoes purchased online: 6
Pairs of shoes purchased in stores: 0
Clothing purchases at White House, Black Market: 1
Catalogs for White House, Black Market received since that purchase: 6
Posted on this day, other years:
- Away, Away to ALA - 2005
- Judy Jetson among the Flintstones - 2004
- Update on Cuba - 2004
- Wireless Hub Found! - 2004
7 Comments
I’m not quite sure how to interpret this:
Is that a mistyped date?
Ah, because I can’t copyedit my own work, that’s why. Yes, that would be a VERY long timeline. Though check back with me in 2030!
Yikes! You changed your hair stylist 4 times!! Gives me palpitations to think of it!
Your list is an inspiration, sans the hair (you have a much more adventuresome spirit in that arena than I). Now I feel compelled to get back to work!
Unread books purchased in airports during “reading emergencies”: 3
I had three of those myself, but gave the first two to the library after they failed to make it into the suitcase for subsequent journeys. #3 is probably going to suffer the same fate. I’m SO glad I’m not the only person who does this
Do you go through the same stages? Yay! A book to read! Oh, I better finish it. Ugh. How long til I can give it away?
Just two stages: Rats, this is the only one possible and even so I bet I can’t read it. –> Uh-huh, I knew it wouldn’t work…
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