Grumbling on your behalf, sarameg.
Also, parents! I'm simultaneously amused and concerned for my children dealing with my parental shenanigans.
People! I finally listened to podcasts. Yes, I know, but I have always been a reader and not so much a listener. Tried audio books a couple times and couldn't remain focused, and never even bothered to try podcasts. On my trip cross state to see the sibs I was not interested in any more news or music and the Podcast button was right there, so I pushed it! Selected Stuff You Should Know and listened to 4 or 5 Short Stuff podcasts. I knew I didn't want to dive into a long one. My car was on auto steering and cruise control zooming across the everglades and I was totally delighted with the SYSK dudes!
Still not ready for audio books, but I feel like I just graduated from flip phone or something. Woo! New stuff in my head without reading!
Of all the days I could have spent offline and then noticed my CEO trending in the news...yesterday was a WEIRD ONE.
I have a 25 minute (each way) commute, and podcasts are wonderful for that. I enjoy The Magnus Archives, Be the Serpent (fanfic and traditionally published book discussions, occasional NC-17ish discussions of robot boners), Plantrama (gardening), and The Hidden Almanac (written by and occasionally guest starting Ursula Vernon [T. Kingfisher]).
I started spiking a fever last night, after I saw my doctor. TCG's stepmom took ltc to school. So I am catching up on emails, Grey's Anatomy, and newspapers.
Health~ma, sj. I hope the day's rest helps.
Yes, Calli I am likely to listen a lot more when I am up north for the summer because everything is at least a 20 minute drive, usually more. At home my trips are either super close, or through traffic which demands full attention. I consider myself a competent multi-tasker, but not with driving in big city traffic. Summer driving is rolly mountain hills.
From today's Publisher's Weekly, this seems like an interesting tidbit:
The American Media attorney Jon Fine whose email to Jeff Bezos was disclosed yesterday is the same Jon Fine who worked for Bezos at Amazon for seven years, serving as director of author and publisher relations before leaving the company at the end of 2014.
Oh indeed there is more to that story!
Amy -- I -- what? I agree with Laura, more to that story!
Y'all, I have been in meetings all day, and the time I did have in my office to eat lunch turned into two more mini-meetings! I'm excited that I get to go tour a construction site shortly.
But I'm also amused that multiple people have commented on my jeans when it is not Casual Friday! It's because I have to wear long pants for the tour, and I literally don't have work pants.
