Every morning I come to work and before I'm able to function in a money-making capacity, I must read the goings-on in the blogosphere. It's my routine, you see. And every morning I tell myself that I'm only going to read my one "news" page (the Drudge Report) and my 3 must-read's for the day (Instapundit, La Shawn Barber and Michelle Malkin, in that order). Then I tell myself that I'm going to close my browser and get busy. 2 hours later, I'm still going, clicking around the internet, obsessed with some story or another, wanting to see everyones take on it.

This morning I counted how many blogs are in my favorites folder - there are 50. I read probably half of them each day and I check Drudge and Instapundit all day for the updates. The truth is, I don't really start working until after I get back from lunch.

Oh, the guilty conscience!!! I beat myself up every night for not having the discipline to work a full day. But guess what? I'm doing far better at my job than ever before! I pondered this last night and I've come to the conclusion that each afternoon when I buckle down, I just become more efficient.

I had a job once working for an accounting firm in a secretarial/administrative capacity and I was told MORE THAN ONCE by the other support staff to slow down. I was told to stretch my assignments out all day, because if I didn't then I would be given more work and I would make the other support staff look bad. Well, I didn't want either thing to happen. So I learned to look like I was working. Remember the scene in Office Space where the guy tells the consultants, "I work just hard enough not to get fired". That, my friends is how it is.

Now, having my own office, and my own hours, it just hit me that I don't have to work all day from 8 to 5 and make it stretch. If my work only takes 4 straight hours to accomplish, then so be it.

It feels good.

Shalom

It's Potter Time!!!!!!

I admit it - I am a Harry Potter fanatic!! I've spent the last week re-reading the books to get ready for the big day. I'm actually going to go get my reserved copy tomorrow morning rather than midnight tonight. If I were in high school, or college even, I might do the midnight thing, but for someone my age - it's a little gay.

I've been avoiding all Harry Potter-related websites like the plague because I don't want to spoil it. I also have a few theories as to what will happen and as I found myself ruminating (big word!) on said theories, I realized that in reading the final book I would be looking for validation and that might ruin the pure enjoyment of surprise as I turn each page.

So I'll try, unsuccessfully I'm sure, to not look for the answers to the BIG questions and just wait until it hits me in the face. The big question on my mind is, of course, is Snape good or evil? I've been going with good for the last year, but after reading the last book again yesterday, I'm not so sure. It would be a sad reflection upon Dumbledore to have been so wrong in him, but who knows? I also think that Malfoy and one of the Weasly's will be killed in the final book (Percy maybe?). I'll know tomorrow night. I can't wait!!!!!!