April has arrived.<\/p>\n
Yesterday was april fool’s day. I wish I knew something about how April Fool’s day became foolish. But I don’t.<\/p>\n
I am pushing onto my 12th day straight of working. All 12 days were GRUELING. ALL of them.<\/p>\n
The first 5 days of the 12 were spend at home in Los Angeles. But man oh man. Hard hard days of work. On wednesday (or was it thursday?) I had so many fires to put out that I spent 12 hours rushing from one thing to the next. On the way home, my skull felt like I had a drill going through it directly above my right eye.<\/p>\n
I was thinking of the movie “pi” as I drove home…It is not unusual for that side of my head to ache. I call it my brain tumor. But the reality is, I cracked open my skull in a car accident when I was a kid. That part of my head is the seam it healed on. And it aches sometimes.<\/p>\n
But this was substantially worse than ever before. I wondered why it was so bad? Maybe I was hungry…When did I last eat, anyway?<\/p>\n
I’d grabbed leftover catering in different rooms…A bagel here, a danish there. But I hadn’t stopped to eat any real food all day!<\/p>\n
No wonder.<\/p>\n
But then on Saturday, at 4:30 a.m. my alarm went off so that I could drive myself to LAX. Had to get to New York City.<\/p>\n
Had a whole mess of work and a whole mine field of political pitfalls to avoid. People to please and appease.<\/p>\n
Managed that, only set a few mines off. Well, I guess I’m entitled to one or two mistakes. As long as their are far enough between.<\/p>\n
Then I went to the next stop, Washington D.C. This is the original war zone. Mine field, nothing. Dodge the live fire. “Friendly” fire.<\/p>\n
But as my brother says, I’m nuetral like Switzerland. Smile and commit to nothing, that’s all I say.<\/p>\n
But in addition to dodging political entaglements, I had to actually get some work done. Yes. I stayed here till nine p.m. last night. Still wasnt’ done.<\/p>\n
I was staying 4 blocks away, and was looking forward to the walk. But no.<\/p>\n
“I’ll call a car, ” the receptionist said. “It’s standard procedure. If you are from out of town, you don’t know what streets to cross to the other side.”<\/p>\n
Imagine. Danger and harm does not cross the street. Amazing. Safe on the proper side, but you don’t know which side.<\/p>\n
Danger lurks everywhere, but it won’t get you unless you walk within easy reach.<\/p>\n
Maybe those who wish you harm are lazy.<\/p>\n
So…last night I ate frog legs for dinner, which was marvelous. And I fell asleep at 11. Woke up this morning at 4:30<\/p>\n
Worried about the last day in dangerous territory. Because this is that last last day. Today, I return to the my home, my cat, and the one person who makes sure I sleep very very well.<\/p>\n
I have only a few more hours.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
April has arrived. Yesterday was april fool’s day. I wish I knew something about how April Fool’s day became foolish. But I don’t. I am pushing onto my 12th day straight of working. All 12 days were GRUELING. ALL of … Continue reading