Yeah, I know... it's 1 am, and I should be reading and drifting off to sleep right about now. Well, I felt the urge to write a blog post, so there! The urge manifests itself as pressure in my lower abdomen... it isn't painful, but it cannot be ignored. If I don't relieve the pressure - and frequently - it builds to very uncomfortable levels and then I become cranky... then once it is released, it makes everyone around me miserable too!
OK, you got me. I was talking about gas, not about blogging. Man, you saw right through me! Am I really that obvious, when it comes to twisting any topic around into passing wind? Really? Oh, but you find it endearing, right? A quality you wished you likewise possessed... or that you hope your future mate possesses... whatever the case may be...
On a completely unrelated note (that I will twist at the end into a gas reference, no doubt), I edited an interview transcript for Piranha Marketing where Joe Polish interviewed superfoods expert David Wolfe. It was a great interview - I ended up buying his latest book. Perhaps I'll be able to successfully modify my diet to include more raw foods, superfoods and superherbs! Then I'll be healthy and happy and my wife will love me again!
Actually, things are strangely good between wifey and I at the moment... it makes me nervous. Occasionally, things will improve between us, and I lull myself into a false state of confidence that the rough patches are behind us, and that only good road lay ahead... then out of the blue, it hits the fan again. It never ceases to frustrate and sadden me... but for now, things are good, and I'm going to try like sixty to keep it that way. Just because I've never succeeded before doesn't mean I won't this time!
Right? O_o
Here's another funny little tidbit about the superfoods guy interview... after I finished editing it, I dropped a quick email to my contact at Piranha, telling her how much I enjoyed the interview, and that I bought the book, etc. Well, she forwarded my comments to Joe Polish, who then forwarded them to David Wolfe... good thing I didn't insult him! Then I would have had a repeat of the previous episode with the "author who shall remain unnamed to avoid having her see this reference on Google Alerts"... whew! This time, my words unexpectedly found the author, and it was a good thing!
Funny Cat Picture #1
After mentioning that I wanted to go to the theater in the previous post, I immediately got invitations to go see Book of Eli with Joe and Johnnay, and Avatar with Shannon and Yanni. In both cases, they had made plans already, and extended the invitations to include me. How cool is that! I thought I could make one or both happen, but the timing just didn't work out. Sadly, it's probably a good thing... if Wifey found out I went to the movies without her, it would likely have signaled the end of the current good stretch...
You know what I pondered tonight? Maybe part of the problem is that I'm subconsciously more comfortable when things are tense between us. When things are good, I'm on pins and needles trying to make it last as long as possible without screwing it up... when it's soured, I know exactly where I stand. Then I can be on familiar ground: dismal and complaining. Isn't that sad? I hope it isn't true... cuz that would mean I'm likely sabotaging things subconsciously as well... I'm always the first to state (and loudly) that I wish that we could mesh better... but do I really?
Uh oh, I better not pursue that line of thought...
Here, let me twist things back into gas again...
Jack Vale saves the day!
Back to the superfoods guy... his interview was exactly twice as long as the normal interview I edit and format each month... normally, final transcripts finish at between 40 and 45 pages... this one was 86 pages. The reason I bring it up is that I heard from Sister that the next interview is also an extra long one... I wonder if that's a future trend. I charge a certain amount to edit/format the transcripts and make a "hot tips" sheet... it's a flat "per transcript" rate based upon the approximate time it takes to do the work... Twice the text = twice the time and effort... should I charge twice the fee? That could catch them off guard... if it's just an isolated interview (or two), I should keep the standard flat rate... right? I don't want to piss off my best client... but if the transcripts are all going to now be behemoths, perhaps I should recalibrate the charge...
Wow, that was boring. Sorry. Here's another cat pic...
Funny Cat Picture #2
Remember that time I just suddenly ended my blog post right after a Funny Cat Picture, without tying the thread up in any way? I just left it hanging, unresolved!
5 comments:
My wife has both the Superfoods books, I think they are great as well. Very easy to create a healthy lifestyle as opposed to a diet that lasts a few weeks. Where can I get the interview?
I don't know why farting in public is so funny to me, but thanks for my morning laugh!
Joe, I'll email the PDF of the transcript to you tonight. I don't have access to the audio of the interview yet, sorry.
Crystal, glad I could help! I wish I didn't find it so funny myself, but alas, I am what I am...
I think you should pursue that line of thought, for sure. Life is for the living, my friend! Once you get on that hamster's wheel, it is so hard to get off. The good thing, I think, is that you realize that you're on it. Next step is to do what no one thinks you'll do, and jump the hell of of it! Feel confident in yourself and your actions, and the right things will happen.
Jeez, I should write a book of this baloney.
;)
good post dave, and great pics lol :)
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