A Curious Statistical Anomaly

The subject line has been our short cut for saying that the day was one where you just seem to work and never really get anything done that shows.  It’s a line from Real Genius, a film that’s funny in a geeky way before so many studios began to make movies for the geek crowd and really trying too hard.

Anyway, it’s been a madhouse here.  We’re still trying to get the gardening area cleared.  I’m trying to make a dent in the piles in my office (dining room but honest no one could eat in here anymore).  It seems like the books just pile up as we run up to the issues going live.  Then I have to pull the older books in order to get shelf space for the new ones as I  wait for the reviewers to send in requests.

Meanwhile, the potted plant we got for the deck is just beautiful.  Maybe tomorrow I’ll manage to remember to get a photo before it’s too dark.  It’s been beautiful the last few days — in the 90’s.  In our part of the world there’s also a bit of a breeze so going outside to rake and clear isn’t too bad.  I’ve been only doing about a 1/2 hour per day so that I don’t have a full-blown fibro flare.  So far, it’s working.

Today though I had to wash the kitchen floor.  Of course that was after sweeping the entire living room, dining room, kitchen, hall and bathroom.  I hate brooms and mops.  I’d really like to find a way to do these activities without having to spend an hour or two with ice packs on and off afterwards.

Had a bit more energy today until I did the floors.  Then I felt like a wrung out dishrag — limp and flat.  Couldn’t seem to get my head in gear the rest of the day so read some and cleared off old email and things that just don’t take rocket science to do.

Well tomorrow is another day and I’m hoping to be more “awake” and caffeinated then.  Hope springing eternal and all that.

Today was one of those days where you go as fast as you can all day but never get anywhere. I sent out the notices on the reviews on SFRevu and Gumshoe Review. Moved books forward for another month for the reviewers. Entered some news items. All while doing the wash, folding clothes, and other household tasks.

Of course some of the slow down is due to the fact that from Friday evening (the WSFA Meeting) through to Sunday night. I was out straight doing one thing or another. We ran all our errands on Saturday. Raked another big section of the yard. And on Easter Sunday went over to a friends for Lunch and a walk along the Potomac — followed by dessert and some good talk and camaraderie.

It was all great but the fibro kicked in today and I feel like I’m walking through molasses — not, you understand, that I’ve ever spilled enough molasses to walk through so that I could compare the experiences. Nevertheless, today it just seems that if there is a speed between dead stop and slow I’ve found it or maybe even the setting between that one and stop.

But, I did make a dent in the small chores that have to be done before gearing up for the next issue. But now I think I’ll call it an early night and see if more sleep makes any difference.

It’s spring and thoughts do turn to new beginnings. Sometimes those new beginning are new relationships.

Here’s a video that shows that love, ingenuity, and some teamwork can conquer just about anything.

Do you think I should have given a spew warning first?

It took until nearly  1 a.m. on April 1st but SFRevu and Gumshoe Review both were up and live before I went to bed last night.

Gumshoe Review has an original short story Critic’s Choice by Rekha Ambardar as well as our usual collection of reviews. The US Books column lists the books coming out this month that we know about along with a cover image and a short blurb.

SFRevu has a review of Bitter Seeds by Ian Tregillis along with an interview with the author. We’ve also got book reviews, magazine reviews, some DVD/Blu-Ray reviews. We also managed to review a graphic novel and a children’s fantasy book. Not to mention the non-fiction review this month, The Secret Feminist Cabal: A Cultural History of Science Fiction Feminisms by Helen Merrick. Then there’s the UK Books Column and the US Books Column.

I hope you’ll take the time to check them out and perhaps make visits to SFRevu and Gumshoe Review sites that you regularly check out online.