i really adore these pieces - settings of katha pollitt poetry.
Seriously? That's too cool! I hope it goes well tonight.
I've given some thought to taking some time off from LJ as well. Not at the moment, because I actually feel like I've been pretty good lately about balancing my online life with my offline life, but certainly since I started at the new job back in May. I felt like I was spending all my free time--AND all my work time--in front of the computer, and I decided that had to stop.
A few weeks ago it was just really busy all week long at work, and I didn't feel like turning on the computer in the evening, and suddenly ten days had gone by and I hadn't even touched LJ. So I took one evening to catch up on my smallest, most personal filter, and I found that I just wasn't that worried about the stuff I had missed. It made me realize I could do a LOT more scrolling by than I was used to doing, which, sort of ironically, has made it easier for me to feel like I'm keeping up. Don't know if that will be helpful for you at all.
On the other hand, I totally understand your point about needing that personal support network. Do you think you could get that in other places? I mean, even just emailing a couple of us to say "ack, this job search sucks!" or "I'm tearing my hair out" or "I feel panicked and scared and let's go get some coffee and talk", or whatever. I know it's a lot easier to get instantaneous support through LJ, but it would probably be good for you to figure out how to get what you need in other ways. Um, I hope I'm not being too terribly patronizing!
(no subject)
Date: 2004-08-04 07:16 am (UTC)Seriously? That's too cool! I hope it goes well tonight.
I've given some thought to taking some time off from LJ as well. Not at the moment, because I actually feel like I've been pretty good lately about balancing my online life with my offline life, but certainly since I started at the new job back in May. I felt like I was spending all my free time--AND all my work time--in front of the computer, and I decided that had to stop.
A few weeks ago it was just really busy all week long at work, and I didn't feel like turning on the computer in the evening, and suddenly ten days had gone by and I hadn't even touched LJ. So I took one evening to catch up on my smallest, most personal filter, and I found that I just wasn't that worried about the stuff I had missed. It made me realize I could do a LOT more scrolling by than I was used to doing, which, sort of ironically, has made it easier for me to feel like I'm keeping up. Don't know if that will be helpful for you at all.
On the other hand, I totally understand your point about needing that personal support network. Do you think you could get that in other places? I mean, even just emailing a couple of us to say "ack, this job search sucks!" or "I'm tearing my hair out" or "I feel panicked and scared and let's go get some coffee and talk", or whatever. I know it's a lot easier to get instantaneous support through LJ, but it would probably be good for you to figure out how to get what you need in other ways. Um, I hope I'm not being too terribly patronizing!