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Last night, I arranged to meet my freelance client in the lobby of my gym to get the manuscript I'm editing for him, so all I had to do was exercise, shower and change, go upstairs, retrieve his voicemail apologizing for being slightly late, and greet him two minutes later. (He arrived within our agreed-on time.) In the course of exchanging email addresses, he mentioned a Palm, so I offered to beam my information to him. He didn't know he could do that, so I told him to turn his Palm on and picked "beam business card"; he tapped "accept", and now has my information and a fine new toy. I may make him very happy by having the manuscript back tomorrow. I'd promised Wednesday, but given that I'll be at my aunt's for a seder all afternoon, I'm going to try to finish before I leave tomorrow, so I can dive into Tiptree-award writing work without concern. I've done one pass on this MS, and think two will suffice; I don't expect to hit the five-hour limit we agreed on (I'm charging by the hour, not the page).
Then I went down to Chinatown for my usual lunch. As usual, I was seated at a round table with assorted strangers. I watched a few people, alone and in pairs, walk out rather than be seated that way. After a bit, a couple who I pegged as "tourist" (demeanor, combined with their obvious unfamiliarity with the menu and the sorts of things it contained) were seated next to me. I indulged myself by pouring tea for the woman who was seated next to me, after her companion poured himself some.
I was carrying Fudoki, to do a bit of re-reading/skimming and figure out what to say for the shortlist annotations (which need to be more than "Hey, this is cool!" and need to emphasize why it's a Tiptree-relevant book, rather than (say) why it's of interest to people who like cats or medieval Japan. I looked at the book briefly, put a bookmark in to flag a (non-Tiptreeish) quote I wanted to write down, put the book away, and started jotting down notes on Geoff Ryman's "Birth Days" instead.
The quote is:
On my way home, a complete stranger looked at me and said "I…love your hair!" I thanked her, and reflected that this hairdo (I redyed it yesterday) doesn't just please me, my beloveds, and a few other friends: it brightens the entire city. I also got a compliment on my cardinal tattoo at the gym; makes it much easier to smile through the silly ads about "looking your best" that pop up between the music videos.
Now, some jasmine dragon tea, then back to work; NYRSF proofreading has been tentatively scheduled for the subway ride to and from my aunt's tomorrow.
Gym details:
Cardio, 33 minutes, top heart rate 145
Calf machine, 60 pounds, 3 sets of 15
Bench press: 60 pounds, 12; {60 pounds, 7, and 57.5 pounds, 4}; 55 pounds, 12
Seated leg curl, 100 pounds, 12; 95 pounds, 2 sets of 12
Tricep pulldown, 50 pounds, 3 sets of 15
Wrist curl, 35 pounds, 3 sets of 15
Adjustable row, 100 pounds, 2 sets of 15; 90 pounds, 15
Crunches, 4 sets of 20
Back arches, 2 sets of 17
Leg/back lift with physio ball, 2 sets of 17
Yoga tree, 5 sets of {2 on each side}--I think; I lost count and decided I'd rather do 5 than 3, so this is either 4 or 5
Seated leg press, 260 pounds, 3 sets of 13
Bicep curl, 40-pound bar, 2 sets of 15; 35-pound bar, 20
(Full) lateral raise, 7.5 pounds in each hand, 3 sets of 12 (This gets flagged as an improvement because I did the more difficult form of the exercise, at the weights and reps I used for the simpler one last time.)
Stretches
Then I went down to Chinatown for my usual lunch. As usual, I was seated at a round table with assorted strangers. I watched a few people, alone and in pairs, walk out rather than be seated that way. After a bit, a couple who I pegged as "tourist" (demeanor, combined with their obvious unfamiliarity with the menu and the sorts of things it contained) were seated next to me. I indulged myself by pouring tea for the woman who was seated next to me, after her companion poured himself some.
I was carrying Fudoki, to do a bit of re-reading/skimming and figure out what to say for the shortlist annotations (which need to be more than "Hey, this is cool!" and need to emphasize why it's a Tiptree-relevant book, rather than (say) why it's of interest to people who like cats or medieval Japan. I looked at the book briefly, put a bookmark in to flag a (non-Tiptreeish) quote I wanted to write down, put the book away, and started jotting down notes on Geoff Ryman's "Birth Days" instead.
The quote is:
We ascribe meanings because it is our nature to do so. The Tokaido means mystery and wonders and adventure. We can no more see a thing without searching for a meaning than we can see a snag in a robe without pulling on the loose thread.—Kij Johnson
On my way home, a complete stranger looked at me and said "I…love your hair!" I thanked her, and reflected that this hairdo (I redyed it yesterday) doesn't just please me, my beloveds, and a few other friends: it brightens the entire city. I also got a compliment on my cardinal tattoo at the gym; makes it much easier to smile through the silly ads about "looking your best" that pop up between the music videos.
Now, some jasmine dragon tea, then back to work; NYRSF proofreading has been tentatively scheduled for the subway ride to and from my aunt's tomorrow.
Gym details:
Cardio, 33 minutes, top heart rate 145
Calf machine, 60 pounds, 3 sets of 15
Bench press: 60 pounds, 12; {60 pounds, 7, and 57.5 pounds, 4}; 55 pounds, 12
Seated leg curl, 100 pounds, 12; 95 pounds, 2 sets of 12
Tricep pulldown, 50 pounds, 3 sets of 15
Wrist curl, 35 pounds, 3 sets of 15
Adjustable row, 100 pounds, 2 sets of 15; 90 pounds, 15
Crunches, 4 sets of 20
Back arches, 2 sets of 17
Leg/back lift with physio ball, 2 sets of 17
Yoga tree, 5 sets of {2 on each side}--I think; I lost count and decided I'd rather do 5 than 3, so this is either 4 or 5
Seated leg press, 260 pounds, 3 sets of 13
Bicep curl, 40-pound bar, 2 sets of 15; 35-pound bar, 20
(Full) lateral raise, 7.5 pounds in each hand, 3 sets of 12 (This gets flagged as an improvement because I did the more difficult form of the exercise, at the weights and reps I used for the simpler one last time.)
Stretches