Slugging along

Currently my self-motivation is dragging a bit. I am trying to prepare my dissertation for submission for publication, and over the past several days, I have cut approximately 50 pages from the body, but still have many many pages to go before it is acceptably concise. Fifty pages may sound like a lot, but I have been spending way more time slacking than working. Sitting around the house, looking at funny things on the internet, obsessively checking craigslist trying to find myself a desk, and generally feeling like a big slug (appropriate to my new locale). It has been taking hours for my motivation to get high enough to finally leave the house to go to a coffee shop, where I can actually get work done.

Working in coffee shops is relatively new to me-- I used to be too easily distracted by noise and other people. But over the past year working in coffee shops was one of the few ways I could spend time outside of work with my busy internship friends Jeff and Denise, so I gave it a fresh try, and now I'm hooked. Now I'm not sure how I ever used to get work done at home. I've so far been to 4 different coffee/tea shops in my new neighborhood, including the one I'm at right now, and there are two more to try within easy walking distance of my house. Seattle totally trumps San Diego in this respect.

I have officially been in Seattle for a whole week! I swear I'll post some things about the end of internship, and the trip up here, very soon, but right now I'm focusing on being here in Seattle, and getting used to it. As much as I dislike changes and transitions, there are lots of things I like about being here.



Like this view, within walking distance of my house, and the guy who jumped into my picture of it :) Once I am done with this post, I'll get myself back to work for a bit. Then I'll hit the neighborhood farmer's market on the way home, where I can get peaches that are at least as good as the ones in SD, and raspberries and blueberries that are cheaper and better. No grapefruits, but I'll survive :)