The hole in the center

Wherein I shoot for productivity and hit something very different

I took three vacation days this week. I don’t remember why I did that, but the timing was perfect because it was either take some time off or quit my job in spectacularly definitive fashion. I’m talking double-birds over the shoulder as I kick my way through an emergency exit door kind of good timing.

Naturally, on Day 1 of my Conspicuously Scheduled Vacation (CSV), I put all the things on the whiteboard that needed to get done. It was a comprehensive list.

I did almost none of them. I did manage to work on the budget to finally get a clear picture of how screwed I am (the answer is: “well and truly,”) but I mostly just binge-watched “The Pacific”—HBO’s complementary series to Band of Brothers. I knew better than to get into a series while I have so much work on my plate, but evidently I woke up and chose insanity.

Why?

THAT was a good question and, I hope, has a good answer.