New computer
It's astonishing how disruptive it is. I keep all my files on an external hard drive - the computer itself just contains applications. But of course once you institute a new system, you find that - as Ted Hill says - you're shining a light into some formerly dark places...and you see a lot of worms and rolypoly bugs. (Okay, he didn't say that about the rolypoly bugs, but you get the point.)So of course I had to clean up a lot of files, and upgrade a lot of applications, and I am JUST NOW getting used to these new interfaces.
I'm in the midst of consulting to a company who's about to go through something like this on a grand scale. Changing workflow, migrating files, creating new taxonomies. I know it's been two weeks since I've blogged, and even Twittering is proving a pain in the butt. (I mean, yes, I had a birthday in there as well, and then there was Father's Day - but that's just life.) Trying to integrate a new system into everyday life is painful, frustrating, annoying...and that's when things are going well! You spend a ridiculous amount of time reconfiguring things when you just want to get on with the work. Or play. Or blogging. Or whatever. And there's nothing to be done about it - you just have to get through it until the system is more or less invisible again and your focus is back where it should be...on what you're trying to accomplish.
Now if I could just get the NYTimes website to recognize my crossword puzzle cookie, everything will be perfect again.
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