Murdering Some Time.

[arontius]

.....Waiting for a process to complete on my computer. So I think I'll post a little on Live Journal. :-)

.....Someone once described Dragon's Laire to me as 'A seething cauldron of chaos interspersed with pockets of brilliant clarity and sheer genius. Sort of like Rocky Road ice cream.' :-) Actually, what they said was far better, but this is what I took away from the conversation and have remembered ever since. And I laugh every time I think about it. :-)

.....Last night was Fight Practice, as usual on a Tuesday night. I had hoped to get several things done, but spent most of it in conversations with people. Angharad and I talked about the June Faire gate hand-out. At the last June Faire Board Meeting I said that I would dig it up so she could use it as a 'go-by' for this year's hand-out if she needed it. She didn't, of course. But it started us talking about how she was gained the tasking for this year, which was partly my fault. But it all worked out for the best as Angharad will be able to churn it out easily, and it will look great.

.....I find it funny sometimes how much communications among people is really a game of telephone. The original thought and intention could be one thing, but by the time it reaches its intended target the meaning and intent could be radically different from where it started. Nothing unexpected there, but the reminder for me is that what I'm thinking and what I'm saying may be two very different things and I need to keep that in mind.

.....Angharad was also talking to me about all my 'to-do' lists that I post on Live Journal. They are a good way to keep organized, but only if they do not get to the point where they are overwhelming. I could have five hundred items on my list. But because it is such a monster to begin, if I start forgetting things was that list useful at all?

.....Angharad had a good idea on how to help this issue. It was simple, but billiant in its own right. We need a secretary to keep our 'to-do' lists. Their job would be to capture all of our Action Items, get us to assign Due Dates to them, and then make sure we are reminded that they need to be done (so they are not forgotten) and maybe to help us find help in getting them done.

.....We have Gwen, who keeps our Calendar of Events (as well as multiple other duties). She is pretty loaded with stuff to do already. So are the rest of our Core Retinue. It would be nice to find someone relatively close by, who could handle our eccentricities (not an easy thing to do in its own right :-)), who could keep us organized on our 'to-do' listing. Something to think about as I don't think a solution is going to jump in front of us and announce its presence with a shout. :-)

.....I'm actually starting to feel a little better about things. We're doing our best to keep up with everything. Will everything be remembered? No. Will everything be perfect? No. But we're moving forward and it'll all happen. That's a hard lesson to learn. But I'm slowly learning it. I'll call it a win.

.....Aaron / Arontius.

Comments

[gwen-the-potter.livejournal.com]

You know, Excellency, I can probably handle the "to-do" list along with the calendar pretty well...I can even probably post it in a file on the Furious Four e-list. Why don't we sit down and talk about it? I'm not a bad secretary, ya know - I does it for a living....

[derekl1963.livejournal.com]

And since many of the items on the 'to-do' will likely have to be coordinated with items on the calender... If Gwen thinks she can handle it this makes sense.

But the key to managing the 'to-do' really is to prioritize and delegate - and to not heap too much on your plate. All work and no play make life unfun and unhealthy.

"Last night was Fight Practice, as usual on a Tuesday night. I had hoped to get several things done, but spent most of it in conversations with people."

No offense, but conversations are 'getting things done' too... Especially for one whose job description is (in part) to lead and guide. (IMO of course, YMMV.) The five minutes we spent last night were more helpful to me (because of the spontaneity that conversation allows) than any number of emails.

[hrollaug.livejournal.com]

Speaking of over-committing

[gwen-the-potter.livejournal.com]

What? That's crazy talk...

[hrollaug.livejournal.com]

I had remarked to E, some months back (actually before you stepped up), that you were forgetting things, something you had never done before.
I attributed this to you over-committing yourself to the point where you couldn't keep track of the things you said you would do.
As I said, this was before.