the business plan

it is 12:34 and i really don't have time to write. but i've been "on" since 7 a.m. this morning, meeting with 6 senior students to assemble care packages for our college age alumni. i am running dry in my energy well. seriously, i am typing with my head leaning against this enormous bottle of warm gatorade. it is my lunch. but until i have enough energy to run upstairs to the cafeteria to get some ice, i am using it as a head prop. it works.

i like being go-go-go for awhile. it works in my binge lifestyle. of course, i think i'd still be working at this moment if i could take monday off. but since monday is certainly not a day off and will probably be just as busy as any day this week, i am allowing myself a much needed 5 minute break.

this lifestyle continues to convince me more than ever that when i own my own company - and i don't care what it is at this point ... well, no, i do, but it will take too much energy to discuss ideas right now - we will only work three days a week and have two hours for lunch. i don't care if we don't accomplish a lot according to industry standards. i mean, who developed industry standards? who decided 60 hours a week was normal? or even 40 for that matter? but fine, if you want to keep 40 hours, i say 32 can be solely used for work, but 8 should be mandatory community service hours. ooh, yes, i like that. so i take back my original plan. my company will work 4 days a week, one of those days being community service day.

so how do i get started? i suppose i could start biking to work and save the $3.50 a day it costs me on the el. how much is that a year? $910. and if i quit having a latte three days a week, that's an extra $468. wow, $1378.

hmm, if you'll excuse me, i'm going to go ask for a raise.