tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post115517508999277638..comments2024-03-17T02:20:03.772-05:00Comments on Riding With The Top Down: Kathleen Typically Comes Late To the PartyKathleen Eaglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561028604927993773noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-1155212078309112132006-08-10T07:14:00.000-05:002006-08-10T07:14:00.000-05:00Kathy, when you wrote you're going to "escape," my...Kathy, when you wrote you're going to "escape," my mind immediately went to a vacation, not concentrated writing. Shows you where my head is at these days. I think I need to invest in a laptop - can see wanting to do the same thing.<BR/><BR/>And yes Anne a month sounds like too long a time.Helen Brennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680081195181747377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-1155183825618845572006-08-09T23:23:00.000-05:002006-08-09T23:23:00.000-05:00ooh, i love that title, kathleen.a few years ago i...ooh, i love that title, kathleen.<BR/><BR/>a few years ago i rented a place to write for a month. too long. way too long. i forgot that i can't sit for hours and write like i used to. i started hurting everywhere. by about day 4 i was in agony. i couldn't sleep because the place was so noisy. i bought a sound machine -- that took a few days to get used to. i kept smelling something awful, and finally realized there was dog poop on several of the throw rugs. it had been picked up, but not cleaned. i lifted a few corners and saw that the wood underneath had been pretty well saturated at one time. ewwww. i wanted to go home, but i'd had someone drop me off there because i can't drive very far. a pretty bad experience. i got some writing done, but probably not as much as i would have gotten done at home.<BR/><BR/>not trying to sour you on the idea, but make sure you get a quiet place with no dog poop. and a week sounds like a much better plan than a month. a month is a little like moving.anne frasierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13044828332429421657noreply@blogger.com