Editing long documents is a nightmare! / Sleep training and the night person
Note: LJ Life in Another Dimension / How I'll Murder My LJ Friends / LJ Murder Meme blogquizzes. (by Tilly, D, and Ben)
Let me tell you something, kiddies: Editing two long documents (written by the same person) with numerous English errors (no "a" or "the" in 2349823 places where those words were needed, random capitalization, etc.) is NOT a fun task. I know I can get a bit too OCDL about this at times (haha), but it's part of what I do. That was a nightmare which lasted two or three hours, even if the person's first language obviously seemed not to be English! At least, I hope that was the case...
I know I should sleep earlier, at least in part to "train" for Summer Conference this weekend: I won't be able to sleep in till the afternoon there, although I theoretically would be able to stay up late if I hang out in the lounge. (I remember Ivan slept on the couch last year, and a number of people played Bum and other such card games on the same night last year!) But I'm a night person, and simply can't fall asleep early barring sickness or other unusual circumstances! (yes, I've tried!) This is what I would have explained to my mom on the weekend when she said that Jon only brought the five hours of sleep he had before church on himself. But I didn't, since she gets easily agitated, and I sure don't want the drama that would ensue! (like nasty emails and such!)
Let me tell you something, kiddies: Editing two long documents (written by the same person) with numerous English errors (no "a" or "the" in 2349823 places where those words were needed, random capitalization, etc.) is NOT a fun task. I know I can get a bit too OCDL about this at times (haha), but it's part of what I do. That was a nightmare which lasted two or three hours, even if the person's first language obviously seemed not to be English! At least, I hope that was the case...
I know I should sleep earlier, at least in part to "train" for Summer Conference this weekend: I won't be able to sleep in till the afternoon there, although I theoretically would be able to stay up late if I hang out in the lounge. (I remember Ivan slept on the couch last year, and a number of people played Bum and other such card games on the same night last year!) But I'm a night person, and simply can't fall asleep early barring sickness or other unusual circumstances! (yes, I've tried!) This is what I would have explained to my mom on the weekend when she said that Jon only brought the five hours of sleep he had before church on himself. But I didn't, since she gets easily agitated, and I sure don't want the drama that would ensue! (like nasty emails and such!)
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