nice dream no way

Ciro leaves Sunday evening to handle Italian paperwork in Italy (my departure date still to be determined), so errands, social obligations. Very little time to work on the longshot TV pitch due Aug 3, although it's fun to write - nice to be collaborating with someone, and drafting an overview of a television series feels pleasantly like pulling together notes for an RPG campaign. Feel very definite that the dizziness and tension headaches are a stress response, although (slash because) they've been better today; the Italy move is finally in the "short horizon" stage, which I find much easier to deal with than "medium horizon."

I've noticed that planning for any large coordinated undertaking has three stages. The first one, long range, is nice because it's when you can think about the ideals and what might be possible. Medium horizon happens when it's obvious you won't get everything done in time, but you're not sure how much you can squeeze in, so nothing's cancelled yet. Just lots and lots of work on all fronts, hopelessly. Short horizon is when it's finally obvious what isn't going to fit and you can write all that stuff off as "nice dream, no way."

Skyped with Scarlett and Brian and marveled over their furry blue-eared chickens and coconut-sized avocados. Oh Hawaii you volcanic wonder.