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"Pig" by Seether on the player. Loud.

Made my minimum of pages on DIVINE MISDEMEANORS the new Merry book.

Yoga today. I’ve found that no matter how stressful the day that yoga is good. Cool.

We’re getting dates for signings for the next Anita book, SKIN TRADE. When things are confirmed we’ll put them up, so you’ll know when and where. We should know some dates before the end of this week.

We should have the new employees up and running at full speed by end of next week. It’s been a little hectic, but it’s all coming together surprisingly well. I guess not all change is bad, just a little traumatic.

Jon and I still feel a little traumatized with the recent events, but you know what, it’ll work out. We’ll get the help we need. I was able to work today and really concentrate. There was a moment when I hit the intercom for a name and a description of one of Merry’s men that hadn’t been in the last book. It would normally have been Darla who answered the question, but I told Carri to find the electronic copies of the Merry books and look for me. Which is what Darla would have done. Jon found the name; Usna. Carri found the chapter and last two appearances of the character. The work moves on.

Next week Jon won’t be shouldering so much of the load for the forum and the other computer presences. We’ll introduce you guys to our new guy. We’re adding an extra person, but he’s going to telecommute so we don’t have to add to the number of people in our home offices. The real downside to working like this is putting extra people in your home during the day, just like it’s a regular office, but it’s also really your home. It’s an odd mix, and contributes to a level of informality that can be harmful to both productivity and professional behavior. I keep threatening to make everyone dress for work like it’s an office, but I think Jon would lead the rebellion. I’m the boss, but there are limits. I probably could get most everybody to agree to a Goth day at work, heck half of us do that regularly anyway, but suit and ties, hmm. Mary would do it, but for the rest, well, a wise boss understands that what you wear isn’t as important as what you do.