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The voice continued."Please do not be alarmed," it said, "by anything you see or hear around you. You are bound to feel some initial ill effects as you have been rescued from certain death at an improbability level of two to the power of two hundred and seventy-six thousand to one against — possibly much higher. We are now cruising at a level of two to the power of twenty-five thousand to one against and falling, and we will be restoring normality just as soon as we are sure what is normal anyway. Thank you. Two to the power of twenty thousand to one against and falling."
"Five to one against and falling ..." she said, "four to one against and falling ... three to one ... two ... one ... probability factor of one to one ... we have normality, I repeat we have normality." She turned her microphone off — then turned it back on, with a slight smile and continued: "Anything you still can't cope with is therefore your own problem."
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams
Sure, life is uncertain, but work has seemed especially chaotic lately. The influence of the above quote has been surfacing from my subconcious lately in response to the chaos.
Today, in a draft, I actually wrote the following note to my designer:
[The probability there will be further page order changes is 1 to 10 against and falling.]
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Just keep a firm grip on your towel, and don't panic!
Jim's Wedding
Back from Jim's wedding. A few pics on Flickr.
It was a wonderful wedding. Jim was happier than anyone's ever seen him. Mary was more gorgeous than usual. The ceremony, performed by a Methodist minister friend of Jim and Mary's, was warm and personal. Folks from Jim's band(s) over the years provided the music, some of it, I think, written for the occassion. Most gratifying for Jon Erik and I was how Mary's family seemed to just open up and embrace us--it was really magical.
At some point toward the end of the evening, a made a tipsy revelation. I have something I've never had before... a little sister. Wow! That's kind of cool. I was running around sharing my revolution with people and ran into Mary's little brother, Paul. Hey! Now I have a little brother too. I'm so used to be the youngest--Paul encouraged me to abuse him and I just didn't know what to do. But he had some helpful tips like, "Here, give me a nuggie," he said, leaning forward so his head was in easy reach.
I have some thoughts about family and weddings and such, but that will have to wait for later.
It's getting late and I headed back to the viewbook crunch tomorrow. Just another week or so and I should have more time to blog.
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Ack!
For the record, I need to let well enough alone. It would do wonders for my stress levels.
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