A present in your pocket

We signed the lease on our new little ZaReason shop on Monday. We are psyched.

It is remarkably similar to having “that perfect present” in your hot little hands, hiding it behind your back until just the right moment.

We still need a sign on the front of the shop and a few other minor details, but we are set. We are finally in a spot that is zoned for office space, ie you can visit! You can stop by to check out the laptop or desktop you are considering purchasing. Just not quite yet.

Among other things, we need to get the media room set up first — the ideal place to test and view the MythTV MediaBox in action. We just need to get that massive black leather couch with reclining seats delivered first.

The only thing we are truly lacking right now is patience.

GTD for Late Night People who love what they do

I love Getting Things Done. My brother told me about it several years ago. It shifted how I work. For the better. Much better.

My current finding — I have a hard time cutting off work at night. I can get into the zone at night and work like a hamster on an exercise wheel until the early (or late) AM. It’s not good in the long-run. It’s not even good for the next day.

So, I needed a way to cut off my work flow at night, to tourniquet it so that I could leave work at a reasonable hour, allowing for a good night’s sleep.

I think I figured out a way that works for me. Since I work mostly on my laptop, I set up my laptop in a comfy room, not my office and get some work done. When the battery dies, I have to stand up. When I stand up, my body says, “Whoa! Zelda! You shouldn’t be awake this late!”

And I put my laptop back where it belongs and toddle off, on my way as I should.

Problem solved!

Now I just need to be careful to never, never put a charger near my favorite working spots.