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By: Jodee

Jodee — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:14:33 +0000

@ Christine: All of our FWJ Idol contestants are known only by their Candidate numbers to keep the voting from becoming a popularity contest. They do sound like spies, don’t they?

I do thank you for the kudos, though!

By: Christine Whitmarsh

Christine Whitmarsh — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:09:23 +0000

Oops – my bad; All my kudos to #3 then (are you a spy in a James Bond movie?

And of course always kudos to Jodee for managing this fabulous site. Now there’s a Seacrest word – fabulous (sing-songy)!

By: Jodee

Jodee — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:04:13 +0000

@ Christine: I can’t take credit for writing this, just posting it. The author was our Candidate #3.

@ #3: Now I have that picture in my mind of Ryan S. Yikes is right!

By: #3

#3 — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 22:50:47 +0000

Violette Isn’t that very writer’s dream!

Morgan I couldn’t tell if it was, but I think my bank account would reflect it if I was & sadly is doesn’t :0) Another idol of mine – wow! Thanks!

Christine Thanks from me & Jodee :0) Now I have a vision of Ryan Seacrest in rollers and an eye mask in bed. Yikes.

By: Christine Whitmarsh

Christine Whitmarsh — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 21:42:26 +0000

I think you’ve written the most popular blog ever Jodee! Congratulations. Now you know the best way to get writers talking and sharing their eccentricities.

Thanks to everyone who related to my comment (I saw my name a few times above). Good to have company in my night owl habits.

Regarding email checking; I think we’re pretty normal in comparison to some people. For example, I saw Ryan Seacrest on Larry King Live once, talking about how he leaves his Blackberry on next to his bed at night and when it flashes (it actually WAKES HIM UP) – he gets up and responds to each incoming email. Having worked with the Hollywood people, I completely believe him too. Believe me fellow freelances – we’re all fine in comparison to that world (and some others I would imagine; Think “Wall Street” with Michael Douglas and Charlie Sheen).

By: MorganO

MorganO — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 19:24:40 +0000

#3 Wonderful piece! I think humor can sometimes be tricky to write and you’ve got it down pat. Reminds me of Dave Barry. Dave, is that really you behind the #3?

By: violetteb

violetteb — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:11:56 +0000

LOL, You get an award for referencing penis in an article on freelance writing.

By: #3

#3 — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:52:13 +0000

Nacie, Jen, Lindsey, Genesis Thank you! Genesis - that's got to be tough. #11 I won't tell the productivity cops. Dani I'd be dangerous with that program! Andrea Just don't email & drive!

By: angel

angel — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:44:49 +0000

Thanks for that article! This bit actually has tears of laughter on my face:
“Realize there are several small visitors and a person of the opposite sex coming in the door. They introduce themselves as your family. Nod as you try to place the faces.”

I often have a hard time ‘coming down’ from my brain-rush, fast paced writing day, and I know the bewildered ‘who are you, and what do you want?’ look on my face scares anyone who knocks on the door.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:17:13 +0000

LOL!! I am email and IM addicted. Actually I’ve had to stop logging in to IM because I get NOTHING done. But I check my email, if I’m at home, every few seconds. And the second I come through the door if I’m out. And the second I wake up. Oh, and I read blogs obsessively as well. I should be leaving right now to pick my daughter up from camp…Oops! Great post! Bye!

By: Dani

Dani — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:01:48 +0000

<~~~ Automated Email Checker. I leave my Thunderbird program running and the instant any email comes in it lets me know.

I maximize the Thunderbird screen and see which of my accounts and multiple folders have little orange flowers by them. Some get ignored until a later time, but the work-related ones get opened immediately.

By: Lindsey

Lindsey — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:31:06 +0000

This was awesome. Like Christine, I’m more of a night person, but I have all those things happen to me! My email is gmail and it automatically updates so I constantly check it. Once I woke up in the middle of the night and realized I left my laptop on. I went to turn it off and checked my email instead! I’ve also sleep blogged too!

By: Genesis

Genesis — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 05:10:57 +0000

LOL! This was a great post! I can identify with pretty much the whole schedule, except I sadly don`t have an office yet and am trying to work in the main room of our very tiny home with hubby and kids running around and over me.

By: Candidate #11

Candidate #11 — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 02:30:16 +0000

constant email checker here, too. multiple accounts for different things. guilty!

By: jen

jen — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 02:02:36 +0000

I just can’t stop laughing. Excellent post. I don’t think I can point out what I identify with most….the caffeine? trying to place the little people? the nightmare? Ok, all of it!

By: #3

#3 — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 01:52:05 +0000

Jenny B, Sara, Lisa, Cindy Thanks alot!

Chris Thank you, I write what I know :0)

AC Good job getting the postal service on board, now if they’d only bring you stamps!

Hanna Just a little bit of a let down. Except for the times you get bad news and then you wish you’d waited to check…

Cara I haven’t gotten it delivered to my phone yet, but only b/c I’m not a fan of the phone.

Vickey That is Hilarious – that’s right, stare ‘em down. THAT gave me a huge grin.

Quick question everyone – what’s the craziest thing you’ve done to check your email? What have you put on hold for email? Let’s share our addiction so we can be healed :0)

My worse was the asking the spouse to check email before stopping the bleeding. Did I mention I got a refusal? I wonder why?

By: Nacie

Nacie — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 01:40:42 +0000

I so enjoy this “day-in-the-life.” While I am not at the point in my writing career where I have so much work, I sat here and laughed myself silly. Thanks so much for brightening my day with this!

By: Lisa

Lisa — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 01:36:23 +0000

Love this! I don’t even work F/T from home yet, and I can relate to this already! Thanks for the giggle

By: Vickey

Vickey — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:53:53 +0000

I am not a compulsive email checker. I simply stare. Sooner or later, it’s gonna blink.

By: Cindy

Cindy — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:22:25 +0000

Nice post and funny… 3:30 pm is good LOL.

By: Cara

Cara — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:50:00 +0000

I solved my e-mail obsession problem. My Outlook automatically checks all e-mail addresses every 5 minutes. For the moments when I am actually away from my computer *shudder* I have my e-mails forward to my cell phone so I can still easily check them.

Now if I can just stop sitting in my chair so long that my leg falls asleep it would be good. Can’t find a cure for that, but did find the consequence. Apparently the result of sitting and working too much is a broken foot which means you get to sit even more!!!!!!!!!

By: hana

hana — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:44:50 +0000

“Realize you’re holding a Dagwood Bumstead sandwich” – that made me LOL. I always wanted one of those sandwiches. Great post.

I get a little sad when I don’t have a new email each time I refresh. It’s a sickness.

By: AC

AC — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:37:51 +0000

Christine W, I think you and I might be related. I’m also a night owl with multiple e-mail addresses for different purposes. I sometimes try to make people think I’m from California (although I’ve lived in NC all my life) because I’m always about 4 hours behind everybody else. At other times, I just tell them – with a totally straight face – that I have vampiric tendencies. My brain putters along during daylight hours, then kicks into overdrive at night. I keep a mini-cassette recorder beside the bed for the brilliance that strikes after I’ve finally abandoned the computer, and a digital recorder in my purse for the brilliance that strikes while I’m driving. I’ve also been known to spook the mail folks (we have a guy and a gal who deliver here). Lately, they’ve started returning the favor by barreling into the drive way and beeping the horn like crazy whenever I get a package or an envelope that they think looks important.