Basically have focused on my article. It became almost impossible to write as the interviews I required never materialized.

What made it worse is that the day before the article was due, the magazine guys starting bugging me to contact the interview subjects directly. I almost blew up at them and ended up sending a pretty clear note. It has been 2 weeks since I was told that they would handle everything. I had notified them regularly of my concerns about the timing and the necessity for the interviews. Now, while I am trying to actually draft the article, they want me to jump in the middle of the process. In one case, I was asked to respond to a very clear email from the subject stating that they could not answer any questions until the CEO came back from holiday - what were they thinking?

Regardless. I dug in and wrote something at least. Not certain it is worth the pixels but it is done. Ran into the publisher last night and he seemed pleased. Still a lot of work and anxiety on this one. Not certain i would do this if I had the legal work now. There have to be easier ways to make money without working full time (or anything close to it).

Of course, being insane, I suggested another article to them - a follow up on my piece about the human trafficking law - a lot of NGO's and arms of the UN are starting to question it. Thanks to the hypocritical and puritanical American influence, it is unlikely that anything productive will come of this but it would be nice to see them focus on actual human trafficking.

Otherwise all seems good. Ended up staying home a lot trying to write and research so had a big Friday night. Walking home in the morning having the motodops laughing at me is probably a good sign, right?

Got connected to a couple of old friends on facebook which is cool.

Have not hit the gym like I should this week. Article had me a bit frazzled. May still make it today. At my weight loss target for week but going to a bbq tonight - may not be a bright idea.

Still trying to decide whether to nap more or move.