Procrastination

Or why selling you soul to the devil comes with a price tag. ;) It is always nice to get regular work from good paying clients, but it is usually not the most entertaining stuff. Right now, I should be busy for at least two months, with nice deadlines, so this is basically good news. If the stuff wasn't so boring I could fall asleep the minute I start translating .... Yap, that is the price of this kind of project and as much as I can be totally über efficient in normal life, I turn into someone with the attention span of a teenager with ADD as soon as I start working on that special project. And I discovered I am as good at waisting time then I usually am at multitasking, when it comes to it.

Internet is evil, Facebook is evil, blogs are evil, even news are baaad.... everything that takes my eyes of the actual work is right down amazing this days. When I start doing accounting in advance and making phone calls I avoided for six months, I know it is bad. Until I realize how many words are left, three days before deadline. And I always deliver the same quality, whether I like it or not. So, this is why I am doing a night shift, sipping Red Bull and making small deals with myself: when I get 2000 words done, I can read for 10 minutes. 3000, and I can start downloading a show or a movie for later on. Right now, writing a blog is the reward for reaching the daily output I set myself.

So, Facebook is banned until files delivery on Friday and the only pages allowed are online dictionaries for now. And please, don't Skype me to chitchat because I won't stop for hours, just to avoid getting back to work.^^

I guess I am a bit spoiled, so used to love my work that translating stuff for money only is a new experience. :)
I am a sprinter, give me an impossible challenge and I make it happen, but I am not a marathon person, steady and boring is just not my thing.
So, the minute I get my hands on a juicy project, I am so going to dump this* ... work security is totally overrated.^^
*No, I will not leave the client with nobody to do the work, I will just pass it on to someone who is more likely to enjoy it