Deadline Moved, But Still a Late Night (for Ben)

So this week got a bit better. What was originally a Friday deadline got bumped back (per our request) to Monday. This buys us the weekend which, all told, is a nice buffer. While it may mean a working weekend, it also potentially spares us an all-nighter tomorrow night.

Around 7 PM, I began packing up. But when Justin and I left, I felt a twinge of guilt since Ben was still cranking away, trying to get things lined up and prepped. Justin and I kept suggesting he go home, get a bottle of wine, and watch Days of Thunder or something, since he wasn’t feeling too inspired.

Right now, I’m continuing to feel a bit of guilt. Because I had planned on working some more. But instead, I stopped at a bar with Justin and had some drinks. And now I’m updating the blog, and will most likely have a late dinner and head to sleep.

Ah well. I expected to hear from Matt and Akhim tonight, but maybe they’re not heading into town until tomorrow. Most of the MFA folk are going to be arriving then, and attending a presentation by musicians (who also have poetry/writing published), Jeff Tweedy among them. As it turns out, some musician friends will also be attending that… so a lot of folks I know will all be in the same place at the same time.

With this new deadline, I think this means my days this week have opened up. Woohoo!