I don't know... I still haven't finished the rat (I busied myself with system administration and web tasks again this morning). I know most of you wouldn't give a rat's ass (pun intended) about that model, and I committed to a timeframe where I would move on to Startide Rising at noon today wether or not the rat was done.
Startide should proceed much better than the rat, as the tasks I have to complete are simple (so I won't impress myself into a stupor) and I know what needs to be done. There are just a lot of things to do to prepare it for the weekend render. If I get it done early, I will finish the rat after. If I don't finish on time I will probably have a nervous breakdown, take a knife to the cable feed to my room, rip out my computer's network card, padlock my book cabinet and throw away the key, and super-glue my hand to the stylus of my talbet until I get the startide scene done. Michael Harney [EMAIL PROTECTED] I am starting to think I have a fear of success. Probably because I resent the idea of being stuck in a 9 to 5 job for the next 30-40 years, no matter how good the job. Then to retire when I am too old to enjoy it. Then die a lonely man, because the chance of me getting a woman to share my life with is about as good as my odds of winning the lottery. Oops, I was supposed to start the nervous breakdown only if I didn't finish on time. Well, it never hurts to practice. Now it's time to sit down with my notebook and plan out the Startide scene in detail.
