Stalled on the road

In my journey to whittle down my WISP inventory (works in slow progress) I found the first hurdle was getting the photos I've taken off the memory card and into the computer. I confess. I'm a reluctant tool user. Anything more complicated than needle and scissors is just not interesting to me. Unfortunately there's a long list of technological tools I depend on. Computers rank right near the top of the list. When they work, terrific. When they don't, shove them in a closet and hope that they'll work next time you plug them in. If they still don't work my impulse is to go out and buy a new one. That'll teach it.

Even though computers are crucial to the work I do in my day job as a television producer, I don't really like them. 95% of my day is spent using computers. I edit video using computers, I build websites with them, I write scripts on them. But when something goes wrong I have no interest in understanding why or fixing it. During the day, I call up the computer guy and he comes in and magically fixes things. At home (where the situation is exacerbated by the ridiculously complicated Windows computer I have) I walk away from the stupid thing grumbling and ask my husband to fix it when he has time. Could be an hour. Could be a month. Then I have to get around to trying to use the crumby thing again.

Well, ladies and gents he got around to installing the reader a month ago and today I've finally worked up the nerve to try again. Turns out once the hardware is working right, the download process is pretty darn easy. So I'll start again blogging my process to WISP inventory clear out.

Starting a journey to the mythical state of Caught Up

I've sworn all along that I wouldn't blog. I've never been interested in journaling. Or diary keeping. Or letterwriting for that matter. And I have a hard time imagining that anyone's interested in what I'm doing, except for my poor spouse who must be tired of conversations that start "Say, I might not have told you but I'm going out of town tomorrow for a couple days."

But my 2008 New Year's Resolution is to reduce the ever expanding pile of unfinished projects in my studio. And I know enough about myself to know it won't happen unless I announce my intentions to the world and have (or at least think I have) people watching over my shoulder to make sure I follow up on it.

So, Mysterious Reader, you will keep me honest. I'm not expecting anything from you -- heaven knows we all have too many obligations we didn't ask for -- but I am hoping you will be Fair Witness to follow my efforts to clear out the old before bringing in the new. My 2008 mantra -- No New Projects. No New Projects. No New Projects (repeat as needed).

My first step on this journey is to photograph all the projects currently cluttering up my life. That will keep me out of trouble for a couple of days while I round them all up, take pictures, and then figure out how to use that download thingy that goes with my camera. Wish me well.