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I have a theory that work only really gets done on Tuesdays and Thursdays.  Monday, you are blah and hung over from the weekend; there is no possible way to be productive.  Wednesday is mid-week and you need a break.  Friday you are ready for a weekend and can’t possibly do work.  That leaves just Tuesday and Thursday to get work done.  Today is the exception to the rule for me.  I have been really good the past few months about only drinking one coffee/energy drink a day.  I usually have one in the morning when I get to work then water the rest of the day.  Today though, I had to crack and get a Monster at lunch.  Now, I’ve also been really good about which Monsters I drink.  I stick to the Zero Ultra Monster. For me, it’s more about taste than anything, although the Zero Ultras have no calories, no sugar, and only 2 carbs per can.  I think the walk downstairs to the little store probably did more to wake me up than the Monster itself, but hey, whatever works right?  Now, there really is no moral to that story at all.  I had something I was going to write about today but completely forgot what it was.  I guess that’s the point, unpredictability.   Just because you plan on something going one way, you have to have a backup plan in case things go off course. In this instance, I forgot to think of multiple topics to comment on and therefore was left with nothing but fodder about an energy drink.  In the long run though, I’m hoping that blogging on the fly helps me develop my writing skills.  One of the things I seriously want to do is write a novel.  I’ve got bits and pieces in my mind, and I’ve actually started laying the foundation of the book I want to write.  It isn’t much yet, I think I have about 4,800 words written, most of which is just character development and scene setting.  That means I’m at just about 10% of where I need to be for a full-fledged novel.  Hopefully I can continue to work on it and if all goes right I’ll have the initial rough draft done around the same time this experiment ends, if not before depending on how much time I can devote to it.  Only getting an hour here, half hour there doesn’t lead to much actual productivity since I end up re-reading what I have written to get me back in the frame of mind to continue where I left off.   I’m really hoping the further in I get, the faster the plot develops and I can really get a lot more done.  I try to draw aspects of my life and what’s around me to put into the story I’m telling, so don’t be surprised if something you read sounds like something I may have gotten from one of you.