I very much like the german word Tagewerk – it’s a bit of an oldfashioned word (of course that’s why I like it) that literally translates to “a days work”. What it actually means is a man-day, or a billable day, and opposed to that other kind of day (chronological) it has only eight hours, which means that a freelancer like me can work a couple of days per day, provided he doesn’t attach great importance to mundane things like e.g. sleeping, eating or generally recreating.
I worked a number of Tagewerke over the weekend, and the coming week isn’t going to be much better (so still no merge feature for the place here module, I’m too busy). If you have asked a question about the module and haven’t received an answer yet you better ask again, chances are that I forgot about it.
Hey, no worries. Bring the half-finished texts, if need be. It´s supposed to be fun and educating, not another bullet point on a mental or actual hassle list.
Comment by Jasper — March 17, 2008 @ March 17, 2008 6:41 pm
Hi Jasper,
I’ll try my humble best to add the finishing touch to at least one story over easter (thank superstition for the holiday), so you should get a preview by mail next tuesday or thereabouts. If it doesn’t work out, well I think then we have to read half-finished stories (although I also have a typoscript for a novel I wrote when I was 20 or so, this would be good for a laugh. Hm, I think I’ll build a little bonfire to celebrate easter -:) ).
Comment by Eike — March 17, 2008 @ March 17, 2008 2:36 pm
I hear you. Have been busy writing projektanträge myself these days. I hope we still get to read your stories next time we meet?
Comment by Jasper — March 17, 2008 @ March 17, 2008 9:48 am