Working from home is not without certain... advantages. Like the fact that my hours are fairly flexible, and I go for a run in the afternoon or take a minute to blog. Or the fact that I have no earthly reason to put on, say, pants. Let alone a shirt and tie.
I have a video conference with the director today, and lots of research to pull together on my Nuclear Nonproliferation project. (Essentially we're creating a guide to addressing the issue, complete tradition perspectives on nuclear weapons, as well as model responses religious and spiritual organizations can reference to become active on this topic within their own communities. It's probably what I'm most excited -- and nervous -- about pulling off.) Then it's off to Iowa on a 5:30am flight this Thursday. Homecoming Weekend at Cornell College. And my five(!?) year reunion. And my first board of directors meeting for the Alumni Association. (I never get tired of saying that.)
Looking forward to being back on the Hilltop, although the Girl won't be coming with and, consequently, cannot be smugly paraded in front of my former classmates. It's going to be an action-packed weekend, though, between my responsibilities on the Alumni Board, the work I need to squeeze in, the faculty and staff I need to visit, and all those $1 drafts that require my undivided attention.
After Homecoming and with very little time to breathe, it's off to Chicago -- probably via a 7-hour Greyhound ride, because I'm cheap -- where I'll spend the next week assisting on various matters that need to be wrapped up before the first major program deadline. Notwithstanding the fact that I'll have to wear pants and shoes, I'm really looking forward to it. Like I said, being home has its perks, but I would ultimately rather be in an office where I can be around people.
Particularly when that office is not a law firm.
(Thanks, Manzo.)
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