the waiting game

I believe it was Homer (the Simpson, not the poet) who said, “the waiting game sucks, let’s play Hungry, Hungry Hippos!”

I would submit that Hungry, Hungry Hippos isn’t a great pastime either, but just about anything beats waiting.

I interviewed for two roles and queried several agents in the last few weeks, and now I’m waiting. I’ve written in the past about how great it was to be able to work on something else while waiting for a response, but there comes a time when it’s just damn hard to focus on much besides the waiting.

Thankfully, the weather shifted. It rained all day Monday, and that evening the wind picked up and temperatures plunged. Overnight, it was all snow and ice, and we didn’t get above freezing for a while after that.

But by this time tomorrow it’ll be back to feeling like spring, and I will go walk around with headphones on trying to ignore my impatience.