Weak Four

Week Four, it must be said, has been tough. I lost focus at the beginning of the week, and it's taken me a while to find my way again.

I've been at the top of a slippery slope; the one that starts with an image search for this actress, or that pop starlet. One of them goes on your desktop wallpaper. You download a few more...

and, then you realise where the hell you're going. Next thing you know you'll be minimizing your work window every few seconds just to check she's still behind it. (She is.) Then you'll be bored of that static image, and start watching those images on an endlessly repeating slide show. You'll push the boundaries... bikinis, lingerie... and before you know it, topless, 'tasteful' nude... then BAM! you're mired in a porn swamp again.

I stopped in time. I stepped away from the edge. I like my science-fiction wallpaper. But I don't need to look at it every few seconds to get through the day.

I'm back on track now. My one hour rule at work seems to be working (or rather, keeping me working), and I feel a good day's work coming on.