Yes, this is the oft-referenced Evil Master Plan(tm). I complain about it a lot, but I've refused to breach it, so far. I'm pretty sure I'm going to flub on the completion of the year-end goal (coming up May 12), though.
Telnar suggested that, for the "in May of 2003, figure out how long the book is actually shaping up to be" part, I declare it's going to be slightly shorter than it is now, and that everything I write from here on counts as "revision", thereby getting me out of the contract. "Hey, it's good enough for Congress, why not you?"
Lut said, "If it's good enough for Congress, that's a good enough reason not to use it."
My reaction was that it's my contract, made between the past-me and the current-me, and if I want to violate it or re-write it, I may as well just admit that's what I'm doing rather than look for loopholes. It's not like my old self is going to come back and sue me for the breach. :)
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Date: 2003-05-03 04:36 pm (UTC)Telnar suggested that, for the "in May of 2003, figure out how long the book is actually shaping up to be" part, I declare it's going to be slightly shorter than it is now, and that everything I write from here on counts as "revision", thereby getting me out of the contract. "Hey, it's good enough for Congress, why not you?"
Lut said, "If it's good enough for Congress, that's a good enough reason not to use it."
My reaction was that it's my contract, made between the past-me and the current-me, and if I want to violate it or re-write it, I may as well just admit that's what I'm doing rather than look for loopholes. It's not like my old self is going to come back and sue me for the breach. :)