The Self-Control Thing Isn't Working Too Well For Me Today

I was inspired to brush up on my self-control as far as work is concerned and planned to today allow myself only limited access to the Internet. Well, how does one define "limited?"

Anyway, I just found this neat little video interview with Jeffrey Eugenides that I had to drop everything and watch because I'm presently reading Middlesex. I particularly liked the interview bit in which Eugenides says that his first book was about voice, that he was learning to plot with Middlesex, and that he's presently working on creating deeper characters.

As it turns out, you can also read an interview with Jeffrey Eugenides. And here's another

Now I'm going to put some self-control stickies up on the computer monitor.