Organics and Organizations
Thursday October 27, 2005. This year, the Wedge (my organically correct food coop) had its Annual Meeting combined with the Linden Hills coop's meeting. It was held at First Universalist Church, within easy walking distance of where I live.
In past years, the Wedge provided too much food for the Annual Meeting. This year, with both more Wedge and more Linden Hills members showing up, there wasn't quite as much as there should have been. But it was still a good feed.
Eating and talking in the large room downstairs for about an hour. Then upstairs to where the services are held, for a talk by Lucia Watson of Lucia's Restaurant.
Then the business meetings. Wedge members stayed there, Linden Hills members went downstairs.
Election results: The board candidates I'd voted for had won. Financial reports. The new General Manager spoke, making a good balance between praising her predecessor and talking about changes she'd been making.
Dissatisfied members expressed dissatisfaction.
At certain times, I reminded myself that for writerly purposes I needed to observe how such meetings go. At other times, I read a book:
***Sean McMullen, Call to the Edge. 1992 short story collection, published in Australia. Each story followed by author's notes.
After a while, I realized the notes were written more interestingly than the stories. It's not unusual for writers to be less interesting in The Important Stuff; for example, it's why the Whole Earth Catalog sometimes rejected articles but accepted the cover letters.
And now I'll need to analyze what McMullen did in the stories that he didn't in those notes, and vice versa.
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Writing: "Pygmalion's Daughter, Galatea's Son" (working title) -- initial notes set down. Girl builds boy, girl loses boy....
Self-help information:
Decluttering: Trash out.
Selfwork:
Finance:
In past years, the Wedge provided too much food for the Annual Meeting. This year, with both more Wedge and more Linden Hills members showing up, there wasn't quite as much as there should have been. But it was still a good feed.
Eating and talking in the large room downstairs for about an hour. Then upstairs to where the services are held, for a talk by Lucia Watson of Lucia's Restaurant.
Then the business meetings. Wedge members stayed there, Linden Hills members went downstairs.
Election results: The board candidates I'd voted for had won. Financial reports. The new General Manager spoke, making a good balance between praising her predecessor and talking about changes she'd been making.
Dissatisfied members expressed dissatisfaction.
At certain times, I reminded myself that for writerly purposes I needed to observe how such meetings go. At other times, I read a book:
***Sean McMullen, Call to the Edge. 1992 short story collection, published in Australia. Each story followed by author's notes.
After a while, I realized the notes were written more interestingly than the stories. It's not unusual for writers to be less interesting in The Important Stuff; for example, it's why the Whole Earth Catalog sometimes rejected articles but accepted the cover letters.
And now I'll need to analyze what McMullen did in the stories that he didn't in those notes, and vice versa.
_______
Writing: "Pygmalion's Daughter, Galatea's Son" (working title) -- initial notes set down. Girl builds boy, girl loses boy....
Self-help information:
Decluttering: Trash out.
Selfwork:
Finance:
