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BRB, stuck in 1944
Apr. 6th, 2026 01:31 pmI've started a somewhat ambitious project, and am feeling very competent.
I have a box of letters written by my grandparents (to each other), along with various newspaper clippings, all from World War II. And my plan is to type it all up, put it in order, provide helpful comments, format it, index it, have it bound as a proper book, and present copies to all my grandparents' children.
And I know how to do all those things!
I'm making spreadsheet lists of documents, giving the letters unique ID numbers, correcting the punctuation while preserving the 80-year-old spelling, making notes on what will need to be indexed, and mentally planning how I'll present it all once it reaches an InDesign file…
I feel very good at my chosen profession today.
I have a box of letters written by my grandparents (to each other), along with various newspaper clippings, all from World War II. And my plan is to type it all up, put it in order, provide helpful comments, format it, index it, have it bound as a proper book, and present copies to all my grandparents' children.
And I know how to do all those things!
I'm making spreadsheet lists of documents, giving the letters unique ID numbers, correcting the punctuation while preserving the 80-year-old spelling, making notes on what will need to be indexed, and mentally planning how I'll present it all once it reaches an InDesign file…
I feel very good at my chosen profession today.