26 May 2005
Why...
does a head brimming full of words and ideas suddenly empty when faced with a blank page?
can't you procrastinate about procrastinating?
do I keep wearing that pair of boots that give me deep blisters on the soles of my feet every time I wear them?
can't I fall sleep until at least 3am, even though I know have to get up at 8 and I'm knackered?
does my wireless router suddenly lose it's internet connection, necessitating a router reboot?
are trains always early when you're running late and absolutely have to be somewhere?
does it feel weird to have a cleaner come in and clean the house every week, and even weirder to be at home when she's here?
is it impossible to ignore the new mail icon, even when you know it's likely to be a message from a group list you're on, don't read and can't be bothered to unsubscribe from?
do birds suddenly appear?
1 - performance anxiety.
2 - you can; working on the two-negatives-make-a-positive theory, it would be called "doing things".
3 - because you love the boots more than you hate the blisters.
4 - because you haven't created the correct environment for sleep, either in your brain or your bedroom. Try winding down slowly throughout the evening, soft lighting and hot milk.
5 - probably needs a firmware upgrade, especially if it's a Linksys or Netgear unit. Either that or your ISP is crap.
6 - Murphy's Law.
7 - Protestant work ethic (or Catholic work ethic, as applicable).
8 - because there's always the small chance that it might not be.
9 - isn't that just what they do?
That all seemed fairly straightforward. Got any more I can help you with?
my router is doing that too - and ive just read I 'probably need a firmware upgrade, especially if it's a Linksys or Netgear unit. Either that or your ISP is crap'.
bugger
and the next time a bird 'suddenly appears' I'm gonna run like the wind.
It's all a question of mind over matter versus the inverse law called Blogger's Entropy.
Normally all matter decays to it's natural state.
Except with delayed tasks; where if you don't mind, it isn't matter.
Because you have convinced yourself that eventually those boots will break in. They never do of course...
And now I'm going to lower the tone of this entire blog by saying that I quite like The Carpenters.
Oh please. You'll have to try a lot harder than that.
BECAUSE...
1. you've got a leak in your brain. Stuff some tissues up your nose. That should help.
2. that's what you're right now?
3. you can't control these things. Your feet hate you. I suggest having them amputated before they try strangling you in the middle of the night.
4. you're scared of your feet trying to strangle you whilst you sleep.
5. it's a well known symptom that's only revealed when surfing the most disgusting porn sites (the ones featuring Des Lynam and the words snowball and felch) (THAT'S lowering the tone!!)
6. your watch is wrong.
7. you're regretting not higher the young hunky cleaner, and have him "accidentally" chance upon you as you step out of the shower.
8. unbeknownest (is that word?) to you, Derren Brown implanted that reaction in your head. He also suggested that, upon occasion, you will find yourself wanting to deposit huge amounts of money in my bank account. You know the details (subconsciously of course).
9. you're a magician??
There are days I feel the exact same way. Exactly.
...every time you are near? Just like me, they want to be ... close to youuuuuuu... Lalalala... close to you...
(Great. That will now be stuck in my head all day long. Over and over and over again.)
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