General Insanity or a tale for Capricious

Several years ago
I was also working at
Microsoft
the first time
or maybe the second
I cant remember
besides it isn't important
anyway

I was working
in a lab by myself
a lab appropriately
named
"PCP Lab"

the day was not
going well
very stressful
perhaps too much so

I reached for
my soda
and it scooted down
the table moving away from me

I blinked
and
again I reached out
and again it moved

I blinked yet again

"this is not happening to me"
flashed through my mind

"No can of pop is
getting the best of me"

I leapt up from my chair
and
with
a
barbaric yaulp
charged forward
securing my beverage of choice

draining its life
until empty
I viciously crush it shell
and
slam its corpse
in to the recycle bin

after quenching my thirst

I reflected upon
this challenge to
my authority
and determined
that this episode
would be
best kept
to
myself

I returned to my
daily toil
and
as my
violent
response
had cowed the
remainder of sodas
I experienced no further
difficulties

"when aluminum cans challenge your authority... that's pretty shameful"

I worked quitely in that shame
for several hours
got in my car and
drove home

upon arriving there
I was greeted by
the cheerful face
of the woman I lived with
who promptly enquired

"Did you feel the earthquake today?"

I - Disected

Your view on yourself:

You are down-to-earth and people like you
because you are so straightforward.
You are an efficient problem solver
because you will listen to both sides of an argument
before making a decision that usually appeals to both parties.

The type of girl/boyfriend you are looking for:

You are a true romantic. When you are in love,
you will do anything and everything to keep your love true.

Your readiness to commit to a relationship:

You are ready to commit as soon
as you meet the right person.
And you believe you will pretty much know
as soon as you might that person.

The seriousness of your love:

Your have very sensible tactics when
approaching the opposite sex. In many
ways people find your straightforwardness
attractive, so you will find yourself with plenty of dates.

Your views on education:

Education is very important in life.
You want to study hard and
learn as much as you can.

The right job for you:

You have many goals and
want to achieve as much as you can.
The jobs you enjoy are those that let you
burn off your considerable excess energy.

How do you view success?

You are confident that you will be
successful in your chosen career
and nothing will stop you from trying.

What are you most afraid of?

You are afraid of things that you cannot control.
Sometimes you show your anger to cover up how you feel.

Who is your true self?

You are mature, reasonable, honest
and give good advice. People ask for your comments
on all sorts of different issues. Sometimes you might find
yourself in a dilemma when trapped with a problem,
which your heart, rather than your head, needs to solve.

If someone asked me

who was the most creative person
I know
I would probably
have to say

my maid

Carmen

She brings great joy to my life actually

For one thing
she spares me the exposure to
harsh chemicals which make me violently ill

She does my ironing
so I am always
well groomed

and she in general cleans my home
making it a much more healthy place

a dirty house is depressing and drains energy.

but the most valuable service
she provides
is one
of mystery

Every week I get
to play a game
it is called

"Where would Carmen put that"

Here is how the game works

in the course of the week
I move things around
they sort of float from
room to room

and every Thursday
Carmen finds these objects
and determines a place
for these objects.

Now I have learned
for things I really need
to accept her choices
as the permanent resting places

but always there is something
which I may joyfully galavant
around the house
in search of

Every week
I get to
participate
in a new treasure
hunt

most delightful

this week it was my favourite
ashtray

and it only took
me 15 minutes
to find it

I am getting good
at this game

*grin*