I think I may have misplaced my grey matter. If anyone finds it please return it to me as soon as possible. There will be a reward of two gourmet meals if returned in good condition. If returned in poor condition, you get hot dogs.
I started my day much earlier than usual, as I was helping an unnamed 'friend' at his/her place of business. Now, most of you know, I do not have a 9 to 5 job per say, I'm a full-time mom with all the benefits; you know, cooking, cleaning, listening to whining, and boo-boo fixing. I used to have the whole 9 to 5 thing down pat. And, dealing with most things military, I put up with a LOT of red tape and politics. Needless to say, my military training did me absolutely NO GOOD today.
Having many years experience in the business my friend is in, I have certain expectations. I was not met with those expectations. I was met with chaos. Not just your standard day to day chaos, this was LA Riot-type chaos. Other than the complete lack of organization (which normally is my forte), the lack of timeliness made my frustration level amp up even more. Add in a little vehicular breaking and entering, and you've got my day. And, my overly sympathetic behind signed up for more days of this.
So, as I said, if someone finds my brains, I really need them back. Of course, if it takes too long, you may have to look for me at the local mental institution. Just ask for the girl with the glossy look, missing hair, and knot on the head (been banging it against the wall recently).
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Monday, November 1, 2010
Technology has officially made me stupid...
I am a bookworm. To most avid readers, I am what one might call obsessive when reading. Very little can rouse me from the story I'm drawn into.
I purchased a Kindle (electronic book) a little over two years ago, and have definitely gotten my money's worth. Unfortunately, this has also caused some loss of normal motor functions.
As I picked up a regular old hardback book this morning, I immersed myself into a world of wonder. That lasted for exactly one page before my thumb tried to hit the "next page" button on the paper. At first, I laughed at myself. But then it happened again three more times!!! As if that's not bad enough, after a couple of chapters, I closed my book to get some lunch. Whoops. No bookmark, no automatically going to the last page I had read. I had to actually SEARCH for my page. I'd like to write it off as coming down from an excessive amount of Halloween candy last night, but unfortunately, I didn't actually eat any candy.
So, I've come to the conclusion, that as much as technology teaches us, it also kills off certain brain cells required to do things the old-fashioned way. Is there an app to get that back?
I purchased a Kindle (electronic book) a little over two years ago, and have definitely gotten my money's worth. Unfortunately, this has also caused some loss of normal motor functions.
As I picked up a regular old hardback book this morning, I immersed myself into a world of wonder. That lasted for exactly one page before my thumb tried to hit the "next page" button on the paper. At first, I laughed at myself. But then it happened again three more times!!! As if that's not bad enough, after a couple of chapters, I closed my book to get some lunch. Whoops. No bookmark, no automatically going to the last page I had read. I had to actually SEARCH for my page. I'd like to write it off as coming down from an excessive amount of Halloween candy last night, but unfortunately, I didn't actually eat any candy.
So, I've come to the conclusion, that as much as technology teaches us, it also kills off certain brain cells required to do things the old-fashioned way. Is there an app to get that back?
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