26 July 2007

experiment #1

This experiment was performed during the last week. The dates were not exact, but the time was sufficient to find solid and reliable results.

The subject of the experiment was my husband.

The experiment itself was fairly simple. The experiment was to ascertain the reaction of the subject in the normality of his day in accomplishment of a set, but unknown, task. The experiment aimed to answer two particular questions: Would the subject notice that the new toilet paper roll was not installed on the roller? In convergence of this thought, would he replace the empty roll with the roll currently being used?

The hypothesis stated a negative to both questions.

This experiment began by myself noticing that the toilet paper roll was empty, locating a new toilet paper roll, and placing new toilet paper roll on top of the empty toilet paper roller. From there, I observed the reactions of the subject of the experiment from a distance - usually after the fact. I observed that even days after the new toilet paper roll was placed on top of the empty toilet paper roller it remained un-replaced by the subject.

Observations also clearly showed that enough time had passed that the new toilet paper roll was now almost out of toilet paper. Soon, the new roll would fall through the empty toilet paper roller.

The experiment ended this morning when I told the subject of the experiment. Subject admitted that he was very lazy. Hypothesis confirmed. Subject replaced almost empty toilet paper roll onto toilet paper roller. It remains to be seen if experiment would be successful again. I hypothesize that experiment would show same results in two weeks as subject has very short memory.

Next experiment may include experimenter not replacing toilet paper roll at all but instead using hidden toilet paper and observing if subject even knows where toilet paper is stored in the house.

23 July 2007

Ok, so apparently, this post will have no title... appropriate really. But what I would have called it is:
Um. I can't remember now. I got distracted.
(That's not the title. I seriously did just get really distracted.)

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Sometimes when I am walking down the stairway at my work I get horrible visions. I usually go up there to refill my water glass. I have a straw in there too. Anyone ever seen that movie Pure Luck with Martin Short? There is a scene in there that has been etched into my mind for all eternity. Basically, in the movie Martin Short plays this guy who has continual bad luck - like everything always goes wrong with him. In one scene he is at dinner with Danny Glover and he goes to drink from his straw and instead of getting the straw in his mouth, he accidentally puts the straw right up his nose. And then the blood comes. It is really gross. But it was also a warning to me about how dangerous straws could be. Seriously, ever think about what might happen if you got one in the eye? One wrong move toward your glass and you're blind in your right eye.

Anyway. That was the backstory. In my vision earlier today I was walking down the stairs with my cup and straw in hand, thinking about how if I tripped on these obscenely uncomfortable tippy shoes I could get a straw right in the eye. Or in the neck. Pretty gross. I gave thanks when I got to the bottom of the stairs.

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I am currently wondering:
...when I will get the skin of my youth back. In high school I had no blemishes. Seems unfair to me that now that I am out of that period of my life is when my skin finally caves. Now it's all zitty. (Did you catch that pun?)

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Oh boy!

I just opened my tootsie pop and I got a whole Indian shooting a star!