Have you ever stubbed your toe, or something along those lines, and instantly you become extremely angry? It happens to me quite often. I don't get mad at anyone or even any thing specifically. It just immediately ruins my mood.
A few days ago I got out of the shower and had some water in my ears. I decided to grab a couple Q-tips to clean them out and dry them. I grabbed two without looking at them and stuck them in my ears. I immediately realized the the one that went in my left ear didn't have any cotton on it. It was just a plastic stick I had shoved into my ear. It ruined my entire morning.
A couple of weeks ago my wife and I were at Home Depot looking for some wood for a project. While examining the various products we both bent over at the same time and hit our heads together, pretty hard. We both stood up with angry faces and didn't want to talk about it. We weren't mad at each other, just at the situation. It actually became kind of funny pretty quick, because of how mad we had both just become.
Just yesterday at work I turned in my chair and pinched my finger between my chair and my desk. I was in a bad mood for hours!
Why do we get so mad about pain in small doses? Or am I the only one who experiences this? Does anyone else have similar experiences? Am I losing my mind?
It's reached the point where I don't ever want to move when I'm in a good mood. I feel like I'm always standing on a dangerous precipice and I could fall at any moment. Everything seems to be out to get me and make me paingry and I can't tell if it's real life or if it's a dream. Even now I don't know if I'm really writing this or if I'm dreaming it. I'd pinch myself to make sure this isn't a dream, but then I'd just be in a bad mood when I woke up.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Thursday, May 10, 2012
The Land Before Smartphones
I kind of miss the days back before I had the universe at my fingertips. Life was simpler then. It was a different life. I kind of remember what it was like, but not very well.
One thing that went out the window is trying to navigate with an actual map. Actually, quite literally in many cases, the map went out the window. We don't have to think about how we will get anywhere or even how long it will take to get there. Instead, we are given all of this information by an annoying, yet somehow still soothing, voice.
One thing I miss is being able to say "I wonder..." instead of "Hang on, let me see..." We used to imagine what the world was like. We used to joke and wonder how many licks it took to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop. Whereas now we can find that some nut job did pretty thorough scientific research and approximates that it takes 508 licks.
People also used to write notes to themselves on their hands. You could fit reminders for random things and an abbreviated grocery list in a single sweaty palm. Now-a-days I rarely see hands covered in those self drawn ink tattoos.
Now, I don't want it to come across that I wish smartphones had never been invented so we could go back to the way things were. I love the technological advances that have been made in recent years. This whole post was written on a smartphone and is quite possibly being read on one. It was just nice to reminisce of a time when I thought my phone didn't know as much as me.
One thing that went out the window is trying to navigate with an actual map. Actually, quite literally in many cases, the map went out the window. We don't have to think about how we will get anywhere or even how long it will take to get there. Instead, we are given all of this information by an annoying, yet somehow still soothing, voice.
One thing I miss is being able to say "I wonder..." instead of "Hang on, let me see..." We used to imagine what the world was like. We used to joke and wonder how many licks it took to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop. Whereas now we can find that some nut job did pretty thorough scientific research and approximates that it takes 508 licks.
People also used to write notes to themselves on their hands. You could fit reminders for random things and an abbreviated grocery list in a single sweaty palm. Now-a-days I rarely see hands covered in those self drawn ink tattoos.
Now, I don't want it to come across that I wish smartphones had never been invented so we could go back to the way things were. I love the technological advances that have been made in recent years. This whole post was written on a smartphone and is quite possibly being read on one. It was just nice to reminisce of a time when I thought my phone didn't know as much as me.
Wednesday, May 02, 2012
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