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Still fighting off a cold. Still climbing out through the laundry (but almost done, now). In the meantime, here’s a little bit of flash fiction.
It was one of those mornings when every step had to be carefully itemized in order to prevent things from getting missed.
- Wake up.
- Rub hand over eyes.
- Wish I was dead.
- Motivate myself to get up.
- Motivate myself some more.
- Remind myself that if I don’t show up to work today, I may well be fired.
- Get up.
- Stumble into shower.
- Pick myself up off of shower floor.
- Turn water on.
- Adjust temperature to comfort.
- Lather up and soap.
- Rinse.
- Turn water off.
- Get out of shower.
- Dry self off.
- Return to bedroom and get dressed
a. put on underwear
b. put on undershirt
c. put on shirt
d. put on tie
e. put on socks - Head downstairs.
- Put water on to boil.
- Spoon out one teaspoon of coffee beans into coffee grinder.
- Spoon out another teaspoon of coffee beans into coffee grinder.
- Spoon out another teaspoon of coffee beans into coffee grinder.
- Spoon out another teaspoon of coffee beans into coffee grinder.
- Spoon out another teaspoon of coffee beans into coffee grinder.
- Consider the length of the coming working day.
- Spoon out another teaspoon of coffee beans into coffee grinder.
- Grind coffee.
- Dump coffee grinds into coffee press.
- Pour boiling water into coffee press.
- Make coffee.
- Pour coffee.
- Add milk.
- Drink.
- Savour.
- Ahhhhhhh!
- Savour
- Ahhhhhhh!
- Note time.
- Run to front door. Put on shoes.
- Stumble outside.
- Lock up.
- Walk to the bus stop.
- Wait for the bus.
- Wonder why people are staring at me.
- Realize.
- Head home.
- Unlock front door.
- Take off shoes.
- Head to bedroom.
- Put on pants.
A Short Story on Unresolved Sexual Tension
“Hey, Scully?”
“Yes, Mulder?”
“What are you doing?”
“I’m whittlin’.”
“What are you whittlin’?”
“I’m making a cluebat.”