EDitorial ± 3-Jul-2002
Nothing Worse
I guess it's a simple matter of Yin and Yang as expounded in yer basic Han
dynasty Confucianism: for every upside there has to
be a downside. Much like Newton's third law, the one that says no robot should
injure a human. Was that Asimov? Some man of science, any road up. Wish I'd
payed more attention in Physics at my local comprehensive. Though I did enjoy
The Great Egg Race with Prof Heinz Wolf (sp?). Never a rubber band to hand.
There is nothing
Better in life
Than writing on the sole of your slipper with a biro
— Half Man Half Biscuit
Terribly well done to anyone still here. That first para rambled on a tad, did it not? To the matter in hand: pet hates. Not that I hate pets, he said all too quickly, though we did dispose of the cat. And, on another occasion, my negligence did lead to the death of a hamster. It's a fair cop.
Even I, as I breeze through my thirties endeavouring to lead a happy-go-lucky existence, experience the odd moment when my blood pressure rises. Odd that it can be the tiniest thing. Here's a quicky top ten of personal irritations:
- that T-Mobile jingle (the illegitimate offspring of Intel Inside)
- wasted paper print-outs at work
- finding the tea towel in what I amusingly call its NDP, the natural drying position, i.e. scrunched up on the work surface
- Friends: please, please finish
- drivers who don't indicate - I speak as a driver but also a cyclist
- two Inland Revenue words: self-assessment
- receiving an email with a blank subject line
- broken CD jewel cases
- some phrases: "fill your boots"; "thankyou" with no space; anyone overheard saying "or alternatively"
- Billy Connolly's ads for Lotto
You'll appreciate that I have it mighty tough, going by the above list.
If You Take Away With You Nothing Else
On a more positive note:
- love that T-Mobile ad with the baby's face everywhere
- favourite phrase currently: "deal with it!"
- the smell of rain, Amelie the film, kicking a ball around, sitting down knowing the kids are asleep, Dvorak's Carnival overture, buying a new paperback, an extra-strong mint after coffee, the West Wing, etc.
Be seeing you!