Spiralling Out of Control
3Apr2006
Mondays. Who needs them? Personally, I don’t like them. For some reason I am always find myself doing stupid things on a Monday. As I am normally such a careful person every other day of the week, this really is completely out of character.
But why Mondays? Is there some psychological or subliminal feeling which triggers this? It can’t just be the fact that we are rolling out of the weekend, often with a bad hangover, bad sunburn, or both. It certainly seems apparent that websites don’t like Mondays because of ‘divine inspiration’ their developers have over the weekend. Yes, I have done that.
So what things go wrong for me, or what do I do that I wouldn’t do on any other day of the week? Here are a few moments:
- Only shaking the Orange Juice after I have taken a drink from it. Not only is it watery, it then makes the rest of the carton have an even stronger laxative effect.
- Waking up to find my contact lenses still in. Then looking in the mirror at the Crusty-eyed Blur Monster – nice !
- Putting Hair Gel instead of suntan lotion on my face. They both have a similar texture, so it’s easy to do. And it certainly keeps my stubble well-groomed. Gooey!
- Riding off on my scooter without putting my helmet on. Hmm, why does the engine sound louder today? Why is everyone staring at me like a madman? Why is that nice Policeman pulling me over?
I think I need to create a metric for my Monday madness – the Monday Morning Madness Index (MMM-I). Every moment of madness subtracts 10% from a perfect initial score of 100% (unless you are mad anyway, then you start at 30%). Today my MMM-I score was 40%. What was yours?
Hm, let’s see… Today I had to put index numbers, a form of lab protocol. It was Monday and numbers played the Monday-trick on me, for example 51373 is not followed by 51374 today, so double and tripple checking subtracts, how much, 10-20%? I ‘ll give me 20% so that I ‘ll be more carefull next Monday. I also was a little too-easy going with the boss today (Head of department), I think he may not have appreciated how comfortable the two of us can get along when I become utterly spontaneous??? So… another 20%? Therefore, 40%? and it’s not over yeeet!
P.S. Sorry for the deleted post. (as the Mon-day continues, math default in adding % encountered!) To prove me right…
e.i. Being nice to your boss is definitely something that should only happen on a Monday
I think it is because we know our freedom is annihilated…give me a 30%.. I am still not out of the bath robe to start the day, though.
Far be it for me to point this out but you are residing in Burmuda ?…what about Mondays in England…in the grey…the cold….you could start a worse place in the world to have a “Monday” debate !
I walked in front of a car backing up, I attempted twice to enter my bank through the (electrically controlled) exit only. I couldn’t order my coffee properly this morning. I put my clothes in the wash and promptly forgot to put in soap so I just moistened my clothing. I just now realized I forgot them in the dryer so they are all nice and wrinkly and most likely a fellow tenant in my building is angrily throwing them on the floor so that he can dry his &*#@$ clothes too dammit!, and
that was all before 10 a.m. I believe I deserve a negative 10 percent.
wthenrest – nothing wrong with still being in a bathrobe.
jasp – Mondays are the same everywhere. Well, almost…
jromer – negative 10 percent is pretty bad going. Hope your day (and week) improves…
I defintely had a MMM-I and it is now Tuesday and I (stomp my foot) refuse to speak of it.
Can we just all write to our duly elected representatives and ask they do some sort of legislation to do away with Mondays all together?
…But jasp, in Bermuda they have to wear those funky shorts… how great can it really be?
monday’s score was about 10% tuesday using the same index would be about -100%
doo dah – yes, let’s do away with Mondays. Oh, it’s Thursday already…
sporty chick – I might even post a photo one day of me in Bermuda shorts. They aren’t funky – actually quite dressy. It’s the knee-high shorts that are funky …
mini driver – that’s bad. I hope your week has improved…