No.. no. I am not rambling. It is not some theory where if you travel for a while in space at .8895 times the speed of light, you tend to lose a dimension. The title of this post, I assume, will become clearer as we move on.
You might recall a teammate of mine, Ms. M (of the circular thought fame). She is rather interesting and not only because she thinks in circles.
Now, Ms. M can be very politely be described as having a petite, 'less than imposing' structure. In a less polite manner, a colleague described her as 2D. :P People keep warning her off and on about being careful while crossing roads, fearing that the drivers might just not notice a two dimensional structure walking across. I believe, this is quite a valid apprehension and is in the best interests of Ms. M, for most drivers tend to blatantly ignore the existence of creatures who are very three dimensional (exempli gratia: me).
A few days ago, she found herself in quite a dilemma. Her roommate wanted to eat something for dinner that was 'low-fat'. In the words of the roommate, she wanted to take this turn towards health since her jeans did not fit anymore. "Well", stated Ms.M, "if they go on with the 'low-fat' thingy, my jeans wont fit me, as in... they'll fall off!" I do agree with her statement and believe that it is a serious concern.. [very solemn facial expression]
Apart from her two dimensional frame, Ms.M also has a rather prominent grin. My teammate Ms. P (mentioned earlier in circular thought) has a twin who described it thus:
"Of the 40+ kilograms of weight in her body, 3 are the teeth!"
Hilarious!
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Friday, August 03, 2007
Conflict within..
For those of you who thought I had turned to philosophy, rest assured. The conflict I am talking about is in my right hand; amongst all my fingers.
Now that my fingers have been typing away on the keyboard for almost two years, the vigorous excercise seems to have given them, a mind of their own. As a result of this newly gathered intelligence, they seem to be in constant argument with each other. Here are a few traits that I have noticed of late..
Thumb: The most tranquil of the lot. Much like Luna Lovegood of the Harry Potter fame. Primarily associates with the spacebar. Functions normally most of the times, apart from when it is streched. Threatens to get stuck in one position under such circumstances..
Index: Used extensively all over the keyboard. Easy-going.. does not complain much apart from the time, when it has to hold on to the phone, while the other fingers hang on to the bus, for dear life. Gets stuck now and then, and has to be coaxed back into functionality by the excessive use of pain-relieving balm.
Middle (also: digitus medius): The trouble begins. Is forever in a constant state of conflict with it's neighbours, particularly, the ring finger. I suspect that the reason for the conflict between the middle and the ring fingers is due entirely to the hanging onto the rod in public buses. It might have also stemmed from the fact that I prefer to use this finger for the scrolling button on the mouse, hence angering the ring finger.
Ring: Again, in constant conflict with the digitus medius. Tries to remain at as large a distance as it has been allowed, from it's neighbour. The tension is evident when it is forcefully put alongside the digitus medius. Interestingly, the conflict between them seems to mellow down under the influence of balm. Good ol' days, eh?
Little: Most reserved of the lot. Hardly used on the keyboards, except for on the 'Shift' key sometimes. For a long while now, it has maintained a healthy distance from the others. These days, it seems to be going away further, as a result of the constant battle amongst the neighbouring fingers. I can sympathise. It must be rather annoying to have neighbours who bicker like there is no tomorrow..
Some wise man must have forseen this conflict... and hence the invention of pain-relieving balm!
Now that my fingers have been typing away on the keyboard for almost two years, the vigorous excercise seems to have given them, a mind of their own. As a result of this newly gathered intelligence, they seem to be in constant argument with each other. Here are a few traits that I have noticed of late..
Thumb: The most tranquil of the lot. Much like Luna Lovegood of the Harry Potter fame. Primarily associates with the spacebar. Functions normally most of the times, apart from when it is streched. Threatens to get stuck in one position under such circumstances..
Index: Used extensively all over the keyboard. Easy-going.. does not complain much apart from the time, when it has to hold on to the phone, while the other fingers hang on to the bus, for dear life. Gets stuck now and then, and has to be coaxed back into functionality by the excessive use of pain-relieving balm.
Middle (also: digitus medius): The trouble begins. Is forever in a constant state of conflict with it's neighbours, particularly, the ring finger. I suspect that the reason for the conflict between the middle and the ring fingers is due entirely to the hanging onto the rod in public buses. It might have also stemmed from the fact that I prefer to use this finger for the scrolling button on the mouse, hence angering the ring finger.
Ring: Again, in constant conflict with the digitus medius. Tries to remain at as large a distance as it has been allowed, from it's neighbour. The tension is evident when it is forcefully put alongside the digitus medius. Interestingly, the conflict between them seems to mellow down under the influence of balm. Good ol' days, eh?
Little: Most reserved of the lot. Hardly used on the keyboards, except for on the 'Shift' key sometimes. For a long while now, it has maintained a healthy distance from the others. These days, it seems to be going away further, as a result of the constant battle amongst the neighbouring fingers. I can sympathise. It must be rather annoying to have neighbours who bicker like there is no tomorrow..
Some wise man must have forseen this conflict... and hence the invention of pain-relieving balm!