I just spent an hour in a meeting where the last person they needed was an attorney. I didn’t say a word, and no one asked me a question. I’d been asked ahead of time about getting out of a contract, but they’d even gotten that answer on their own before I arrived. In short, it was an utterly pointless exercise from my perspective. And of course, I have to finish my response to a discrimination complaint today.
So once I’d made a list of things I need to do before T-day, I started listing all the other, more worthwhile things I might do with my time. By the time the meeting ended it had gotten pretty silly out, so I thought I’d share a few.
- Shampoo the guinea pig. It’s not even my guinea pig.
- Gild the leeks for soup.
- Peel the split peas.
- Illuminate the soon to be cancelled contract.
- Animate the spider plant. A walking spider plant would make a good conversation piece, I should think.
- Frost the ficus tree. (Anyone want an 8 foot tall ficus tree? I need to find this one a home.)
- Pin the leaves back on the butternut in the front yard.
- Etch the entire text of a novel on the head of a pin. Use a silk pin for additional challenge.
I think that will do to go on with.
Reminds me of Catherine Asaro’s comment on procrastination, which is something like “you know it’s time to stop when you ask yourself ‘when was the last time I waxed the cat?’”