Friday, May 05, 2006
easily distracted: yesterday i was just going to check the weather channel to see the (outside) temperature, and it was still on CBS from watching CSI? or something. sometimes when i see something on tv that i know is popular but don't know why, i watch for a few minutes to see what makes people watch it. young and the restless managed to distract me for about 15-20 minutes (until the next commercial break), long enough to know that i had no chance of catching the 11:45 bus, so i just planned on taking the 12:45 bus. nikki was shot! i think everyone, even people that don't watch soap operas know her (and susan lucci). but the really interesting thing was that these soap operas are nothing more than episodes of "high class jerry springer!" this is one of the most popular things on tv these days. anyway, taking the bus has forced me to be more organized in leaving "on time." unlike when driving, you can't make a bus speed, and they only come once every hour, so you have to take it when it comes. it also might come early or late (unlike in europe). my subconscious covinced me to daydream more almost making me miss the last possible stop i could have taken before getting too far or maybe even lost the other day. so i realized that my subconscious is lazier in that way (with nothing to focus on like there is with driving), which might be dangerous, though not as dangerous as daydreaming for even a minute when driving (what gets me in trouble and keeps my car in the shop getting repaired). i still think i prefer the conveniences that driving allows. and although the dangers are probably more serious, the mental activity it provides to keep me from daydreaming is even more serious.madame le professeur at 1:04 PM
