Alphabetical Order

When I can't sleep, I have a few techniques that I dazzle myself with in order to doze off. The first trick consists of a healthy dose of diphenhydramine. If that fails me, or if I manage to resist the urge to consume medication, I do the alphabet thing. It's simple, much like counting sheep.

The problem with counting sheep is that it requires too little thought and therefore my brain begins to wander again as the sheep roam about doing their own thing. So I have to do something more complex. [Once I wrote equations in my head, but I found I got so consumed with trying to remember complex ideas that I wanted to get up and write things down rather than sleep. So, I go to my good old alphabet thing.]

For ages (or since junior high school), I said the 50 States in alphabetical order. Then, when I got too used to that, I'd count how many states had A's, or double letters, or ending in vowels, etc. I rarely bore of this; however, on occasion, I like to mix things up for my brain. In these cases I list items in alphabetical order, based on theme, and repeat them until I eventually fall asleep. It never fails that eventually I just doze off with little recollection of where I even left off. For example, last night was animals...

armadillo
armadillo bear
armadillo bear crocodile
armadillo bear crocodile donkey
...you get the idea...this is my list...or as far as I got...
armadillo bear crocodile donkey elephant ferret giraffe horse impala jaguar kangaroo llama moose n..n...n...

Can You Take Me Seriously?

I know, before you say it, I am aware this is blog number three of the day [excuse my bitchy tone, but I did learn to count thank you very much, and frankly who cares how much I write anyway]! In my defense, I wrote the last one Tuesday night. [Are you reading this in MySpace and wondering where the 2nd blog is? Check it out here!]

Part of my wanting to write is just to get a break from thinking; the other part of my wanting to write is based on me hoping to show you some things and ask you a question to which you will give me a response! In any case, I'm full of want. So . . .

First, read this entertaining blog . . .

Then take a look at the posted comments (as seen below) . . .



Now, I know that this HOK Life work blog is a fun sort of thing we do, it allows for some "goofing"; but can we be taken seriously after something like this? [If you weren't sure, we are chiding the public/media over the hysteria of the swine flu, or at least I was 100%]

I feel like we work for the Onion! [I wish I worked for the Onion!]



My answer is that we can be taken seriously after acting so goofy! We are entitled to our opinions, which can include a profound annoyance with hysteria that media promotes/creates. We are entitled to have fun at work as well! So yes, we can be intelligent, witty, and silly.

But then again, while I care for my job and respectfulness gained from others, do I care if people think I am serious or even goofy? Not really! [Then again, I am writing about it, so I obviously do care maybe?]

So, what do you think?

Oxymorons

Oxymoron...I have to admit, just the word itself is entertaining. It sounds to me like an aerobic idiot, perhaps a well oxygenated goofball, at the very least a fool who thought to wash himself with Oxyclean! But, that isn't what it is at all! It's just a word. Most of you of course know what an oxymoron is, but for the sake of explanation I will tell you anyway! Oxymoron: a combination of contradicting words (short giant; stupid genius; quick turtle). So why this topic you wonder? Well coworker Mike P. tweeted a site that I wanted to share. Someone's top 45 oxymorons!

So these are the 5 I liked: Act Naturally, Government Organization, Political Science, Same difference, and plastic glasses.

Which 5 do you like?

Word of the day-
the jacket: The fuzz, the Five-O, the police.
[Drew, did you know this word?]