Life is better in 3d

or: Who gives a flying click?

Is it just me, or is this a bit surreal? This is the complete transcript of a facebook ad:

Life is better in 3d

It’s free. It’s easy. Turn yourself into a 3d creation today. Express your unique personality with your friends.

Sounds like it should lead to a page advising that people turn off their computers and go outside… I haven’t clicked through to see what it’s advertising, and I don’t intend to (unless I let loose with a flying click whilst vainly trying to prove my intelligence by clicking on spinning asteroids in the ‘biggest brain’ game) because I know I’ll be disappointed.

Chronanism

J came sleepily downstairs late last night; as I heard her approach I hastily shut down my computer and jokingly tried to pretend I hadn’t been sitting up late playing ‘who has the biggest brain’ on facebook. Which, of course, I had.

With a wry smile, she handed me a section of Saturday’s Guardian. I quote Pascal Wyse:

Chronanism: Watching a movie you already have the DVD of, just because it is on the telly; Googling ex-lovers; contemplating a cheese diary; starting a charity bag; experimenting with screensavers… The special collection of vague activities that gets you from 11pm (when you were totally ready for bed) to 1.30am.

We gazed up at the clock… of course it was exactly 1.30, which just proved her unspoken point that I am an inveterate timewaster and really should get a life (not to mention some sleep).

I have a wholesome excuse tonight, it is tomorrow’s sourdough loaf, due to come out of the oven any minute. 100% spelt flour this time, which is a first for me. Seems to be rising just nicely, perhaps it’s the addition of white flour that’s been holding my loaves back. Any sourdough experts out there care to comment…?

Things I could have been usefully doing…

… instead of staying up til 1am playing ‘who has the biggest brain’ on facebook:

- racking off kiwifruit wine
- sweeping kitchen
- finishing Bill Bryson book
- finishing Graeme Greene book
- finding panniers, bike lock, bike light etc to prepare for cycling to work in morning
- finishing off outstanding website work
- grabbing a guitar and sorting out half-written songs
- stretching
- sleeping

However, on the plus side:

- I’d had a productive day already
- I now apparently possess a 2801cc Squidlian brain
- I’m getting much better at dividing by 3

Pity in a way it’s not 2799cc, as that would make 3 neat compartments of 933cc each (but maybe I needed those extra 2cc to figure that out… um… yeah)