Tea.

[swestrup]

Making tea isn't complicated. Unless, of course, you've just woken up and haven't had any tea.

Upon waking today, I went downstairs and noticed that there was tea in the thermos from last night, but it was cold. So I put it in the microwave to nuke while I started a new batch of tea. Knowing my mental state, I sent a message to my brain: "Urgent: Don't forget to get tea!", so I wouldn't forget it in the microwave.

Sure enough, I've cleaned out the teapot, added new tea, filled the kettle and set it to boil, and I've completely forgotten about tea in the microwave (which beeped and finished heating sometime during the setting up of tea.)

I'm getting ready to leave and I get this message:
"Urgent: Don't forget to get tea!"
I look at the stove and think "Teas not ready yet!"
"Urgent: Don't forget to get tea!"
I look at the stove and think "Teas not ready yet!"
"Urgent: Don't forget to get tea!"
I look at the stove and think "Teas not ready yet!"

I must have been in that loop for a minute or so before it occurred to me that I could shut up the voice by getting tea from the microwave...

Comments

[auriam.livejournal.com]

Heh ;). Now I understand why it gave Eddie the Shipboard Computer so much trouble.. ;)