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Re: Does this happen to you (when working on a new project)?
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Tue, 25 Feb 2003 01:16:02 GMT
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In lugnet.general, David Simmons writes:
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> How many of you have noticed that your sense of the passage of time is
> greatly distorted when you become involved with a new project? For
> instance, last Sunday night around 11:30 pm, I wanted to spend "just a few
> minutes" messing with the cockpit before going to bed. When I next looked
> up it was 2:30 AM! I have to be at work at nine, and on Mondays I do a
> double shift! *insert Homer Simpson "D'OH!" sound*
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> Does this happen to you?
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> Dave
Goodness, yes. I still remember one Friday sitting down at 9 pm just to
play with an idea and see if I had the pieces for it. Next thing I knew my
stomach was empty, my bladder was full, and the sun was rising. As if that
wasn't good enough, having nothing else pressing that Saturday, I didn't get
out of the play room until noon!
John
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