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Re: Does this happen to you (when working on a new project)?
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lugnet.general
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Tue, 25 Feb 2003 04:05:38 GMT
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In lugnet.general, David Simmons writes:
> 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?
You wouldn't believe how many times that's
happened to me. It usually starts
off with the excuse of 'some crazy idea I've
been throwing around', then after a cup of
coffee or two, I notice that a few hours have
'conveniently' slipped by and I have a half
completed project sitting idly on my shelf,
beckoning at me to complete it.
Damn the caffeine...
Of course, give it another week and an order
from bricklink and viola, the process repeats
itself.
<<_Matt Hein_>>
Fellow lego enthusiast
O s p r e y
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