Day 224: Cut in Line

"The very front of the line has been scientifically proven to be the best place to muscle in: people are relaxed as they can see they'll get in, and it's so cheeky they can't believe you're cutting in line anyway. Avoid the middle of the line: people have been there a long time already and are stressed about whether they'll get in. Tourists are a good bet: they don't know the rules, they won't speak will enough to protest, and in their country it's often the done thing anyway. Avoid the elderly: they have high moral standards and will enjoy rebuking a young hooligan in public."

Today I went to see the eye doctor and in front of me in line at the reception desk, there was a guy talking on his phone while he was trying to make an appointment. It was clearly not working, and also bothering the ladies working at the desk. I did my part and cut in front of him just to expedite the process for everyone.

Day 223: Feel the Passage of Time

"Mark every precious minute as it goes by and appreciate the true measure of time."

I couldn't go the ENTIRE day checking off minutes because, well, I enjoy sleeping. I did manage to stick it out for a full 12 hours though.

Day 222

"Find a way of including the word Vortex in all your conversations today. Try to do it without sounding clumsy."

After thinking about it, I realized that Vortex is a word that I literally almost never have to use. To be honest, I couldn't add it to my conversations without sounding clumsy just because it's such an odd and dis-useful word that it always sounded forced.

Day 221

"Today, decide which organs to donate in case of death and leave a copy of this page with your family. One body can help 100 other people."

After I'm dead, I really can't care what happens to me. I'd be willing to donate pretty much any of my internal organs, but probably not anything that would visually disfigure my corpse. I've always kind of wanted an open casket funeral, so I would want everything on the outside to be intact. You could fill me with Jello on the inside for all I care, which I can't because I'm dead.

Day 220

"CONFIDENTIAL: A huge meteorite is about to hit the Earth, blasting it into smithereens. The world's main governments left weeks ago for a secret base on Pluto, leaving their lookalikes to keep the populace placid. Only the owners of The Book are allowed to be in the know, so keep this information to yourself."

The Book gives 4 main options for how to properly react to this news. I chose to opt for Option 4: Sit in front of TV in numbed disbelief. Now that I think about it, I kind of just sit in front of the TV all day anyway, so I didn't really notice much difference. Although, The Book did say that I probably wouldn't, so I guess they were right.

Day 219: Volume Test your Neighbors

"These days, the puniest hi-fi system can pump out a cool 100Wx2. But at what point do your neighbors begin to feel the bass? Find out by adjusting your amplifier's dial up until they start complaining. Then, mark the notch and leave it as your standard setting."

Luckily, where my dorm room is situated I don't actually have any neighbors. This leaves my free to crank up my stereo as loud as I please, whenever I want to. Rock on!

Day 218

"Today, start a collection. Any collection."

Being that I am a college student, I have amassed quite the collection of bottle caps, that I one day hope to turn into a coffee table. Today, I did my part to add into this collection.