Wednesday, June 29, 2005
This week's Wednesday Mind Hump meme:
Ooops! Wednesday already? Heeerrrrrrre we go!
BDI's Wednesday Mind Hump - Week 67
Happy Humpity Hump Day. Today is Remote Control Day celebrating the introduction of man's second best friend in 1964. So get control of yourself and let's hump.
If you had a remote control that hypnotizes people you encounter throughout the day. List examples of the things you would have other people do at the push of a button in the following categories.
01. Useful This remote would have buttons that read: "MAID," "DOG GROOMER," "PERSONAL SHOPPER," CHEF," "CHAUFFEUR" (as needed; I like driving my convertible, if I'm alone), "LAUNDRESS," "GARDENER," "GROCERY SHOPPER" (yes, this differs from a personal shopper, imo), and a "PERSONAL ASSISTANT" that will cover whatever falls through the cracks that the others don't do.
02. Pranks I could get into SUCH trouble with this one -- HECK!, I already get into enough trouble and I don't even HAVE a remote that gives me any "prank" buttons . . . I think I'll pass on this one . . . I might tell a secret or two that is best kept a secret!
03. Significant Other This remote would have "FREEZE" and "MUTE" buttons so he would have to "STOP" and "LISTEN" to me without blowing me off, ignoring me, or interrupting me in the middle of a sentence. There would also be a "RE-WIND" button so that I could re-wind any remarks he made that were derogatory, and "allow" him to reconsider his remarks again in a better frame of mind.
And an optional example --
04. Mean See # 02!
05. You have a magic remote control which instantly transports you to your happy place but only for 30 minutes (the average amount of total commerical time during a two hour made for TV movie. Also you can only do it once a day with no rollover minutes. Describe your happy place.
My "happy place" is a small, secluded cottage on a deserted stretch of beach. The wrap-around porch has rocking chairs with thick, comfy pads and cotton throws, that face in all four directions around the perimeter of the cottage so that, depending upon the time of day, you can view the world from every angle. The porch also has a wooden walkway that turns into a boardwalk that leads down to the edge of the water for walking in the sand. The interior is all old, well-worn pieces of furniture -- wicker, wood, whatever -- that has been whitewashed and bleached by the sun over time. The same for all of the fabrics; they all have that wonderful, worn, comfortable feeling to them that makes you want to just snuggle up into them. The design of the cottage is such that when the windows are open, there is always a wonderful cross-breeze that flutters the long, gauze window treatments and causes the tropical ceiling fans to begin to turn even without electricity. The bookshelves are lined with books for sitting on the porch, sitting by the fire, or sitting down on the beach and reading. There isn't a television, but there is a 'hidden' audio system that plays the perfect mix of beach, tropical, caribbean, and jazz music. Above the doorway is an old weathered board that has been hand lettered with the words, "Kitty's Solitary Retreat."
(c) 2005 A Southern Belle's Life
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