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Mildly Interesting Observation
I am now proctoring my first exam of the semester, and as I watch the kids struggle through the exam, I find it interesting how strong a desire I have currently to smoke my pipe.
I typically do not feel this sort of "romantic" longing and desire to smoke my pipe, for I am only infrequently in a situation of this sort. In most of my day-to-day activities, I am fairly busy and also fairly free to do what I want. So, I will occasionally smoke my pipe during the day, although there are many days when I am busy and active all around campus where I do not smoke my pipe until I get into my truck and leave for the day to go home. My "longing and desire" scale does not seem to relate to how many pipes I have had during a day, but instead seems to relate to how much "thinking time" I have. When I am busy and rushing around, my mind is task oriented, but when I get time to think, contemplate, and hypothesize... that is when my desire for the beauty, charms, and camaraderie of my pipe is strong and vivid.
So, here I am with an hour to be quiet and contemplate (I am proctoring an exam), and I day dreaming about when I will be able to enjoy a pipe later today. The sense of yearning is palpable and pleasant.
PipeTobacco
3 Comments:
As things get more stressful on this rock you will find yourself craving that prozac more often.
You smoke or you kiss tits, and tits are a pain in the ass to get along with anymore.
I think boredom causes all of us to turn our thoughts to things we like to do. With you it is smoking the pipe, which comes with a baggage of other pleasures, like peacefulness, quiet thought and reflection.
As for the poor students, being one myself, quit making the tests so hard. ;)
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