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Thursday, June 02, 2005
Tea. Earl Grey, hot.
Posted by Nicole at 6:09 PM
So, I'm at work, and I'm feeling a little under the weather and I decide a spot of tea would be nice. You think, pretty simple...I'm sorry, do you know me?
I get my mug and the tea bag. I go to the water cooler and start to fill up. In the effort to get just the right amount, I fill too much, take a sip, see that there's not enough, and then fill up again. In this process, I manage to dribble some on my shirt.
Everyone can boil water. However, getting the cup into the microwave can be a bit tricky. The microwave is at such a height that it makes putting anything into it trickier then attempting a sling shot around the sun. After carefully moving the ceramic mug into the door, I miss calculate the distance between the bottom of the cup and the glass plate and they collide. The result: an extremely loud clang, and spilled water.
Since no one ever cried over spilled water, I ignore it and shut the door.
2 minutes later I have hot water. I take the cup from the microwave and put the tea bag in to seep. All the while knowing that this is very un-english of me. Realizing that the tea bag is not going to seep while skimming the water, I dunk it a few times with a spoon. This too, futile. So I wrap the string around the neck of the spoon to anchor the bag and sink it. Feeling clever I return to my work.
A few minutes later, I feel a sneeze coming on. I prepare for it by taking a deep breath and raising my hand to cover my nose, no need for a kleenex cuz nothing ever comes out. Except...this time. Post sneeze, there is a large drip hanging on my nose. The tissue box is on the other side of the room with plenty of witnesses between. With no other recourse, my hand is the only solution.
I wipe and head for the girls bathroom. Once there I carefully reach with my sanitary hand for the faucet handle. I lift and ... nothing...no water...just some sucking air noise. With out a thought as too the snot in my hand, I go to the boys bathroom. Still no water. Moments before I go frantic, it dawns on me to use the paper towel hanging oh-so-conviently on the wall. It's at this point my brain catches up and signals that there is a bottle of Purell antibiotic gel in the bosses office, which just happens to be un-occupied.
After the gel I follow up with hand creme while telling SL the water is not working. As I return to my desk, I realize that my tea should be ready. I remove the tea bag, thinking how good this tasty hot liquid is going to feel going down. I take a sip....
It's cold. And so I repeat my game of "Operation" with the microwave.
I get my mug and the tea bag. I go to the water cooler and start to fill up. In the effort to get just the right amount, I fill too much, take a sip, see that there's not enough, and then fill up again. In this process, I manage to dribble some on my shirt.
Everyone can boil water. However, getting the cup into the microwave can be a bit tricky. The microwave is at such a height that it makes putting anything into it trickier then attempting a sling shot around the sun. After carefully moving the ceramic mug into the door, I miss calculate the distance between the bottom of the cup and the glass plate and they collide. The result: an extremely loud clang, and spilled water.
Since no one ever cried over spilled water, I ignore it and shut the door.
2 minutes later I have hot water. I take the cup from the microwave and put the tea bag in to seep. All the while knowing that this is very un-english of me. Realizing that the tea bag is not going to seep while skimming the water, I dunk it a few times with a spoon. This too, futile. So I wrap the string around the neck of the spoon to anchor the bag and sink it. Feeling clever I return to my work.
A few minutes later, I feel a sneeze coming on. I prepare for it by taking a deep breath and raising my hand to cover my nose, no need for a kleenex cuz nothing ever comes out. Except...this time. Post sneeze, there is a large drip hanging on my nose. The tissue box is on the other side of the room with plenty of witnesses between. With no other recourse, my hand is the only solution.
I wipe and head for the girls bathroom. Once there I carefully reach with my sanitary hand for the faucet handle. I lift and ... nothing...no water...just some sucking air noise. With out a thought as too the snot in my hand, I go to the boys bathroom. Still no water. Moments before I go frantic, it dawns on me to use the paper towel hanging oh-so-conviently on the wall. It's at this point my brain catches up and signals that there is a bottle of Purell antibiotic gel in the bosses office, which just happens to be un-occupied.
After the gel I follow up with hand creme while telling SL the water is not working. As I return to my desk, I realize that my tea should be ready. I remove the tea bag, thinking how good this tasty hot liquid is going to feel going down. I take a sip....
It's cold. And so I repeat my game of "Operation" with the microwave.
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