45 seconds...

Time, as we all know, is a sketchy thing. It is perceived according to our expectations, and mostly... According to how aware we are of it. Time fades into nothing when you completely ignore it, when you are not aware of it and let it fly by... Say having a nice chat with your girl, a great night out with friends, or reading away a good book.

On the other hand... Time becomes a horribly slow crawler when you are aware of it... Like, for example, I am going to Mexico in just 6 days... And those 6 days feel freaking long, because I can't wait to be there... Why?... Expectation. For what?... Well, mostly the fact that I will meet Albane there. So... I am aware of time, and the bastard keeps running slowly.

Yet today, I found the epitome of time-stretching. I just realized it as I was observing the phenomena. IF you want to be aware of time, and see it crawl slooooowly... Just bring up some leftovers and place them in the freaking microwave. Click 1:30 minutes, and... Wait.

... 1:29

You can't believe only one second has passed, it feels like an eternity and you ARE hungry... Besides, there is people on msn talking to you, and you don't want to keep them waiting for long.

... 1:28

What?... Is this thing really working?... It can't possible be just two freaking seconds. Come on, a good song just finishes so fast and it lasts like 5 minutes!...

... 1:27

Is that slice of pizza warm already?... That cheese still seems horribly stiff... Maybe this guys already replied on msn!, I hate it when people make me wait too much in the middle of a good chat. ARGH!

... 1:26

... You get the idea.

It has been there all the time... Yet, I just realized it... An epiphany sort of thing... Like when I just "know" I have to take time off and treat my self for a day... (That seems to be a recurrent epiphany by the way... At least for me). Grrrr...

Damn Microwave and it's micro-waves of time stretching-ness... I wonder if I bring an mp3 while I wait for my food and stare at those numbers, would I hear the guy singing slowly?... Damn me if I try, too scary!

ps. I excuse my self... I realized at the end of this post that, really... Time can fly way too fast when you are aware of it too. Like when you have a deadline for the next morning and you haven't even started... Hmmm... Ok... I should study the bugger a little more, but on the mean time maybe I will put my microwave next to my desk while I work on this project due Monday. O.o