The Cave of Spastic
Right. Ok, well, what follows is a simple rule of thumb for those of you who live here. If ever you feel the need to draft an email to someone...an email where you don't really know what to say, or how to say it, or even if you should say it, I strongly advise that you never populate the To field with the maybe-maybe-not-someday-recipient's email address.
A = You know to whom you are writing.
B = You know their email is in your Address Book.
C = You've memorised their email address because you're just that type of person. (Type 'Crazy'.)
Ergo A + (B and/or C) = You really don't need to populate that field. Trust me, for I am an archaeologist discovering the depths of The Cave of Spastic.
And today, I discovered that there were - much to my surprise - many deeper levels to The Cave.
Anyone wish to take a guess as to what these new depths may be?
They are the "I've hit the Send button instead of the Delete button" as well as the "I've hit the Send button instead of the Save button" because we all know that the first Spast-acular act is meaningless without the second equally, if not more so, Spastic move. Why stop at one when two provide double the insanity, double the fun and double the pleasure? Because when you short-circuit twice, you are guaranteed (and isn't this our aim?) troth to the title of "Crazy Girl".
This is a title I embrace today and to which none of you can have access until you find greater depths in The Cave of Spastic.
I have a tiara and plan on purchasing a wand on my way home SO BACK OFF.
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(1) Should you err in this manner, you are always welcome to follow the email(s) up with a comical two liner such as
"I meant to send that to George Clooney / Angelina Jolie / Jesus / my belly button.
really."
(2) Ibid.
A = You know to whom you are writing.
B = You know their email is in your Address Book.
C = You've memorised their email address because you're just that type of person. (Type 'Crazy'.)
Ergo A + (B and/or C) = You really don't need to populate that field. Trust me, for I am an archaeologist discovering the depths of The Cave of Spastic.
And today, I discovered that there were - much to my surprise - many deeper levels to The Cave.
Anyone wish to take a guess as to what these new depths may be?
They are the "I've hit the Send button instead of the Delete button" as well as the "I've hit the Send button instead of the Save button" because we all know that the first Spast-acular act is meaningless without the second equally, if not more so, Spastic move. Why stop at one when two provide double the insanity, double the fun and double the pleasure? Because when you short-circuit twice, you are guaranteed (and isn't this our aim?) troth to the title of "Crazy Girl".
This is a title I embrace today and to which none of you can have access until you find greater depths in The Cave of Spastic.
I have a tiara and plan on purchasing a wand on my way home SO BACK OFF.
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(1) Should you err in this manner, you are always welcome to follow the email(s) up with a comical two liner such as
"I meant to send that to George Clooney / Angelina Jolie / Jesus / my belly button.
really."
(2) Ibid.
posted by just a girl at 1:48 PM
6 Comments:
Ohh Maha, I know what you're talking about all too well :) Doesn't the spastic life just make it all the more interesting though? Hehe...
PS. I LOVE your new profile pic.
oh maha. i love how you impart advice on here as if you are the very first person to have ever thought of it, when in fact most ppl who grew up in the computing age know it as one of those randomly true things that no one even bothers to impart knowledge about... it's like, attention everyone! did you know, the sky is BLUE?! =) *amazement* hehehe.
LOL Anjum, I was thinking the same thing! And I love the way she managed to find such an interesting spin to it because I think I am an excavator in this cave also!
Another problem with computers is that you never know if the other person got the email or not! And then you never know how they'll react to it when they read it! Or how you'll react to their email when they respond. As cool and as much as technology makes life easier in so many ways it sometimes totally blows.
You should totallyu have a category for these sorts of imaginative entries because you do this once in a while and it's really different than your other entries!
maria
This is quite funny. Especially the part about doing it twice! Thanks for the laugh - I am blushing on your behalf ;)
Colleen
I've made the same mistake, only I sent the message twice because I tried to hit the Stop button and hit the Refresh instead and somehow managed to send it twice. I like the cave :D
Just a little something to make you laugh, Maha:
http://crrz07.wordpress.com/2007/05/30/how-to-mortify-yourself-on-email/
Have no fear of exploring the Cave of Spastic....as you can see, you have a lot of company!
Love, Chantal xoxo
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