Order out of chaos
I was talking to a teacher friend today about standardized tests and recounted how I used to really like taking them. I’ve never been one to obsess over tests of any kind, but mostly I was just happy because it meant I didn’t have to actually learn anything at school for a few days. I also really enjoyed filling in the little circles or bubbles if you prefer. There was great satisfaction to be had from perfectly filling one in, nothing outside the lines and a perfect monotone shade of pencil grey throughout the whole thing. I even experimented with different ways of filling them in: horizontal strokes, vertical strokes, circular motions and combinations thereof. Getting it gave me the same satisfaction I get from, and I know I’ve mentioned this before, having all the shirts in my closet lined up and facing the same direction. Most of my friends and family know that I’m by no means an obsessively neat or organized person, but there are certain areas of my life that have to be perfect: test circles, my closet, my computer desktop to name a few.
Comments
I have to have a clean and organized kitchen. If it's utter chaos, I can't be in there cooking.
Posted by: Five-K | April 12, 2006 12:03 PM
you're a freek, just kidding
Posted by: Casey | April 12, 2006 02:45 PM