I was walking along the corridor that runs between the offices and labs. To get to the toilet from my lab you either have to walk along a corridor and then down the stairs or down the stairs and along a corridor. I usually do the former. I happen to think it might be a bit quicker. That day I had decided to do the latter and was feeling slightly out of place walking along unfamiliar territory. About two thirds away along both corridors, or one third depending on you view of life, there is an emergency shower. Each time I pass it I get an urge to pull the chain which will empty the entire contents of the tank of water. The splash would be terrific. The drain is so small and badly placed I'm sure it wouldn't cope with such a downpour. I imagine the water flooding into the offices surrounding the shower and people standing on chairs cartoon style. Each time I think this thought I worry. Perhaps one day, whilst daydreaming, I really will pull the chain. I'm sure then the idea wouldn't seem such a good one. It was at roughly this point caught mid daydream that a girl stopped me said: "I'm to ask you about your dog sometime. I'm too busy now but later ok?" The girl was gone before I could even nod or even splutter. I was intrigued. I wondered what she wanted to ask. Was she angry that my dog, now spends most of her days alone? I feel particularly guilty about that and I hoped if that was the case she would offer some sort of solution to my problem. How did she know I even had a dog? Had she seen me and my dog out? Did she think my dog was cute and slightly quirky or just a bit un-obedient? Maybe she wanted to buy my dog? My mind spun with the possibilities. Later that afternoon she reappeared. "I was talking to your supervisor and mentioned how quiet you are." I blushed. I'm good at blushing it is one of my strong points. "He told me to ask you about your dog" I smiled. She smiled back then left before I had time to respond. She left me wondering why I blush when people tell me I'm quiet. And why she cared enough to ask my supervisor what she should talk about with me. And what I should have done so that she wouldn't leave straight away? Take Care, Rachel _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister@missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo@missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+