settled in

So I'm pretty much moved into my residence for this semester. Which do you like more: unpacking or packing? My guess is that you chose the former. Me too! Some parts of unpacking are actually pretty fun, right? You can call me a dork for this, but I get a feeling of accomplishment after unpacking my possessions in an organized manner - especially my desk. Scratch that last thought, I guess I should clarify that my desk is essentially the computer and peripherals. With so much moving back home, into the dorm, back home, into a different residence, back home, into dorm, etc., I think I'm gradually forming a routine to unpacking. (I only with packing was as streamlined) First is the monitor, then the PC, then the keyboard and mouse, then the speakers, then the router, then extra peripherals. The most important part would be organization of the wires.
As you can see, this part of the step doesn't go too well. At first, the wires are organized. However once you start adding more peripherals, it starts to get hectic. You try your best to use the twisties to keep the wires from being too long, but there are just too many wires! Still, despite how convoluted it looks, I still was satisfied with the result because I know how much worse it could be. *Smiles at self* - Ok that was depressing.

Time to discuss road configurations.

Let's talk about "WTF-inspiring" roads. Since I'm Vietnamese and since I'm near the DC area, I had to visit the Vietnamese niche around Falls Church - namely the Eden shopping center. It's located on one of the corners of this intersection/area called "Seven Corners". This place is confusing as balls. Take this from someone who lives near a highway group nicknamed Spaghetti Junction. At least spaghetti junction looks natural and symmetrical. What the heck happened with Seven Corners? It's like they contracted 7 different people to build 7 different portions of road and said, "Hey, let's meet in the center for fun!". Yeah, I needed to get to a left branch, so I was in the left lane. It turns out I needed to be in the right lane in order to go over and stuff. I don't even know if this could be called ordered chaos. It's just chaos.

This was pretty fun leaving too. I haven't seen this kind of road setup before. I needed to merge into the main road from a side road. The thing is, the side road was a 2-way street. It was a big game of "how did the chicken get to the other side?" Answer: By facing on coming traffic with a simple Stop-Yield sign.

Now for a complete change of direction.

I was sitting on the can today at work - couldn't hold it 'til I got home. And I was examining the toilet paper. What else are you supposed to do? There's only so much Staring-At-Wall I can take. You know how places that try to save money use that really crappy toilet paper? You know the kind that's thinner than hair and makes printer paper seem soft? Yeah, and then you end up reeling out the stuff so that you have enough paper that won't tear. To give my work office some credit, I think they went a little fancy on the TP. They had non-standard size sheets. They weren't square like most of the TP I've encountered in my life. I'd even dare to say that the individual sheets might even have been perforated to make rectangles with the golden ratio.

All of this, however, is background information. This leads me to my revelation. Why is toilet paper perforated into small sheets anyway? Do you use one sheet? If you do, I need to study on your wiping techniques - because I would surely end up dipping a finger through the TP. ... that's pretty sick actually... My first thought was, toilet paper designers should find the perfect length of toilet paper that can be folded into a sturdy wiping utility. But then, I brainstormed some more and thought: why don't toilet paper makers simply roll up pre-determined and researched wiping sheets. You could still keep it on a roll (to keep the essence of toilet paper) but make it so that each individual sheet is thick enough to withstand... pressure. But also make it the right size! Personally, my ideal sized TP is a square TP sheet folded in half. If the TP makers researched how to make the thinnest possible TP, I'm sure they could perform experiments on ideal TP size and thickness.

Too much information? ...your fault for reading it.

May you enjoy all the thinking time you have available to you!