Monday, June 21, 2004
Hmm, I'm wearing steel-toed boots. That's interesting.
Are you at work right now? Do you have about twenty minutes to kill? Would you like to hone your deductive reasoning and detecting skills? Of course you would. Here's a little game I play when I have to get out of the office for a bit, but have no place in the building that I need to be either. It's fun and easy. It'll give you some walking time. You'll learn more about your surroundings. And the best part is it doesn't take a penny to play, nor will anyone know that you're playing unless you're one of those method actor types who can't keep their thoughts to themselves. But then if you are, you probably aren't in any position to play this game anyway.
We're going to call this game, "Zap, you've lost all memory. Now figure out who you are and what you're doing there". It may not be the catchiest name around, but Milton Bradley I am not. So you just get up from your desk and start to walk away. Then at some random place and time you (in your head) yell "ZAP" and from this point on you have no idea who or where you are or what you're doing there.
The point of the game is to seek out as many clues as you can to give yourself some idea of who you are and, you guessed it, what you're doing there. Following me so far? Great. So your memory is gone. Walk the halls, try not to look confused. When finding clues, log them in your mind. To aid in this part, try referencing basically any scene from Memento, except the parts where people get shot. I'm not taking the fall for that one again, jackpipe. Check out other people's offices. Smile warily at people you used to know who strike up a conversation. "Hmm, this guy seems to know me. And he's wondering what I'm doing on the other side of the building" Look for maps on the walls and clues as to what kind of work is going on. You'll be amazed at how into this game you'll get.
Once you know your name, the name of where you are, what you are doing there, and whatever other qualifiers you choose you (again in your head) yell "EUREKA" and you have a compete mental recovery. You then go back to your desk and continue your drone existance having had more fun in your own head than any of your coworkers did all weekend. This can be done at malls or other venues as well. And it's especially fun if your wife goes to the store for some things. Door closes, "ZAP" and you have to figure out your life before she gets home. For some, this can be dangerous. I'm not going to be held accountable for any cathartic awakenings that lead to divorce either.
Play Ball, er brain!
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We're going to call this game, "Zap, you've lost all memory. Now figure out who you are and what you're doing there". It may not be the catchiest name around, but Milton Bradley I am not. So you just get up from your desk and start to walk away. Then at some random place and time you (in your head) yell "ZAP" and from this point on you have no idea who or where you are or what you're doing there.
The point of the game is to seek out as many clues as you can to give yourself some idea of who you are and, you guessed it, what you're doing there. Following me so far? Great. So your memory is gone. Walk the halls, try not to look confused. When finding clues, log them in your mind. To aid in this part, try referencing basically any scene from Memento, except the parts where people get shot. I'm not taking the fall for that one again, jackpipe. Check out other people's offices. Smile warily at people you used to know who strike up a conversation. "Hmm, this guy seems to know me. And he's wondering what I'm doing on the other side of the building" Look for maps on the walls and clues as to what kind of work is going on. You'll be amazed at how into this game you'll get.
Once you know your name, the name of where you are, what you are doing there, and whatever other qualifiers you choose you (again in your head) yell "EUREKA" and you have a compete mental recovery. You then go back to your desk and continue your drone existance having had more fun in your own head than any of your coworkers did all weekend. This can be done at malls or other venues as well. And it's especially fun if your wife goes to the store for some things. Door closes, "ZAP" and you have to figure out your life before she gets home. For some, this can be dangerous. I'm not going to be held accountable for any cathartic awakenings that lead to divorce either.
Play Ball, er brain!
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