20 straightforward things if they were less straightforward
frying an egg that, when you crack it, just produces more eggs
short sheeting your own bed
crossing the street when the pavement is ACTUALLY LAVA
walking to the back of the bus that just keeps getting farther away
getting into bed but forgetting you short sheeted it
vanilla ice cream that you have to eat as it drips from a suspended sieve
going down a slide that has 90 degree corners
a pocket tee with a hamster wheel instead of a pocket
taking a number in line and waiting to hear its square root times eight
grocery shopping when your list changes languages every time you look at it
going up stairs that are sticky and getting stickier
riding an elevator that tells you how high up you are instead of what floor you're on
tying your shoes when you can only use each type of knot once per day
organizing your CV in emotional order
making a pie with unfamiliar fruit
writing an essay where every word you use MUST be located somewhere in the latest edition of the New York Post
a GPS powered by instinct
[done as assigned for the Aesthetics of Technology @ Teachers College, Columbia University, Fall 2014]