In which The Gay Recluse ponders the role of technology in the transformation of the monumental into the mundane (and vice versa).

Date of Incident: January 15, 2008

Time: 6:34pm.

Causes of Disaster: Narrow countertop; careless placement of container; fatigue; needless “multi-tasking.”

Remarks: After much debate about whether to even supplement the salad in question — upon which it can be noted that dressing had already been poured — the decision was hastily made to go ahead with the plan; unfortunately the container did not survive the impact with the floor, and tomatoes were scattered everywhere.

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