Put together one of those computer work centers over the past couple days

One of those things which indicates it's a snap - all you have to do is pay ...

Well ... it wasn't a snap at all, but actually a great deal of quite hard work

Leaving my hands and arms numbed from all of the screws I needed turn



Started about ten in the morning yesterday - finishing at about one today

Worked straight thru doing all of it without any help and no pause to play

Only a short one to run out and get better screwdrivers to ease the load

Something I should have done at the beginning, but didn't want to owe



Finally caved in and did the necessary thing to make things work better

So glad I did ... as the rest seemed to go up without any more fretting

But, even so - the day-long task has made me feel quite bummed ...

And the fingers and palm of my right hand are now totally numbed



- Tristram



(c) Christopher W. Thomas

11:55am Sunday, Sept. 13th, 1998