To formulate a truly successful blog, I like to put on headphones and focus on a prompt that I am interested in. Anything imaginative, non-fiction related, close to my heart or even my thoughts on Thanksgiving would have been great for today. Instead, it is imperative to delve into my current debacle.
First of all, I am at Spectrum and realized I forgot my headphones at the BOQ. Life might as well be over. Disasters come and go but I think life could be a bit easier on me sometimes. Realizing that I forgot my headphones, and eager to write a creative blog, I marched myself up to the NEX on the second floor to buy a cheap new pair. You can never have too many, right?
I sat down at the computer excited to listen to some of the new songs I've downloaded the past couple days. I dig my nail in between the two layers of plastic to try and pry it open. Complete fail. I then, asked the annoying guy that works here for a pair of scissors, but to no avail. He says the scissors are locked in the office. I grabbed a pen from the desk and carried it back to my seat. You can get more leverage with a pen instead of a finger nail. I tried to force open the clamshell package with the pen. My pen broke. It was one of those clippy pens. The silver part that holds the ink broke from the pen and flew across the room. I glanced about nervously. No one saw (that I know of). Now the ink is stuck in the package. I pull the ink cylinder out but now the spring is stuck inside of the package. I sigh and curse how retarded it is to waste that much money to package the product when the plastic is just going to be thrown away. So I pull the spring out slowly. The pen is now in shambles. Utterly useless. Well, if spectrum would have had scissors, I wouldn't have had to break their pen.
All I wanted to do is type my dumb blog with headphones and music, so I don't have to hear this Bane guy, from Batman, talk anymore. In the midst of this full blown fight I was currently having with an inanimate object, I realized that I had a pair of fingernail clippers in my purse. Perfect; like the gold at the end of a rainbow.
I slowly started clipping each side but the fingernail clippers were too small. I tried using my teeth to open it. However, the plastic was too thick. And the situation just ended with my teeth hurting.
So today, I lost a fight with my headphones, that I hadn't even physically touched because of the packaging. Whats the point of the plastic being so thick and sealed on all sides. If I wanted to steal the expensive piece of merchandise at the store, it wouldn't do my any good anyways. I clearly wouldn't be able to get into it.
Here's an idea, give us a tab like toothbrush companies. Because that just makes sense, right? So, yay! Here's my blog about something I never intended to waste time with, that I wrote WITHOUT headphones or music. Happy Friday. I intend to never again fight with oyster shell packaging. Here's crossing my fingers anyways.
