Toast :: Software or food?
Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2005 8:07 pm
I've been working online for a couple of hours this morning at home, and just went to make some toast and latte, popped the bread in and pushed the lever.
Within a couple of seconds of the elements starting to warm up,
*something* jumped out of the toaster, landed on my hand which I shook vigorously while screaming [the creature was very soft and was just as scared as I was] and it took off under the kettle!!!!
It scared the **** out of me!
Iknew it wasn't a spider, but I thought it was a mouse or some other little creature native to the tropical rainforest here.
So in true Harrison Ford the adventurer style, I gingerly moved the toaster (now very hot) and the kettle, and this little faster-than-lightning creature zipped around and I couldn't see what it was.
It finally stood stock still.
Probably hoping I couldn't see it.
... and it was a baby gecko, only about 2 inches / 5cm long!
Oh the poor wee thing! it was nearly toasted!
..... hopefully he'll tell all his mates to stay up around the ceiling - kitchen bench isn't so safe after all, hahah
And people wonder why we'd rather work from home? Wonder why we don't like the confines of a corporate office environment? And *miss* all this??? Never!
Hope you're all having a fabulous productive day,
Cheers,
Gecko-Girl, Teena!
Within a couple of seconds of the elements starting to warm up,
*something* jumped out of the toaster, landed on my hand which I shook vigorously while screaming [the creature was very soft and was just as scared as I was] and it took off under the kettle!!!!
It scared the **** out of me!
Iknew it wasn't a spider, but I thought it was a mouse or some other little creature native to the tropical rainforest here.
So in true Harrison Ford the adventurer style, I gingerly moved the toaster (now very hot) and the kettle, and this little faster-than-lightning creature zipped around and I couldn't see what it was.
It finally stood stock still.
Probably hoping I couldn't see it.
... and it was a baby gecko, only about 2 inches / 5cm long!
Oh the poor wee thing! it was nearly toasted!
..... hopefully he'll tell all his mates to stay up around the ceiling - kitchen bench isn't so safe after all, hahah
And people wonder why we'd rather work from home? Wonder why we don't like the confines of a corporate office environment? And *miss* all this??? Never!
Hope you're all having a fabulous productive day,
Cheers,
Gecko-Girl, Teena!