Life in the Tunnel

"Wow. That's some procrastination you've got there, missy."

Why, thank you. It's my specialty.

"Been at it long?"

Come to think of it, I have. 'Avoiding the Written Word Since 1977' Or maybe it was 1978. You get the idea.

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Thanks for checking in, dear reader. No boring details on offer, no gushing revelations of midlife angst, no tear-inducing riffs on mortality (at least none beyond those last three passive-aggressive/narcissistic phrases).

Answer the following multiple choice question:

Over the last six week,s my life, metaphorically speaking, has been

A. a hamster wheel
B. one of those annoying "optical illusion" posters at the mall, the ones in which you can never see what you're supposed to see
C. a yo-yo
D. Floam
E. A and C on even-numbered days, unless it's raining
F. B, if you can't get the knot out of C's string
G. all of the above, or none

Discuss.