Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Some assembly required
There was an episode of The L Word where Bette opens this gigantic box and stares at all the parts she has to assemble and grumbles, “Times like this I wish I weren’t a lesbian.” That really annoyed me. What the hell was she talking about? She was implying that women were helpless regardless of whether they were lesbian or not. Was she actually wanting a man around to do the task? Men are good at strong-arming things and not much else. Okay okay I don’t really believe that. Much.
Anyway, my response to the show was, “She’s only saying that because I’m not there!” I love putting things together. Some people dread going to Ikea because most of their furniture is flat-packed and require a lot of assembly. At the checkout I’ve seen little displays of business cards of folks who will assemble your furniture for a fee. Is it really that hard? If you have a screwdriver and a brain, you can do it. Hell you don’t even have to be literate, that’s how simple their instructions are. It’s like a giant puzzle you have to solve.
However I think I’m taking it for granted that I find these kinds of things fun. I’m also good at reading maps. They must be related. But don’t get me wrong, I’m not that good. I sometimes have leftover pieces and am left wondering where they were supposed to go. But if I poke at the finished product and it does’t fall to pieces, then it’s good enough for me, hee!
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