Task lists and zombies
Posted by brianchurch on Aug 1, 2011
This weekend I had one of those ‘run from zombies’ dreams. I distinctly remember shepherding Jane and Freya and some other tag-alongs into places that I thought would be safe for some period of time; running through streets, entering abandoned houses, climbing through tubes and vents into hidden structures. Each time we found a safe place to hide out we would be there for a while until someone made a loud noise or opened the curtains or something that would tip off the legions of undead who were hunting us. However, I never actually saw a zombie during the course of the dream.
Later, as I was thinking about what caused me to whip up this nocturnal dark fantasy I realized there may be a very real correlation between my task list and the slow, resilient pursuit for which zombies are so well known.
For weeks, months or years in some cases, I’ve had things on my task list that I keep running from because there are other priorities in life or I just don’t want to complete them. At some point I have to pick up whatever tools are at hand (chainsaw and shotgun, katana and length of chain, etc.) and strategically hit and run until it’s safe to rest.
Update the blog – *whack*
Mow the lawn – *smash*
Wash the dog – *blam*
Clean my office – *whapow!*
Off I go, wish me luck.