I’m having an absolutely Kafkian experience today. Yesterday in spinning class I got a little dehydrated, so all last night and all day today I’m feeling very thirsty. And all day I’m engaged in the process of trying to drink some water but never really managing to do it.
The whole thing is beyond bizarre because I spent the entire day at home, alone, working. I could have had 30 liters of water. But it just isn’t working out. I decide to go to the kitchen and fetch a drink of water but then a series of urgent emails distract me. Or the phone rings. Or I get an idea for my article that I need to write down.
And when I finally get to the kitchen, I forget what I wanted there. And instead of drinking water, I make a cup of coffee that dehydrates me even more. Or – and this was the most bizarre thing of all – I eat a pickled tomato.
And only now, 24 hours after I first felt thirsty, I finally managed to get myself together and drink.
Weirdness.