Perfect Timing
Sep. 26th, 2010 12:05 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
deaneWhen I make a corned beef/pastrami/smoked meat sandwich, I toast the bread and heat up the meat slices on a plate in the microwave.
Depending upon how thin the meat has been sliced it can take a few extra seconds to pull the slices apart and place them on the plate before getting them into the microwave. And the time it takes to toast the bread can vary depending upon ambient temperature and whether the toaster was recently used. As a result of all this variability, either the toast pops before the meat has finished heating or vice versa.
Just now, for the first time ever, the toast popped just as I was opening the door of the microwave to remove the meat. I have to admit to disappointment that the blessed event was not accompanied by a heavenly chorus, and high-fiving myself turned out to be just as unsatisfying as you might imagine, but it's one more item crossed off my list of Things To Experience In My Life.
Next up: actually watching paint dry rather than just using it as a simile.
Depending upon how thin the meat has been sliced it can take a few extra seconds to pull the slices apart and place them on the plate before getting them into the microwave. And the time it takes to toast the bread can vary depending upon ambient temperature and whether the toaster was recently used. As a result of all this variability, either the toast pops before the meat has finished heating or vice versa.
Just now, for the first time ever, the toast popped just as I was opening the door of the microwave to remove the meat. I have to admit to disappointment that the blessed event was not accompanied by a heavenly chorus, and high-fiving myself turned out to be just as unsatisfying as you might imagine, but it's one more item crossed off my list of Things To Experience In My Life.
Next up: actually watching paint dry rather than just using it as a simile.
