army-girl Posted November 2, 2006 Posted November 2, 2006 Here's one for you... *pulls up a chair and sits down* I went to class yesterday, had an early start, so naturally, I was late. As I was closing the gap between where my class was and where I parked my car (known to most people as "walking") somewhere between the main gate and the path I walked to the building where my statistics class was, I began to feel... that's right... a - tickle!I pondered to myself "won't it be nice if this turned into a sneeze?" and as the words echoed in my head, Mr.tickle just became more and more intense, but sadly he was tackled by his arch-enemy Mr.mental-block... so I'm walking, my nose is really itchy (which is such a strange sensation for me to even experience, due to my natural lack-of-sneeziness and the normal really quick fading of any urge to sneeze at all), so itchy it burns. I don't think it stung and burned like that ever in my life and I was, surely you can guess and imagine, really frustrated with it. Because honestly, there were not that many people around, I even tried a glance at the sun to make things progress but it really didn't work... so I rubbed my nose trying to get *some* relief from the whole thing, frowned, and kept walking.I enter the building just to find my instructor catching the elevator, I dash after him (he held the door for me) and he jokingly says "Today I can't even tell you were late, since our classroom is still accidentally locked and we're still looking for a room to have our class in" (this fits well, because last time, for our very first class I announced that I'm pathologically and chronically late after arriving about an hour after the class started...) I smile, we go up, everyone gathers in our substitute room and little after class starts.... that tickle comes back... still very powerful and causing me all sorts of discomfort.I sit there, and I want to sneeze, and I'm thinking "goddamnit! just sneeze will you? people sneeze all the time, heck, just 4 minutes ago that girl sneezed... you do far more outrageous things every day, why not just... sneeze..." tickle tickle... mental-block mental-block... I peek out the window at the sun which makes me wanna sneeze even more, and still no sneeze. Another few seconds pass by and all of a sudden a little hitchy-gasp escapes my lips, a small "ah" in preparation of a sneeze, but than my brain ruined it all by kicking in and screaming "WHAT ARE YOU DOING? STOP THAT!" So close.... but it went away.... I rubbed my nose again with the back of my hand and sniffled, it got to the point where it burned so much that it made me all sniffly and a bit drippy... which in turn, caused a profound debate inside my head about whether or not I should take a tissue out of my bag: "but I hate blowing my nose in public... but is sniffling like this any better...? and really.. a tissue? bah, I hate doing that in public...." after about 2 minutes the tickle backed off again and the sniffling also lessened and I decided to ditch the tissue idea... mind you - still very annoyed at the absent of the sneeze.So... fast forward (pffff, like anything I write ever involves the concept of quickness) some observations of other people sneezing and a few classes later (about 6 hours worth of classes actually) with me on and off feeling the majority of what I described above ("aaaah! it burns! I wanna sneeze!") and a lot of me twitching my nose in general discontent and rubbing and frowning, I start heading home... I'm walking cross the parking lot, and there it is again, wretched tickle. And even then, while still trying to get the sun to solve my sneezy problem, I just couldn't sneeze. I almost did 3 times, don't know what stopped me (wait I do know - EVIL mental block). I get to my car, all frowny and frustrated, defeated by my own mind. Heck, I couldn't even sneeze in the car (by then the tickle was just not doing it's job)....I returned home utterly unsneezed and irritated by it and set my mind on writing down this very post as a rant about how it was oh so tickly and oh so unsatisfying only to find that the site suffered some partial down time (awww... poor SQL DB wasn't feeling too good), so I just sat down with my laptop to read some articles for Sociology class instead... as I sit oh so comfy on the couch.... Mr.tickle comes back with a vengeance, so I'm thinking to myself "great" as my mind is sort of rolling eyes at the tickle. I stare at the lamp (because something's gotta make this come out, right?) and finally.... I WON! monster tickle that harassed me all day long manifested itself into a sneeze that was pretty violent by my standards for my natural sneeze, sorta loud, and helluva wet one... in fact... as it was forming I realized that it's gonna be wet, so instead of fully covering like I normally do, I sort of outflanked it if you know what I mean... I just sort of surrounded the area around my mouth and nose so it won't spritz everywhere (spritz is Hebrew slang for spray I guess, if you must know ). So there it was, wet as predicted and semi-uncovered, aimed at the couch, pretty loud HAETSHUU! (it was probably utterly un-girly too) I was feeling very triumphant, finally my moment of glory. But does it end there? 99.9% of the time, the answer is a sad "hell yes" but this time, gosh dagnabbit! there was *drum roll* a second sneeze, it wasn't in quick succession, but it was definitely a continument of the first one, I took 6-10 seconds to get to the point of sneezing again, staring at the lamp like the one before, and it really surprised me that a second sneeze came out of it, since I oh so very rarely ever sneeze more than once (it happened like maybe 2-3 times in my life before that I can remember, and trust me, I remember well), sneeze #2 was similar sounding and got the same treatment from me, not really covered, just confound into a space somewhere between my hands which where not clasping or covering well like normally, and directed at the couch, wet, a bit quieter "HAetshuh" I sniffled happily and wagged my imaginary tail (speaking of which, there's a very good chance I actually sprayed my dog's leg, she was lying on the edge of the couch... and I say "payback bitch!" cause god knows how many time the little mutt sneezed on my leg... dogs... they get away with everything well either way, it wasn't my intention if I did )So I am all worked up about the fact I just sneezed *gulp* a double (well, to some extent, lets not ruin this beautiful moment with technicalities) and the day continues to go by, with the forum still not being available for posting... which, adds a 3rd sneeze to this obs (yeay!) later on that oh so faithful day, before I went to bed (or more like, before I went to bed with my laptop to read more articles) while in my bedroom that tickle crept up again (and can I just say, I don't think I've never been this tickly in my life?), I gaze up towards the lamp and it's working miracles... I sneeze again to the side this time, still only partly-covered because I just feel they're gonna be wet and I like my hands functionally dry another medium sounding a bit on the violent side sneeze "Huh'ETSH" and I am left wondering - gosh, what is up? since 3 sneezes a day is 3 sneezes more than a normal day, for me, that really is a lot To continue the saga, today I wake up, the tickle wakes up a few minutes after I do, and I stop and focus in hope it'll sneeze itself out, which - it does! (which sort of surprises me) another wet sounding medium sneeze "HuwTSH!" yeah, the question of how that "w" got in there will surely leave researchers wondering for years to come, it just sort of did in the sense that after the gasp for air there was that delicate shift from the breathing to the sneezing which took shape in the sound of a "w", or something similar to that, it wasn't really verbalized fully of course... but it beats writing "Hoo-wa-TSH" since it was really minor and quick as.. as... as lightning! ok.... show of hands, if you think I am babbling, please raise your hand.. NOW! *starts counting* yep, definitely babbling... enough "w" sounds and back to the sneeze, it made me bend forward, and I did cover this time, and it sounded a bit throaty... and it sort of sprayed my cleavage a bit... and it felt so nice and good to start the day with. Sadly the whole routine around campus repeated itself... tickle tickle - mental block, all day long on and off... but I think I'll really try to work towards sneezing in public places... today even when I went to the bathroom (to pee, not to sneeze) and felt that tickly sensation again I couldn't really sneeze even though I was completely alone, but maybe that was a question of tickle... not of people... who knows....RIGHT now the most curious thing about all and any of this, is why am I feeling so tickly and sneezish? your guess is as good as mine... I have no idea, seasons are changing here, but I've never reacted to it by sneezing... and I don't think I'm coming down with a cold, though it is possible, but then again, I never really have sneezy-colds... so it's really, a mystery.I'll be off now I think I talked too much, like always.... heck, I didn't even get to the point where I discuss anthropology really... oh well, consider yourself spared from my newly found views on the subject maybe next time...Army-girl.
Trillium Posted November 2, 2006 Posted November 2, 2006 Army-girl, you really crack me up! Babbling, yes, but hilarious! Congrats on your sneezing, and the relief afterwards.Yeah, work on that mental block. The sooner you realize that NO ONE cares what you do in public, the better.
Anya Posted November 2, 2006 Posted November 2, 2006 GAHHH! CUTENESS!!! I love the use of "spritz" in there. lol unfortunatly it reminded me of Sprite, which I happen to be drinking now. So, ewww. But, my GOD! A DOUBLE A.G. sneeze?
Guest Posted November 2, 2006 Posted November 2, 2006 I sneeze again to the side this time, still only partly-covered because I just feel they're gonna be wet and I like my hands functionally dry another medium sounding a bit on the violent side sneeze "Huh'ETSH"fantastic Obs as usaul Army girl......I love the detail you put in them as well,giving each and every sneeze attention...... .an open sneeze is a definate plus........
army-girl Posted November 2, 2006 Author Posted November 2, 2006 Yeah, work on that mental block. The sooner you realize that NO ONE cares what you do in public, the better.I know no one cares what I do in public ^.^ that's how I get away with doing far worse things than sneezing but yeah, I am working on it... I think it's gonna be a goal I set for this year, to sneeze on campus or in class. Would be cool GAHHH! CUTENESS!!! I love the use of "spritz" in there. lol unfortunatly it reminded me of Sprite, which I happen to be drinking now. So, ewww. But, my GOD! A DOUBLE A.G. sneeze? spirtz *sheepish smile* it's just a perfect word isn't it? and yes, a double A.G. sneeze, my god! I agree. I think there's a better chance to win the lottery than have me sneeze a double...fantastic Obs as usaul Army girl......I love the detail you put in them as well,giving each and every sneeze attention...... .an open sneeze is a definate plus........Every sneeze needs attention and love sort of makes me realize with the way I write my observations that maybe I should give my Antropology class a break it's all about the details
Lalena Posted November 6, 2006 Posted November 6, 2006 AG - you are awesome! This was a fabulous obs ... I'm only sorry it took me so long to read it!Congratulations on your double my dear! What an accomplishment for you! I, for one, and pleased at how tickly you are ... as long as you're not getting sick!
Aisha Posted November 8, 2006 Posted November 8, 2006 eeeeeeeeeek! I only just got to this, I have been in final assessment week and cutting down forum time has been an unfortuate byproduct of all the due dates!!BUT... what a wonderful obs I almost missed! I LOVE all the detail army-girl, I could imagine the whole thing and your 'internal dialogue' is hilarious and adorable! I also want to sneeze in public! My mental block is just annoying me now... I hope you achieve your goal for the year!
Dario Posted November 8, 2006 Posted November 8, 2006 Fantastic self obs Army Girl. I really hope Mr Tickle learns how to kick the ass of Mr Mental Block so we can enjoy many more of these wonderful obs.
shy guy Posted November 9, 2006 Posted November 9, 2006 An excellent, well written obs. I was on the edge of my seat waiting for the sneeze. And it does sound like you're well on the road to conquering that mental block!
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