something foolish

this is something you can do when you're bored and don't have a good book, or you're sick of the book you're reading, or if you just want to try it:

hold one hand out in front of you, bend your fingers under so that all you see is the back of your hand and the one section of fingers closest to your knuckles. Then blur your eyes and wiggle your fingers slightly. Stare at them like this until it looks like that's all you have for fingers--little stubs.
jordan and i both used to do this independently of one another before we even knew each other. the other thing i used to do is stare at my toes until i could isolate the muscles and move one toe at a time.