woolgathering

woolgathering

\WOOL-gath-(uh)-ring\ , adjective;

1.Indulgence in idle daydreaming.

 

There are those of us with a tendancy of spacing out at the most innapropriate moments in time. To people who don't spend excssive amounts of time woolgathering reactions can range from bemusement to perplexion to outright anger. 

Women in particular do not appreciate this apparent lack of auditory attention, particularly when they are explaining to us what improvements need to be made in order to make us more socially acceptable. For the record I firmly believe that it is my right to walk around my house naked if I so desire, regardless of who is coming to dinner. 

What the more grounded among us seem to not quite understand is the absolute neccessity of our daydreaming. For example, the other day I spent a good amount of time wondering exactly how to fight off a shark in less than 5 feet of water. Or how to fend off an angry bear using only ones wits and a spatula. While these circumstances seem improbable they are not altogether unlikely. There are 6 billion people on Earth and nearly three times as many bears, it's bound to happen at some point. 

During these periods of woolgathering, which can occasionally last up to six weeks, it is best not to interrupt us, particularly while we are driving. We tend to be anxious and startle easily, there is no need to bother us with the boring details of your day just because we're "married".