Just Another Day in the Office

Scene: Me, J and D in the office kitchen. J sets down a small tupperware bowl on the counter near me. It contains oatmeal, a hard boiled egg and raisins:

Me: Is that your breakfast?

J: Part of it. I had a smoothie earlier.

D: Is that oatmeal, a hard boiled egg and raisins?

Me: No! That is a nest and a bird is going to pop out of there anytime.

D: When is this supposed to happen?

J: Early spring

Me: Listen, we are going to be filming it and broadcasting it on Office TV so we can all watch and eagerly anticipate this happening. Like nature TV.

D: We aren’t relying on the groundhog for this are we?

Me: No! We can NEVER rely on the groundhog, that bastard!

C having walked right into this conversation: I learn more in this kitchen then I do anywhere else {and then leaves}

J: I hope this is a hard boiled egg, I just grabbed one out of the fridge. Isn’t there a spinning test for that?

Me: I don’t know about a spinning test but there should be some kind of test. Maybe putting it in a glass of water?

J: And if it floats it is hard boiled…or is it if it sinks?

Me: Actually I think the water test is to tell if uncooked eggs are still good so I am not sure that will help you out.

J: Here goes {squeezing egg which causes pieces of shell to fly everywhere}

Me: {making total girly gasping squealing sound}

P having walked into the end of this conversation shouts: Wait! Spin it!

Too late.

There was a spinning test after all. Who knew? If your egg spins, it is hard boiled. If it wobbles, it is not.

If it is sitting in a bed of oatmeal, it will look like a nest.