Tetris of life

The blocks come crashing down,
In sequence they fall to and fro,
Different shapes to fit a puzzle,
That only in time can be solved.

Shapes fall down so fast and true,
What am I to do but move them?
What if I can not place them?
Will my score then be lost?

I calm down for a moment,
Take a deep breath of pause,
Now is the moment of truth,
Will I beat this tower?

Time has slowed down,
My heart beats to the song,
One more block and I am done,
Alas the blocks have crushed me.

All is not left in despair,
For a new day has come,
Time to face a new puzzle,
Hope arises and a new game begins.

~ I like that!

Our daughter was a Tetris whiz at 10, seriously.
& now at 23 she's married, with a child, a manager & owns a house.
Don't know if it's related, but she definately whoops butt!

Playing Tetris is an excellent way to hone organization skills. It doesn't surprise me that she can juggle all those things in her life successfully.

There was no Tetris when I was younger. Now I'm so disorganized, I couldn't find my ass if I was sitting on it!

is that a philosophy?
like erm
'tetric-yoga'?

be at one
with the shapes
let them fall as they may
be at one
with the shapes
'til you've wasted the day.

It very well could be!

i'm getting into this tetric-yoga
I've got an old 386 dx 40
that i've lobotomized to
slow it down even more
i run tetris in slo-mo
and assume a yoga position
that approximates the falling shape

now if i could just find
a nekkid female
that wants to play

might even speed it up a bit.

I am sure we can find one to fit the slot... or be the slot!

Me! Me! Me! I can be the slut...er, slot!

I'll bend over backwards to please

~ Finding where one fits is one of those eternal questions, huh?

Qryos wrote:

~ Finding where one fits is one of those eternal questions, huh?

It's a life long journey...so far. What's a square peg to do if there are only round holes?

~ Well, there's always a tax-strapped semi-celebrity somewhere! Have a telethon...
"Pleeease help the poor square pegs!!! They struggle through life, alone, unfitted to a world of round holes!!! That's right, with a minimal donation of $20.000. YOU can help by squaring just a few holes for them to be welcome in!!!"

i feel like a donut hole
at a dieters convention
everybody wants me
they just won't admit it
in public
hehehehe

Qryos wrote:

~ Well, there's always a tax-strapped semi-celebrity somewhere! Have a telethon...
"Pleeease help the poor square pegs!!! They struggle through life, alone, unfitted to a world of round holes!!! That's right, with a minimal donation of $20.000. YOU can help by squaring just a few holes for them to be welcome in!!!"

Sounds good! Put a comma in that $20.000 and it sounds even better.

~ You got it. {Well, you can put this anywhere ya want } 'comma'

i'm thinking of a 12 step program for square pegs

1 try to be a well rounded indiviual
2 its ok to cut corners
3 try sanding off the rough edges
4 admit your different and stay away from round holes
5 get handicapped plates
6 try to go through really large holes
7 its hip to be square (huey lewis)
8 'its a circle of life' is not a personal attack
9 remember area and volume formulas are much simpler for squares
10 your not square, just angularly challenged
11 if spongebob can be a success, you can to
12 you can rock, but you can't roll

tagnostic wrote:

i'm thinking of a 12 step program for square pegs

1 try to be a well rounded indiviual
2 its ok to cut corners
3 try sanding off the rough edges
4 admit your different and stay away from round holes
5 get handicapped plates
6 try to go through really large holes
7 its hip to be square (huey lewis)
8 'its a circle of life' is not a personal attack
9 remember area and volume formulas are much simpler for squares
10 your not square, just angularly challenged
11 if spongebob can be a success, you can to
12 you can rock, but you can't roll

#1- Done

With the 10 pounds I've put on since losing my job last year, I'd say that I am definitely a well rounded person!

The others I'm going to have to work on...as soon as I stop laughing!