My Default Word
Do you have a default word? I thought everyone had one. You know, that word you type when your brain can’t focus on what to type and a blank text box or text file is staring you in the face.
My word is ‘chicken’.
I’ll open a new browser tab and forget where I wanted to go.C-H-I-C-K-E-N-backspace-backspace-backspace-backspace
This usually happens when my brain is turned off. Often when I’m doing computer stuff, it’s so routine my brain is off thinking about something else. Like shoes or candy. But when I need to turn it back on to think about something, it’s takes a few seconds. In those seconds, I type chicken.
I’ll be writing a progress report at work when I have to recall what we did two months ago. Um. C-H-I-C-K-E-dammit-backspace-backspace-backspace
I thought everyone had a word like this. It used to be my name but at some point it changed. I don’t remember when that was. My brother said his is ‘crap’ and my friend, after thinking, said his was ‘stuff’. Hmm. No idea if they do it as often as I do.
I’ll have Twitter open, trying to remember that awesome Tweet I just thought up in the shower and: C-H-I-C-K-no-no-no-backspace-backspace
Seriously, I type chicken more than you could possibly imagine. The word is so prevalent in my mind that if you go back through my posts or tweets I’m sure you’ll find lots of mentions of chickens.
I’ll be sitting at home, writing in my diary, trying to recall what I ate for dinner last night. C-H-I-C...shit, no I had pork...backspace-backspace-backspace
