Deadlines at work and school have rendered the last several weeks rather hectic -- but that's not what this is about.  The brain-dead stupor that my crazy schedule led to, however, is.

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I needed to be at work by eight this morning (I've been working late), so I had to get up when my alarm went off -- and I did.  Rolling out of bed, I noticed that I was getting a bit of a sore throat, and figured I needed some mouthwash -- kill all those nasty organisms.  Sadly, I remembered that I had used the rest of my mouthwash and had not purchased any more.

Walking into the bathroom I was delighted to see a fairly full bottle of mouthwash sitting in the corner.  And, after the normal bumping around one does upon a groggy rousing, I picked it up, noting the main selling point in beg white letters set against rather mouthwash-looking orange background -- ANTIBACTERIAL.  "Yes," I thought, "this is what I need." 

As I tried to open the mouthwash container, I was surprised by a flip-cap: "Huh... no more pouring mouthwash into the lid.  What a great idea!"  So, I popped the cap, upped the bottle with my mouth agape, and -- nothing.  Now looking back, I vaguely remember thinking this odd, but I acquiesced to another thought first -- "squeeze the bottle!"

I did, and filled my mouth a double serving of antibacterial -- HAND SOAP!

Fortunately, the rest of the day was much better.