Train Of Though Is Easily Derailed

narrowly avoided two completely boneheaded actions earlier by the thinnest of margins, reminding me how quickly my personal train of thought (which i'm beginning to believe is often that special bus on rails) becomes derailed...it's appalling that i can be operating completely devoid of thought, realize my peril, and then instantly be derailed in the blink of an eye.

i pour myself a cup of coffee, walk to the toher end of the counter to put some sugar in it, set my cup down, noticing that my girlfriend has made herself a mug of bovril (it is a hot drink similar, i think, to beef broth, from england) (yes, she is english) (no, i am not, and have never actually tried the stuff, nor will i), pick up the spoon she used and stop myself a fraction of an inch above the surface of the sugar in the bowl when it finally sinks in that a clean spoon is needed for this...while never having experimented to prove or disprove this principle, i am certain that beef broth is not likely to improve the taste of either sugar or coffee...i walk over grab a spoon from the drawer get sugar, and catch myself just about to add it to her mug, instead of mine...i leave the spoon in my mug, thinking this will prevent further mishap walk to refrigerator to get the cream, open the door and forget why i am standing there...after staring vacantly into the refrigerator, and randomly grabbing at things, i finally remember why i was there, grab the cream and head back to the counter...where despite the spoon sticking out of my mug, catch myself at the last second (again) just in time to avoid adding it to her bovril...mind you it was not the lack of a spoon that clued me here (or even the completely different size, shape and color of the mugs), but the color of the liquid that signaled STOP...i did manage to complete preparing my coffee from that point with out further mishaps, or narrowly escaped mishaps to my relief

things like this are all too common for me over the course of an average day (they may be that way while i sleep as well, probably are i just don't know for sure), and while some days i am lucky and stay aware of what i am doing, others i feel like swiss cheese replaced memory during sleep...i am pretty sure this is not some early onset of senility, or drug induced short term memory loss...i believe it is more akin to the absent minded professor thing, because i remember being this way my whole life(though i could be deluding myself, and never know)...so, do me a favor please, and if you happen to see me looking about in confusion (or staring vacantly) suddenly, in the middle of a sentance or doing doing something, nudge me or something, to help me put the train back on the tracks