Entomologist Justin O. Schmidt drew up an index to categorize the discomfort caused by stinging insects. The attack of the bald-faced hornet is "rich, hearty, slightly crunchy. Similar to getting your hand mashed in a revolving door." A paper wasp delivers pain that's "caustic and burning," with a "distinctly bitter aftertaste. Like spilling a beaker of hydrochloric acid on a paper cut." The sweat bee, on the other hand, can hurt you in a way that's "light, ephemeral, almost fruity. A tiny spark has singed a single hair on your arm."
In bringing this to your attention, I want to inspire the pronoiac rebel in you. Your homework is to create an equally nuanced and precise index of three experiences that feel really good. ~ The Rhetorical Oracle
Hmmmmm.
(Practically mumbling to herself) Precise nuancification of three experiences that feel really good?
Hmmmmm...(inhaling)
How nice to have so many to choose from.
(Exhaling)...hmmmmm.
I've got it! It's a simple scale. *
5= "Hmmmmm"
4= "Hmmmm"
3= "Hmmm"
2= "Hmm"
1= "Hm"
A) Having a talented artist interested in dusting off my old lyrics and making them into a shiny new demo that gets sent to a budding record company that takes enough interest in the artist to sign her has a "rich, hearty, slightly electric feel that is simply awesome. Similar to dancing at night on the beach when no one is watching." Definitely a Hummmmm! (Note: I add a "u" to keep with a musical theme.) = 5
Next.
B) Having a talented director take an interest in producing two of my one-acts for the stage to amazingly receptive audiences which in turn generates greater interest in future stagings of my writing has a "distinctively sweet aftertaste. Much like the beautiful make-believe world of childhood." Uh, Hmmmmm! = 5
Moving on.
C) Having a strong sense of well-being in the roles of mother, sister, friend and any other supporting character life casts me into being has a "light, lasting, blissful quality. Equal to nothing I have ever known." H.M.M.M.M.M! = 5
*Watch for this in the future. I think I'm on to something.