I’ve been investigating something recently. I’ve been noticing an absurd amount of patterns. It started with the alphabet cereal I had this morning. I poured myself a modest bowl and almost every single one was an “O”! There were a few “C”s and “U”s, but nothing else. A”Q” did leave the box, but it missed the bowl, so I discounted it. Then, on my way to work I noticed that almost all the major papers were reporting the same story! Some of them even used the same picture for their front page spread. I checked a few and found that, although the content of the stories was much the same, the writing was definitely different across the board. Upon reaching the office, I hung up my coat and hat (similar but distinctly different from the ones already on the rack) and made my way to my desk. Upon sitting down, I noticed my third pattern of the day. All the desks were practically identical. They were aligned differently and their owners had adorned them in a myriad of ways, but they were undeniably the same in design and form. I watched my co-workers with suspicion for the rest of the day. They fucked my observations up, the coffee-swilling bastards.

-Alice