I Hate Entropy!
en·tro·py (ĕn’trə-pē)
n.,pl.:
1. A measure of the disorder or randomness in a closed system.
2. Inevitable and steady deterioration of a system or society.
(this definition is but 2 of 5 listed on Answers.com)
While there are many applications to the concept of entropy (ranging from Thermodynamics to Technology), the term is used loosely to describe the process of objects and systems moving from a state of greater order to lesser. Unless there is an outside force maintaining or contributing to the order of a system, it will only get more disordered and chaotic with time.
My closet is a perfect example.
I have organized, purged, cleaned and reorganized my closet no less than 3 TIMES in about a 12 month time period. Each time (like today) you would think it never had order to begin with. Seriously.
Not only that, but the amount of energy needed to force this particular system back into some ordered state is exponential to the number of children awake at the time of organization. Trust me on this. I could show you the charts and the data to prove it, but I don’t have the energy.
I just used it reorganizing the closet.
The lone bright spot: the closet is now amazing.
Hopefully it will remain so for at least the next 3 or 4 months, until it has spun completely out of control again.
(Sigh.) I hate entropy.
Filed under: General, Catbird, Random Thoughts on April 27th, 2006
Sounds like my kids’ room - except their’s goes from organized to unorganized in about 30 seconds!!
We were slow at work last night, so I re-organized the kitchen shelves. (You wouldn’t think this would need done considering the store is only a month old.) But it was driving me crazy. I’m off today, so I won’t get to hear any reactions. Hopefully when I go back on Saturday, everyone will appreciate the organization and keep it that way. yeah, right.