Patterns

Actual conversation between me and my boss (to the best of my memory):

Me: So do we get paid today?
Jo: (Sigh.) No, it's Tuesday. We get paid tomorrow.
Me: Do we always get paid on Wednesdays?
Jo: Um, yes.
Me: Since when?
Jo: Since always. You never noticed that you always get paid on a Wednesday?
Me: Hmmm.

I am not good at picking up patterns. In all fairness, I once asked when we got paid, and I was told it wouldn't fall neatly on the same day. Clearly, I was lied to, but I mean, I should have picked that out. But it reminds me that I never was good at picking up patterns. I am horrible at video games for much the same reason. The only game I've ever been good at is Mario Bros. and that's because I used to watch my brother and his friends play for hours on end. Then, wouldn't you know? I knew where the secret blocks were and how to beat that one level... all just coincidentally.

And remember all those rainy day games, like "Why do I like grass but not lawns? Why do I like balloons but not helium?" Or the games where you have to do some optical illusion with your hands and fast talking? Yeah, I suck at those too. I am just not aware enough or something. I always miss the forest for the trees, or just think that the trees are all just a distracting trick!

This is yet another example of why I ask a lot of questions. Chances are, I didn't get the obvious.