scatter-brained

i just realized how scatter-brained i am.
i'm not sure if it's something newly acquired, or if i've been like this all along and it's just gotten worse.
for example, one morning a few weeks ago i made a cup of tea. after taking a few sips and turning on the tv, i decided to make a smoothie. i don't know about you, but i only have one mouth and can only drink one drink at a time. i didn't even remember the tea until after i started drinking my smoothie. needless to say, the tea was cold by the time i actually finished it.
lately i've been stopping in the middle of songs to watch a video on youtube. or i'll be watching an episode of one of my favorite shows online, and pause in the middle of it to download and listen to completely unrelated songs.
i frequently check twitter, tumblr or facebook in the middle of what i'm doing. after a few minutes i almost completely forget what i had been doing originally.
i open a new tab and immediately forget what site i wanted to go to. i go to some other site. after a few minutes i remember exactly what i needed to do.
i open iTunes and forget to play a song.
i just remembered i have laundry that needs to be taken out of the dryer.
my tea is cold, and i haven't started working on the essay i told myself to work on about three hours ago.
i am now going to open word and work on the essay, stop to watch the video of saul williams i began before starting this post. then i will watch the episode of modern family i started before the other video. if all works out, i'll probably pause in the middle of modern family or community [next on my list] to get something to eat. with that i'll probably make more tea or drink some more port.
i'll probably eventually get back to that half-listened to song.
tonight, maybe, i'll remember the laundry.