I think I may have the “Touch of Death.” I was just in the lunchroom eating my leftover spaghetti from my Spaghetti Factory dinner last night, when all of a sudden the microwave died. I was standing in front of it waiting for the display to finish counting (I know it’s really bad to stand in front of a microwave, yadda, yadda, yadda. If it’s not one thing it’s another. Sue me.) 14….13….12….11….

But 10 never came. The screen went totally black. I fiddled with the cord to make sure it hadn’t come unplugged. Nothing happened. I tried pressing the “clear” button. Nothing happened. I opened the door and closed it again. Nothing happened. I even tapped on the top and said “Hello!” Nothing happened.

So I must have the “Touch of Death.” That or really bad timing. Sorry fellow co-workers if there are any of you who hadn’t gotten to warm up your lunch yet! My bad!

**Updated** I did not break the microwave. In fact, after testing several different things, we realized the outlet had died, not the microwave. So we have temporarily rearranged the kitchen to accommodate this fiasco.