Doing this task reminded me of the Three Fates, the mythological sisters who spun, measured, and cut the thread of one's days---or at least, the spinning and measuring parts. The bead spinning (to string enough beads to represent our days) was fun in an obsessive compulsive repetitive way. Or at least it was pretty fun for the first few days; then it was just hypnotic and non-ergonomic.

I'm hoping for many more days for the both of us, but I don't intend to represent them by stringing more beads. (Read the picture text for more details.)