I’m pretty sure it’s common knowledge that the two halves of our brain have different attitudes. One half is dressed like a hippy and cares only about figures and shapes and colours and abstract ideas; the other one is all suited up and takes care of all the bills.
I’ve always wondered how two personalities THAT different from one another could get along well in the same narrow space.
Well, the point is that they don’t. At least not in my narrow space. While I was at the bank the other morning I could hear them arguing. I think my suited-up half of the brain is lazy. And mean. Which is why whenever I see a number somewhere my mind blanks out.

Clerk: … and so as you can see there’s this thing going on, started in June 2009 and ending May 2014, right?

Hippy Half: … dude, DUDE! That woman scribbled something on that piece of paper, I’m pretty sure they’re numbers, aren’t they? I’ve seen numbers before.
Suited-up Half: lololo lalalalala lololololo
HH: What? Come on, don’t be silly, do something!
SH: lololo lalalalala lololololo
HH: Stop it! She’s looking our way, I think she’s expecting us to say something clever.
SH: lololo lalalalala lololololo
HH: Whatever, I think I got it

Paolo: ok, so that means it’s only three months to go, that’s ace!
Clerk: What? No, it means it’s more than four years to go.
Paolo: …
Clerk: You know, it’s March 2010 now