As per my written instructions, I am free of makeup, powder, perfume and jewelry, with the exception of my wedding ring, which is officially allowed, seemingly encouraged -- double-income married couples can far better afford IVF.
As per my father's instructions, we had brought a few photos (his handsome WW2 mugshot and another where he brandished a bearded Ranulph Fiennes look in the 1970s).
I had slept in full running gear, boob-smashing sports bra included, and my sneakers were on the floor directly next to my bed, per instructions from my therapist.
Now that I had fallen on my butt as per Brendan's instructions, I had to strap my leather boots into the bindings of my board.
As per the instructions, I kept my eyes open inside the mask, lazily looking up at two symmetrical sets of pale blue smears of light.
As per the instructions, I placed my phone next to us on the mattress.
It felt both stupid and disrespectful to my neighbors, but, as per the instructions of the book, I kept this forced laugh going for a good five minutes like I was watching a close friend at an open mic.
The aim was to build a computer that could operate at processing speeds approaching one microsecond per instruction, one million instructions per second.
As per the instructions, I poured all 237 milliliters of my Before Elixir into a glass and necked the whole thing 30 before minutes before I was set to start boozing.
Nevertheless, I fly to Warsaw, dump my bags in the hotel and, per instructions, glide into the lobby of the swanky Warsaw Hilton at six sharp to meet my fellow Holocausters.
