If I ever needed proof that I am not in charge of the universe, today is yet another in a long line of days to add to my my imaginary evidence folder, because if I were in charge of the universe, I would have finished the 2014 World Cup soccer ball in time for the opening kick off, and instead, I am writing a hurry up blog post.

I almost made it, but almost isn’t the same as making it. I am one pentagon and three hexagons shy of what I need to start the piecing the soccer ball.

Now that I have gone over what I didn’t get done, I will turn do what I did finish; namely these five pentagons:

as well as these four hexagons:

giving me the twenty-eight pieces seen in this group photo:

which, as mentioned earlier, is four pieces shy of what I need to begin to assemble the soccer ball.

And while my personality is one that would like to ruminate on this, I have no time to stew — I have a soccer ball to make!