Random Fact About Me #8

I talk to myself, and I don't trust anyone who says they don't. Either they really do talk to themselves but are too cowardly to admit it, or they don't talk to themselves, which suggests they don't really have anything to say. Why should anyone else talk to you if you aren't thinking thought interesting enough to capture your own attention and engage you in a conversation?

Random Fact about Me #7

I hate, hate, hate, hate, HATE, with the fiery burning of a thousand angry suns, the dreadful, wretched task of mowing my lawn.

However, I sort of don't mind shoveling snow off my driveway and sidewalk. I'm not saying I LOVE it, mind you, so don't come along and think you're being all clever when you volunteer to let me shovel yours. But I sort of enjoy seeing how the snow behaves when you push it along.... I've lived with substantial snowfall for well over a decade, but I still find it a fascinating substance.

Driving in it, however, is another matter entirely. I once lived in a place city that just didn't own enough snowplows or hire enough drivers for the ones they had. That really sucked.

Random Fact about Me #6

I LOATHE both canteloupe and honeydew.

Random Fact about Me #5

I really sort of like ironing, in small doses and at reasonably spaced intervals. Every few weeks I set my ironing board up in my living room, put a movie in the dvd player, and iron any recently washed items that might need pressing. It's not hard labor and the results are satisfying and useful: nice, crisp clothes!

Random Fact about Me #4

I eat whatever I want for breakfast, whenever I am so moved (one of the benefits of not having to be at work until after noon), including chocolate cake with fudge sauce or a grilled cheese sandwich. Today I had leftover blueberry crumble. Yesterday I developed a hankering for black beans and rice, so I whipped up a batch, at 9:30 in the morning.