Moi

Do you know who you are?

When I was a teenager, a friend and I would make lists of things we liked and didn't like. It gave us immense pleasure to see in concrete whispers of who we were. Lately, I have begun playing with this pasttime, but in my mind as I drive, have a shower, make scrambled eggs. My new list is slightly different than the lists of old, but equally as fun.

• I like the sound that the computer makes when I 'empty' the recycle bin.



• I take a certain amount of joy in working my way up to fully hot water in the shower - No cold.



• I rescue earthworms...since I was a kid.



• I sometimes pretend I'm a spy. I don't do it as often anymore as my kids would blow the cover I REALLY was a spy making my fantasy less realistic.



• My hands are really vein-y.



• If I could get away with it, I would only eat the icing from a cake. It sents a bad example for other children, though.



• If you were to see the record of all the books I get out of the library, you'd think I was extremely well-read and knowledgeable. Unfortunately, I have to return the vast majority of them before I have even opened them. This does not stop me from taking more out.



• I am paranoid about consumerism, marketing and advertising. I hate that our brains are constantly being told and sold a line of crap. We are 'sheeple'.



• I sometimes pass roadkill and worry that I will be compelled by some unknown force to lick the carcass. Then I wonder what sort of ailments I would then possess.



• I dislike it when cats stare into my eyes. I like cats. I like my eyes. I just hate the two together. Creepy.



• The idea of 'space' and the universe freak me out. Too big. Too empty or full.



• Melons and cucumbers have a similar 'watery grass' flavour to me. I don't like them much.



• I adore chopping wood.
• Once I find something I like, including toothpaste, I will stick with it until it is discontinued.
• I have eaten dogfood. As an adult. To freak out my kids.
• I have a thing with numbers. It there is any sort of pattern, I will remember your phone number until the end of time.
• I don't think of myself as supersticious but if we get five eggs in one day, I believe it will be a good day.
• I love thick socks. Even better are brightly coloured thick socks.
• I like it when my nose whistle or my kids talk in their sleep.