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Via fairmer. Because it's 83 F already and my brain is refusing to crawl out of its cave.



5 things I'd buy right now if money were no object:
- a new viola
- cross-country jaunt through Canada. Including Nunavit.
- new wardrobe (today, nothing fits)
- prime seats to The Boy from Oz while Hugh Jackman's still headlining
- a set of those gorgeous hand-carved wood music stands

5 things I'd buy at my local Target:
- enough chichi gift bags and fancy tissue to see me through the next year
- baking pans
- saucepans
- twenty plastic storage cubes
- a heap of cloth napkins. Can't have too many.

5 DVDs I want to own: - n/a

5 TV shows that should be on DVD: - n/a, though I was irrationally peeved to find out that the library doesn't have A Dance Through the Music of Time

5 things you don't like that most so-called "normal" people love
- television
- babies
- cheesecake
- kittens
- catfish

5 favorite "small" things in life:
- puppies
- basil
- blackberries
- talcum powder
- thyme tea

5 things I want to learn:
- how to ride a bike
- coding
- how to polish my toenails without getting lacquer all over creation
- self-control
- step-dancing

5 smells I love:
- garlic
- roses
- hot tea
- red wine
- the Beautiful Young Man

5 smells I hate:
- vomit
- excrement
- excessive pet presence
- cigarette smoke
- spoiled meat

5 favorite sounds:
- purring cat
- trot of the dog
- the ring of the door announcing the BYM's home
- people laughing at my jokes
- full-bodied coloratura pyrotechnics

5 worst sounds:
- friend sobbing
- someone who just won't shut up when you need them to
- the yappy puppy across the street.
- toilet overflowing
- engine failing to engage

5 things that make me nuts:
- people who don't RTFM before bitching
- unnecessary drama
- parents who don't curb their kids
- inept phlebotomists
- apostrophe misuse.

5 easy words you have trouble spelling:
- bizarre
- assuming
- Connecticut
- pronunciation
- lavender

5 things I hate for no good reason:
- dealing with seeds in fruit
- vinyl upholstery
- celery
- water chestnuts
- book jackets

Comments

Vynal (how's that for a missspell?)

[(Anonymous)]

So you hate Vinyl upholstery for no good reason? Hmmm, here's a reason:
when you sit on it, your skin sometimes sticks to it. When you get up, it is hard not to scream. Not to mention the pain...
Hugs,
Saz

Re: Vynal (how's that for a missspell?)

[mechaieh.livejournal.com]

When you put it that way, it sounds reasonable. On the other hand, it doesn't explain how irrational I get around coated tablecloths...

(Hugs back atcha!)