25 Things

I carried this over from Facebook. I couldn't help it--it amuses me so!

1. I didn't learn how to ride a bike until first or second grade.
2. I detest perfume and cologne so much I'd try to outlaw them if I were a legislator.
3. I don't have any tattoos and I think my desire for them has passed. I am unique because I'm usually the only person in the room without a single tattoo.
4. If I were to get any tattoos, I'd want something referencing the novel The Master and Margarita, but nobody can draw the character of Koroviev the way I imagine him, so that will never happen.
5. I really wish that I could draw and paint the stuff I see in my head.
6. Sometimes I wish for that mind-erasing thing from Men In Black so I could read books or watch films/television shows for the first time over and over again.
7. I hate the way people use the phrase "How are you?" as part of a standardized, empty greeting sequence. Nobody wants to hear any answer other than that you are good, so it is a pointless, robotic exchange.
8. I read as many of other people's 25 Things as I could to figure out what to write here.
9. I'm an only child so I pretty much consider all of my friends and my immediate coworkers as siblings.
10. The song "New Year's Day" by U2 might be my favorite song of all time.
11. The more I do yoga the less I understand why everyone on Earth doesn't do it.
12. I grew up living next to a lake, and I swam in it every day of every summer for 5 years. This has pretty much sated my desire to swim for the rest of my life.
13. I love dogs and sometimes think they are a higher form of being. That is, until I see one do something like eat poop.
14. I can dish it out but I can't usually take it.
15. I've gone to restaurants and ordered nachos 5 times in the past 11 days. I might do it again today. (Pollo Rey nachos: thumbs way down. Casa Mexico nachos: thumbs up! Donnie Mac's: Thumbs way up! Cafe Ole: Holy grease, Batman!)
16. I love looking at embarassing old photos of people on Facebook. Keep 'em coming!
17. I believe veganism to be a form of masochism unless it's done for health reasons.
18. I correct grammar on Wikipedia if I have the time. (FYI: When referring to a person, the correct pronoun to use is WHO not THAT. Don't worry about whether to use "who" or "whom." For instance: "It was Benjamin Franklin WHO invented bifocal glasses;" not "It was Benjamin Franklin THAT invented bifocal glasses." Although this problem could be eliminated if the sentence were simplified to: "Benjamin Franklin invented bifocal glasses." See how much cleaner that is?).
19. I have a really good memory for conversations, even when I am drunk--unless Tyler is involved. (I don't know why Tyler messes up my memory).
20. I refuse to shop at Wal-Mart. Not even for some things. Those low prices come at a high cost.
21. Guacamole never tastes right to me.
22. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, probably because of the long weekend. I just wish its glory weren't sullied by Black Friday hype.
23. I don't like super depressing movies. Why do that to yourself?
24. I swear less than I used to, but I still want to slap this kid: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99878812
25. I don't think I've ever said it out loud or in print, but I do want get married and have kids some day.

Grumpies

I've been having the hardest time not being super grumpy today. It's not like there's even anything to be grumpy about, really.

Last night I felt exhausted, so I begged off plans to see a movie and went to bed at 8. I woke up at about 2 a.m., and though I was extremely tired, didn't fall asleep again until approximately 30 minutes before my alarm went off.

I got up, eschewing the morning yoga workout since I'm still sore from the super-duper hour-long yoga workout I did on Tuesday night. I ate scrambled eggs and had some coffee, watched Headline News and farted around on the internet, as per my usual morning routine. I managed to wrangle my hair into an awesome 'do and put together a cute outfit. This is a good start to the day, no?

I didn't even feel grumpy or hostile towards other drivers on my way to work; it seems arrival at the office is what officially set me off. When I pulled into the parking lot, I found that someone had parked in the space I usually park in. This irked me, even though we don't have assigned parking. There's nothing that makes that particular space special, either--it's not next to the door or anything. I just didn't want to expend the mental energy to decide which other space to park in. When I walked in, I found my coworker at my desk checking the overnight messages on my phone. This is no big deal, but my first reaction was to snap at him, "what are you doing at my desk?!" Those were the first words I spoke to anyone today--not good!

When I went to eat lunch, I discovered I'd forgotten my book. I went to buy a pop from the other department, and we were all out of pop, (my company keeps a refrigerator full of soda for employees and customers for 35 cents each).

I just feel like I want to tear someone limb from limb and disembowel them, but I really don't have sufficient reason to be so irritable. I haven't even had any sugar today, which usually makes me insanely grumpy, followed by a light depression. I keep thinking maybe I should treat myself for dinner, but nothing sounds good to eat, and the Fred Meyer by my house stopped carrying the outstanding organic macaroni and cheese I used to get all the time. Hmph, I'll curse them next time I shop there (probably tonight or tomorrow) for sure!

Actually, a look at the calendar has reminded my why I'm feeling so irascible today: damn PMS!