Random things about me

Largely inspired by "85 Things to Know" from Karchamb's blog, but knowing that I'm probably too lazy to come up with 85 things:

-- Movies I watch every single time I stumble across them on television: Office Space; Dirty Dancing; A League of Their Own; Envy (I know...); The American President; The Breakfast Club; Can't Hardly Wait (I know!); Never Been Kissed; Mermaids; that godawful The Shape of Things.

-- I don't own (or, if I do, I can't find it) a belt. It's a huge problem, especially if I lose weight or my jeans aren't newly washed. This bugs the Smelmooo to no end, and I can't believe that buying a belt is not on my 101 Things in 1001 Days list. Dammit.

-- I don't have a gallbladder (but I have a full-color video of its removal, if anyone's interested. The Smelmooo has seen this, and married me anyway, bless him).

-- Extreme temperatures make me very, very crabby.

-- Jenny-from-Africa's husband calls me "sniper-nice" and "a dork at heart" (as opposed to the other option, which is "a jerk at heart"), both of which are pretty accurate.

-- I abhor the phrase "pick your brain"

-- I eat ice cream almost every day, and often more than once a day. I'm sure I can't keep this up forever, but it makes me so happy. I recently began eating our new carton of mint chip with this nearly-fat-free vegan fudge sauce -- seriously! who knew? -- and it is unbelievably yummy.

-- I almost never care about brand loyalty, and with most things I'm just as happy with generic products or whatever's on sale, but off-brand Oreo cookies are just inedible to me. The Smelmooo recently told me he feels the same way about Hellman's mayo.

-- No matter how many times it's explained to me, I'm still never sure whether to use "bring" vs. "take," or of the difference between "complex" and "complicated."

-- Patience is a virtue that I lack altogether.

-- I am definitely not a girly-girl, but I recently discovered that I hate mowing the lawn, and as a child I was completely obsessed with gemstones and any type of jewelry (and I might not have lost it entirely...).

-- My oldest sister taught me to make omelets when I was seven. I hated omelets, but I would make them for the whole family on the weekends, as head chef of "Louie's Diner" (my mom and dad met at a dance, and the music was really loud, and when my mom said her name is Millie, he said, "Louie?"). My other sister and I made up song and dance routines to entertain our patrons as they ate, and we both still remember all the lyrics. We were really weird kids.

-- Despite its numerous shortcomings, I have an inexplicably strong love for my Jetta, and I'm sad that they've revamped the design, because now I don't want another one when my current car dies. Boo.

-- Because it's such a nice day, I think I'm going to cut out of work early. Hooray!