I am wearing: variation on yesterday's mishmash (yoga pants, different shirt, yellow ankle socks). I'll be changing soon, when we go to vote.
Tea of the day: Numi Rooibos, (I think it's Sweet African Red?) served in the pretty black Taiwanese tea set that Ari gave us as our wedding present.
I'm listening to: Padam's A côté de la plaque, and Chris washing the dishes.
I'm reading: Tosh, still. I'm nearly done, and I'm on edge because he's explaining cultural history, having already claimed that the historical field is broken into three fields: political, economic and social. Yeah. Now he's lumping everything else into "cultural" history, including intellectual history.
I'm distracted by: Skype, which I just downloaded, and now I'm itching to try it out.
I confess: I have a fear plants growing when they aren't in the ground. That needs some explanation, I can see. For example, it creeps me out that a bulb of garlic started sprouting in our fridge. I also hate when potatoes do that. And when Trillwing blogged about mushrooms growing in her carpet? I had the vapours. Not only that, but I came to the realisation that I'm frightened of flowering loose teas. I thought it sounded so cool when I first heard about it, but then when I saw pictures on the Numi website? Cold sweat, and the overwhelming desire never to see/touch/taste such a thing. I love gardening, and I'm frightened of all the abovementioned things. I confess.
Time now: 2:54pm
12 comments:
You made a typo, you are reading Tesh not Tosh.
Mary, apparently they have Skype for Mac OS X. Why would I want to download it? Will it let me talk to you more? Why does it have to pause iTunes when I get a call? What if I want some nice background music while I talk?
Also, did I ever tell you of the time I found mealworms growing in my carpet? It was when I lived in P.A. I was pretty grossed out. I think they grew there because the vacuum didn't reach all the way to the edge, where the carpet met the wall.
AAAAAAAAAAAA! Mealworms are gross.
Skype is especially good for webcam talking, because it's really clear, but I don't know if it would make too much of a difference for talking on the phone/talking over Skype, because we can phone each other for free. And you might need to pause iTunes because the voice stuff comes through your speakers. But it's good for talking with Ari in Taiwan, or for if you want to talk using webcamera. So, if you want to see me...
But isn't it cool that they have it for OSX and Linux?
OK, even I'm grossed out by mealworms in the carpet, and I've made my peace with the mushrooms (easy to say because I'm moving out of the shroomy apartment today).
QoWP, what do you think is the source of this fear of plants-not-in-the-ground? Should we send you one of those air plant fridge magnets so that you have to face your fear a few times a day? Or would you starve?
I think the fridge idea is wonderful. At the very least, it would prevent Mary from drinking all the juice.
I'm so excited you have Skype! I'm being a brat and staying with my parents, so we'll have to wait until Chinese New Year next week when I'm back home. Yay talking to Mary! I have to go be all wiggly now. Have a good day, hon!
I don't know...air plant fridge magnet. Meg's just saying it's a good idea because I used to stay at home and drink juice a lot. But maybe this is something I just face. (Shudder.)
"drink juice a lot?" Try, "I used to stay at home and drink all of the juice. All of it. Preventing Meg from having any."
I exaggerate, of course. But there is truth in my humour.
Or how about "I used to stay at home a lot, and somehow had to find food to eat and juice to drink. It would get drunk over the course of several days, but Meg was used to living alone and was surprised anytime anything moved in the refrigerator."?
I love a Meggy! *Duck*
ppffthtththththththd.
(the sound of me making farting noises with my tongue at you. Yes, it has come to this.)
That's it! The next time I see you, I'm totally giving you a wedgie. Except not at your wedding.
It's so on.
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