100 things – 1 through 10
I have never done the 100 things that many bloggers have done. I always thought that I wouldn’t be able to come up with 100 things. However, because of Ern’s post – I’ve decided to brainstorm off of her first 8, which kind of means I’m just giving my opinion of the same topics. And then I’m adding a couple of extras.
1. I hate spiders inside the house. When I was little, I had my Dad or Mom kill any spiders I would find. Now, if the spider is large, i.e. bigger than a dime, or if it is particularly hairy, I ask HB to kill it. If it is smaller and thinner, I’ll do it myself. I hate that crunch sound. And I always try to use a big wad of tissue/napkin/toilet paper, because I hate the feeling of it under my fingers. bleck.
2. Once, when I was a pre-teen, I took off my glasses and got into the shower. I saw this glop of hair that was about the size of a silver dollar on the side of the shower and thought “Gross, Texas Seestor left a glop of hair in the shower.” And I started showering. After a while, I realized that the glop of hair had moved and that it was actually one of the largest spiders I’d ever seen. Definitely bigger than a dime, and definitely hairy.
Evidently my scream for Dad had a certain ring to it that let them all know I had encountered a spider.
Bleck.
3. I am not a big fan of people writing their own marriage vows either. So many times, it seems like they aren’t really vowing to do anything. They are just talking about what the love about the other person.
4. I’m not very ticklish.
5. I actually like most war movies, but the kind of movies that I absolutely will not watch are psychological thrillers. When trailers come on TV for psycho thrillers, I usually look away, shut my eyes, ignore it as best as possible.
6. I’m tired of seeing that preview for the Nicole Kidman thriller.
7. One of my pet peeves is when a road, like an interstate, is narrowing and while almost everyone is merging within a reasonable amount of space, there will be some idiot driver who insists on racing up to the very last bit of road and pushing their way in. I’ve been known to block cars from doing that. Particularly when I lived in Boston.
8. I used to hate cleaning the litter box so much, and Girlie-Girl was so blase about the litter box, that we’d change the litter out (the whole thing) once a week. As she has gotten older, she will not tolerate it unless it is scooped every day with a fresh layer on top each day too. She actually has 2 litter boxes.
9. I’ve discovered some new chocolates by Dove that I really like. One is their 63% cacao. And the other is their dark chocolate from various countries. One bag has squares that are labeled with the country where the beans are from. The chocolate really does taste different depending on the country. Note: these chocolates are not listed on the Dove website. So, I wonder if these are test market items. Maybe I should go buy some extras.
10. I drink All Day Breakfast tea all but one or two days out of a month. On my off days, I’ll drink Blackberry Sage or Passion Fruit Papaya.
kalki says:
A spider in the shower is the WORST.
Amber says:
eeeee there was this HUGE spider in our shower the other day and I was so scared it was going to fall on me. Then I saw it today scrambling across the floor. This prompted me to take a bottle and smoosh it. Have I picked it up yet? Nope. I can’t stand squished spider ickies. eehhhhh *shivers*
Now I’d like to try the new Dove stuff. Do you get it at the grocery store? I am pregnant and chocolate and baklava sound sooo good to me right now. And dark chocolate ice cream mixed with peanut butter sauce. I’m terrible.
Ern says:
I HAAAAAAAATE the crunch! I prefer to use a shoe to dispatch the spider whenever possible so I don’t have to feel it (or get so close to it).
My favorite tea is actually Earl Grey. My husband thinks it’s because of Captain Picard. But really I just like it best.
Amber says:
I just discovered this new tea from a local tea house in WBL and it is sooo good (to me at least). Irish Creme. It’s so..WOW. I also love Earl Grey, too. There is just something about the blend that gives such a good pow to my taste buds.
I should try that All Day Breakfast, as I haven’t tried that one before. And I’m out of Passion Fruit Papaya. Man, I really need to get on ordering tea.
Danielle says:
Amber, I got the chocolate at Target. It turns out that they are carrying a bunch of darker chocolates from various brands now.
The chocolate from the various countries is Dove Origins. They are on sale this week. But I’ll warn you, there isn’t very much chocolate in each bag, so the price per piece is pretty high. I just eat one piece a day to stretch it out more.
And on the ice cream note, I bought dark chocolate Dove ice cream sauce the other day and it wasn’t until I got home that I realized it also has mint in it. bummer. Guess I won’t be using it with vanilla ice cream to make my chocolate/peanut butter mix.
Texas Seestor says:
A few comments:
1. I also hate the crunch sound/feel of squishing bugs and use a huge wad of toilet paper to pick up and flush or squish the offending bug. Like Danielle, I am not a big fan of spiders, or really any other kind of bug, for that batter.
2. I love that story. It is a family favorite. Of course, it makes me wonder…was I notorious for leaving globs of hair in the shower? If I was, sorry.
5. I REALLY dislike psychological thrillers. I also have a habit of closing my eyes during previews and sometimes hide my head in a pillow and cover my ears so I don’t have to even hear it.
7. It totally annoys me when drivers zoom up the lane of a merging road. Are their schedules that much more important than everyone elses??? There are several places here that are like that and sometimes I block cars from doing that.
9. Yum. Chocolate. Especially, peanut butter and chocolate.
10. I am definitely a coffee drinker, but Danielle has turned me on to loose tea which I have to agree, makes better tea.
It definitely sounds like we are seestors!
Amber says:
You know, don’t the mergy people know that they are the cause of making traffic even slower than what it could be? That always bugs me. Of course, it’s a bottleneck, and people are going to be going slower, but then when those people rush past you and try to merge in, it makes you have to stop for longer than you would have if they would have merged when the traffic was just moving slow. I tend to block those people out, too.
Now I’m on a rant.
jenski says:
I’m going to have to think of some random things about me!
As someone still living in Boston, I admit I find great pleasure in preventing the racing pusher-inners from getting in front of me. ESPECIALLY if they are in a bigger car. I’ve been honked at before for doing so, but seriously, get some manners! Driving on the long stretches of straight road this summer in the southwest, I was amazed when people started merging immediately and politely when the lane didn’t end for another 1/2 to 1 full mile ahead.
Danielle says:
Texas Seestor – no, you weren’t always leaving globs of hair in the shower. But you had longer hair than me, so that was the rationalization for what I was seeing (albeit, out of focus).
Jenski, I’ve also been honked at. Usually I honk right back. Occasionally I give the one fingered salute. Sometimes I feel bad that I made such a crude gesture. Sometimes not.
Amber, I know what you mean about how those people just make the back-up worse. You are absolutely right about that. ugh.
Squirl says:
Number 7 bugs the crap out of me. I’ve blocked people, too, in these situations. I get sooo mad.
I like loose leaf tea better, too. My favorite is Chinese gunpowder green tea.