narrative aside for this one, folks. capitalization and grammar, too. most likely cohesive thought, as well. enjoy.
i spend a lot of time alone. it’s a conscious choice. i like, even prefer, my own company. over the years, my myers-briggs scores have taken a steady slide out of the staunch “e” territory into a more “i” realm, because i need more and more time away from people to recharge my batteries drained by the time i spend with them. this personal trait plus the whole turning 40 next month thing means i spend a good deal of time in my head lately to consider myself, the world, and all the ways i fit in it — and don’t (mostly). and so, here is a grab bag of random completely, self-centered observations i (and others) have made recently:
- i could probably eat popcorn every day. especially the delicious, buttery air popped stuff my friend makes
- i constantly crave cantaloupe and cucumber. probably because the aforementioned popcorn makes me thirsty.
- i’m addicted to water. if i don’t have a bottle of it near me or in my hands, i get twitchy.
- i like to sleep outdoors in public.
- i sleep better with someone else in the room. even better with someone next to me.
- i like to curl up and take platonic naps with other people but generally want no part of cuddling after sex. don’t touch me. i’m tired and sticky and sick of you. it’s time for sleeping now.
- i think maybe the above secretly makes me a man.
- i still think “friends” is funny.
- closet george michael fan. only, like george now, not really in the closet.
- i take the words “all you can eat crab legs” as a personal challenge. and one i am yet to lose.
- words most likely to come out of my mouth in response to something: “i know, right?!”
- sushi and salad are my favorite foods. but not together.
- i would give up meat again, but man, i make the best freakin’ burgers on the planet.
- manhattans in the winter, martinis/gin and tonics in the summer. beer all the time.
- i’m addicted to [good] gay porn and tumblr. one of them can make me laugh for hours on end. i’ll let you guess which one. and i’ve got links, if you want ’em.
- i love songs that are more than one song in a song. examples include:
- layla
- bohemian rhapsody
- a day in the life
- band on the run (three songs for the price of one!)
- i love iced tea, but i have to sweeten it myself.
- nothing’s better than clean sheets.
- all my towels are white. it makes me feel like i’m at a hotel.
- i’d secretly love to give everything away and hit the road and live out of a suitcase.
- in another life, i could probably be barefoot and pregnant and very happy. just not this life.
- i have to watch “dune,” “heavy metal,” and “wrath of khan” any time they’re on tv.
- don’t fucking talk to me when i’m swimming. i don’t care if we’re friends and we came to the pool together. it’s time for swimming, not talking. serious business.
- i hate all things willy wonka. effing creepy.
- i don’t get the big deal about “the princess bride.” cute enough movie, but cult favorite? why?
- “seinfeld” really isn’t funny anymore. most of it probably never was.
- i’m not really that good at riding a bike.
- the older i get, the less i like bread.
- nobody ever expects the religious side of me…and then i quote chapter and verse. it’s probably the functioning brain and open mind and all the swearing and drinking and the fact that i like sex and people think those things and religion don’t go together. they’ve just never met an episcopalian before.
- remember when bravo used to be a television station that thinking people could watch? yeah, me too. i miss that.
- i love disc golf. i miss disc golf. with margaritas and no pants. in the rain. you know who you are. i’m looking at you.
- i will never not find farts funny.
- sometimes i just miss digging a big hole in the sand and then sitting in the sea water it collects like a private pool at the beach.
- i can’t seem to follow more than one tv show at a time anymore.
- one of my favorite memories of my dad is staying up late one night with him watching “conan the barbarian” when i was about 10.
- one of my favorite movies to watch with my mom is “close encounters of the third kind.” she always let me stay up to watch it when they showed it on ABC once a year when i was a kid. weird, huh?
- every time i hear the ice cream truck, i have to resist running out there to buy a popsicle. especially the red, white and blue rocket pops.
- i recently realized that i was born in appalachia. i come by it honestly.
- i thought i had a wart once, but i cut it out of my hand with a knife, and it didn’t grow back, so probably not. gross, i know.
- i don’t like drinking coffee, but i love coffee-flavored things.
- i tried my dog’s jerky treats recently, and it turns out they’re pretty good.
- i love going to movies.
- if we each all get our own blue heaven when we die, i will spend all eternity at a baseball game with my friends. eating hot dogs and peanuts and drinking beer. that is where and when i am happiest.
- my favorite flower is the iris, but i never buy them anymore.
- i hate feeling rushed.
- i hate feeling scheduled.
- i do what i want.
- the family comes as part of this package. deal with it.
- i think my current default setting for most things is “whatever.” unless, of course, you’re messing with my boys or my family, in which case, it’s most likely on.
- i like cereal, i just wish it was more filling.
bittersweet distractors 