26 October 2009

Honestly Honesty

Nora thought I might have something interesting to say.

  1. There's a "flat cat" on the shelf in my office. She's been with me in every office I've worked in, for more than 20 years.
  2. I came with only two wisdom teeth. They're dormant and non-threatening. I like to tell my husband that I'm on the cutting edge of evolution, because we don't need wisdom teeth.
  3. My daughter asked me last night if I ever wore shirts that weren't either black, or white. Rarely! I pointed out that I'd had a grey shirt on last week, but then we discussed that grey was a mix of black AND white. So, she might be right. Is it because of children that people decide to dress more colorfully? I am wearing a green sweater today. With a white shirt and jeans.
  4. I do have a pair of red shoes.
  5. After breakfast, and before getting dressed, I like nothing better than to crawl back into my still warm bed with a cup of coffee, just for a few minutes, alone.
  6. The only team sport I have ever done was crew, and it wasn't even real crew. It was in college, and it was intramural crew, in bargelike training shells. But the feel of slipping across the water, pulling, pushing, all in unison, was magical and exhilarating.
  7. Sharks patrol these waters.
  8. There are two suction lizards on the tile walls of our shower. I get sad when one falls off and gets scooped up into the bucket of the girl's bath toys - I think it's lost and gone for ever.
  9. I feel banal today.
  10. But perhaps I am a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.

You?

21 comments:

well read hostess said...

Holy Guacamole, sistah! That shark picture scared me!

Lady M said...

I too am wearing more colorful clothing because it pleases my son. :)

Rima said...

Yes, but . . . you put a BLUE STREAK in your hair! That counts for something, colorwise.

shrink on the couch said...

Big fan of black and white and gray here, too. A lot of solid pieces. But black pants/skirt with white top is a favorite.

S said...

You were interesting before I read this. And you will continue to be interesting long after I've finished.

kathy a. said...

do people wear white shirts, for real? when they don't have to? i never do. of course, that is largely because i had some significant spillage problems during the years that i was forced to wear white shirts, but still. why invite laundry trouble?

ree said...

I always wanted red shoes. I think you have to be interesting to wear them.

heidi said...

Re: #1, I too have a totem that has been with me from one office to another...
http://twitpic.com/b8oyj

Re: #2, I have 4 wisdom teeth that are dormant.

Re: #9, I've met you, and you are anything but banal.

rachel... said...

Ha! I think I own more black, white, or gray shirts than any person on earth, but maybe we're tied?

And my wisdom teeth came in half-way and stopped. I was supposed to have them pulled, but chickened out years ago.

coldspaghetti said...

Red shoes rock. They go with EVERYTHING. Especially white and black.

mayberry said...

I am working on a list for Nora, but yours is way more interesting.

nonlineargirl said...

Even years after I had mine pulled, I am a little jealous about the teeth.

Your sophomore year roomie said...

Once you are a parent, ALONE is one of the most beautiful words in the English language.

Little known fact: Senior year when I was in danger of not graduating because I never took gym, I actually got the admin to give me credit for those intramural crew practices. It was a good life lesson: rules can be bent.

You still have that flat cat?!?

RuthWells said...

I used to have a pair of red cowboy boots. I miss them.

And I was born without any wisdom teeth at all. I like your explanation re: evolution better than the assumption that that makes me lacking in wisdom....

Gwen said...

I did crew in college, too. Rowed in the 6th seat. How did we not talk about this while walking by the very river I used to crew on?

Next you should try orange shoes. Orange is the new red. You read it here first, people.

painted maypole said...

real lizards get into our house from time to time, so if I saw one of those suction lizards in my shower I would try to catch and release it.

and i love any post that mentions SHARKS! :)

The Library Lady said...

I have red shoes. Red crocs to be precise. Also pink ones, blue ones, and to entertain/annoy my boss, orange ones I am wearing this week for all my Halloween programs.

Beck said...

SHAAARK!
I've given up bleak coloured clothing as I've become older - I don't know why, really.

MARY G said...

Re shark: Ew.
Re banal: never!
Coffee in bed? Love it.
I am an old lady and I wear purple and I have a red hat that I look pretty sharp in, if I do say so myself.

Kyla said...

I really try not to wear white shirts...I'm always afraid I'm going to spill something on them OR I'm concerned my bra is TOTALLY showing. LOL.

Shark mouths are scary.

Aunt Becky said...

I'm pretty jealous of your missing wisdom teeth. You're the 4th person I know without them. I had to have mine yanked out and MAN was that fun.