Just one of these things

I have the mental acuity of a gumdrop right now. No real reason; end of vacation, just finished a less than stimulating book, haven't been drinking enough water (I've replaced it with alcohol). Since I don't have the capacity to think of anything too complicated, thought I'd compile a little list like the ubiquitous Facebook ones a while back. Some of this stuff may not even be true by the time I finish writing.

25 things you don't know about me - sponsored by Okanagan Pear Cider.

1) I love Okanagan Pear Cider.

2) I kind of suck at bocce. But I don't care, and love it just the same.

3) I have recently discovered I have very strong opinions on Maltesers vs. Whoppers. The former all the way. They're much maltier.

4) I love reading novels that incorporate restaurants or cooking, but then I always feel so uninspired by my dinner for weeks afterward.

5) "Cinnamon" is one of my favourite words. I think saying it has the same mouth feel as tasting it.

6) I tend to distrust people who don't like animals, unless they have a really really good reason.

7) I could happily eat nachos 5 times a week.

8) I have been in love a few times, though one may actually have been a serious case of cockstruckness. And I have no idea if the feelings were mutual. Which I'm pretty sure means they weren't.

9) I can make pasta from scratch, and near perfect risotto, but have yet to master chocolate chip cookies.

10) I was recently discussing having an old tree in my yard trimmed before more branches came crashing down, and a total stranger overheard me saying " It needs to come down; it took out half my bush".

11) I am considering paying $89 plus our crazy HST for a beautiful scarf I absolutely don't need and can't justify. Ironically, I have told myself that I can buy it on payday if I don't buy anything I don't need this week.

12) Number of cats currently on the desk: one.

13) Worst movie I have ever seen: My Own Private Idaho.

14) I hate the concept of "right hand rings". Like the left hand is sacred. If my left ring finger was waiting for Mr. Right, it would have atrophied long ago. I also hate the concept of tiger's-eye pinkie rings, fyi.

15) I once managed to kill a cactus. I didn't even think that was possible.

16) I am allergic to trees, horses, and dust mites. So living above a stable in the middle of the woods is officially off my bucket list. Drat.

17) I love chest hair. On men.

18) I have recently rediscovered Cheesies. Do they count as dairy?

19) I have a huge crush on NBC's Brian Williams.

20) I love celebrity gossip, but I hate what constitutes a true "celebrity" these days. Sleeping with half of Jersey doesn't make you a star; it makes you a slut.

21) My mother has threatened to put me out of the car within the last week.

22) I wish the hair dye they have now was around when I was younger. I totally would have had bright purple hair, instead of the British New Wave burgundy I ended up with.

23) I once had a letter published in Rolling Stone magazine.

24) My favourite body part is a toss up between my feet and my eyes. Everything in between is open for discussion.

25) I have a huge phobia about overripe bananas that borders on the pathological.

25a) Number of cats now on desk: zero, although there were briefly two. I told you some of this stuff could change fast. I still love Brian Williams, though.