January 23, 2004
Five for Friday
I usually don't subject anyone to the Friday Five because the questions always seem a little... how to put this... AOL. But someone left their coffee packet in the hot water maker and I ended up with coffee oatmeal this morning. Rather than waste it, I ate it. (What a time saver... your cuppa, with plenty of fiber.) So now I have a surplus of jittery energy, which is exactly what you need to get through the inanity of the Friday Five.
At this moment, what is your favorite...
1. ...song?
If there was one that I had to listen to over and over again, it would probably be Enya singing The Council of Elrond from the Lord of the Rings soundtrack. It's scary and lovely and regal with just a touch of lighthearted hobbitness stuck on the end.
2. ...food?
Suicidal Germans and half-and-half.
3. ...tv show?
Television is a weird thing with me. I don't like most of it. I don't have any shows that I keep appointments with. But I watch an awful lot of crappy television because I want to comment on it (and I'm a pop culture junkie). I used to swear by The West Wing, but it turns out that I loved the spitfire Sorkin dialogue and now the show just drags for me. I used to like Six Feet Under and Curb Your Enthusiasm, but we got rid of HBO. I guess I like Samurai Jack, but (as wth most cartoons) you'll find more reruns than new episodes in the time slot. I will sheepishly admit to watching Teen Titans and being a little excited when the new one comes on. And I end up watching Justice League far more than I intend to, simply because of my proximity to the boys. But I make sarcastic comments a la, "Why doesn't The Flash just run over there really fast and rescue everyone?" and waxing prosaic about Batman's inability to fly, so they ask me to shut up. I like Unwrapped, because I love peeking into factories. Probably some sort of genetic thing inherited from my father. I would watch a show about a chicken processing plant in rapture. I've been watching the NASA Channel in amazement recently, but only because of how incredibly boring they've managed to make science. And I'll flip on Dateline from time to time so I know what I'm supposed to be outraged about this week.
4. ...scent?
Jet fuel and swedish meatballs -- especially when it's right around Exit 13A off the NJ Turnpike. You know what's there. Yeah, you do.
5. ...quote?
The response to this incredulous question of why the teenage all-star cheerleader was nude in a room with two men:
"I cannot understand why any girl would go to a guy's motel room if she didn't know him!!"
"Because the other guests complain when you have sex in the lobby."
Comments
"Rather than waste it, I ate it. " LOL! Did you really?
I really did. I'm amazed at how little I had to think about it too. I was like, "Oh crap, coffee in my oatmeal. Oh well."
And the coffee was really weak, since that packet had already been used -- but I don't know if that makes it better or worse...
Kotbullar and jet fuel? I prefer them with gravy and potato the way that my grandmother served them. I once had peanut butter and tuna fish but would never think of mixing protein and organic solvent.
My current 5,
Devil May Care
Spider Rolls
Insomniac
Ocean Spray
"The sooner you fall behind, the more time you have to catch up."