Like a Virus:

It's been going around.

Top 5 things wrong in my field of vision right now ::
-calendar page still on November
-paint chips, scratches on the wall
-most of a page of Halloween stickers stuck to my pants
-torn book jacket on the collected works of Rudyard Kipling
-a sippy cup of milk drunk down to the point where you can see the last ounce of milk, but you can't drink it. Who the @#$% designed these things?

Name four things you wished you had ::
-a good contract to write novels
-magic kisses to make it all better
-more time for s-e-x (i.e., the bebe sleeps earlier?)
-a longer attention span


Name four smells you love ::
-oranges
-coffee
-lavender, lavender, lavender! esp. on boys.
-garlic sauteed in butter, as a prelude to other items also sizzling away

Name four things you are thinking about:
-how am I going to mail that @#$^ing book?
-does that string theory thing really mean there's a yoyo universe, or did I read into that wrong?
-novel editing
-lovey-dovey thoughts. sort of.

Name four things you did today ::
-made my daughter laugh
-stood up in front of people to get complimented, and blushed
-started picking apart the novel scenes
-snuggled with Lee

Last thing you ::
• Did :: blew on a party favor so loud it made my ears hurt
• Read :: Big, Little by John Crowly. So gooooood...
• Watched on TV :: The PowerPuff Girls

Who do you want to ::
Kill :: Er?
Hear from :: Mur
Look like :: someone with a better haircut. I hate getting my hair cut.
Be like :: myself, with a purple hat

Last time ::
Last song you heard :: David Bowie, The Wedding Song
Last movie you saw :: Austin Powers
Last movie you saw on the big screen :: The Matrix Revolutions
Last thing you had to drink :: water
Last thing you ate :: tortellini with creamy tomato sauce
Last time you cried :: over a printer at the end of a bad day
Last time you smiled :: just now
Last time you laughed :: just now
Last time you danced :: just now!
Last person you hugged ::Ray
Last thing you said :: Wooo! WooooooOOOOoooooo!
Last person you talked to online :: er, don't
Last thing you smelled ::baby shampoo
Last car ride ::home again, home again, jiggety jig!
Last CD played :: David Bowie, Black Tie White Noise
Last item bought :: chocolate covered cherries with clear filling

Albums playing on the regular right now ::
Bjork, Homogenic
Cool World soundtrack
Until the End of the World soundtrack
Disturbed, Believe
Static X, Shadow Zone
NIN, Fragile