Only a girl like you could be lonely

This morning I was blow-drying my hair, thinking of all the delicious treats my mother makes, and trying to come up with a finalized list for my 'Mcdonald family Christmas Eve Smorgasbord' requests. You may say it's too early to think about Christmas this much. Retail stores everywhere would disagree. And I would too. Mainly because I do what retail stores tell me to...they keep me hip.

As I thought about puppy chow [muddy buddies][monkey munch] I remembered ye olde time tradition of Chex Mix. And I remembered how much I hate chex mix. Well, at least the 'mix' part. I actually really love the chex part. But the pretzels and peanuts and other paraphernalia really ruin for me. And then I thought wow, that would be an important thing to tell a boy before he married me.

It really could be a deal-breaker.

I am not dating anyone. There were a few good prospects at the beginning of the semester but they have waned as predictably as the moon.

That being clarified, here are some other deal-breakers I have thought of [I figured it would be smart to get a list together]:

• I like Miracle Whip.
• I prefer Margarine to Butter.
• I don't like pictures of landscapes.
• I love the game Boggle.
• I'm not above stealing candy from children.
• I like to watch movies and [good] TV shows over and over. In fact, I would rather watch re-runs of 'The King of Queens' 'According to Jim' or 'Home Improvement' than something new.
• I like to color.
• I always have music on.
• I have a crush on Ira Glass' voice. And possibly the rest of him, too.
• I have a terrible memory [long and short term].
  
• I find blatant sarcasm uncreative and in poor taste.
• I like to fill up on free things at restaurants [chips and salsa, bread, bottomless french fries] so I can take my main entree home and get two meals out of it.
• I really like giving nice gifts.
• I'm addicted to crossword puzzles.
• I need a lot of sleep.
• Kalamata olives trigger my gag reflex.
• I prefer to wear skirts.
• I hate hiking.
• I need encouragement to be adventurous.
• I like power tools. And the use therein.
• I like to make things myself, even if it would be easier or cheaper to outright purchase them.

So. those are some of my faults and possible deal-breakers for future dating relationships.

It's a long list. Maybe I should just go on a mission...

In other news:

[that's got to stunt something]

[puppy] Ciao!