Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Things Normal Adults Do

I have been compiling a list, and this list is a little weird. It's a list of things that normal adults can somehow manage to do that I cannot still master. Things like the following:

-Apply Eyeliner without looking goth or emo

-Return things that people lend to me (bye bye every book on my bookshelf!)

-Actually empty the dishwasher (not just use all the clean dishes one by one until the dishwasher is empty, which is what we do now.)

-Send birthday cards to people I know

-Hold down a job (ok, technically I have done this already, but I would very much like to do this again.)

-Acquire and wear glasses (next time my birthday/Christmas rolls around, and people want to know what I want for my birthday/Christmas - I want the following - AN EYE EXAM. I cannot see anything. I do not know why the DMV did not give me an eye test, but if they did, I would have FAILED. I have contacts, but they are old and no longer that effective, plus I have no idea how to put them in myself, which means that Eric has to do it. He usually gets pretty frustrated with me because I wiggle uncontrollably and giggle.)

-Take care of my nails (they are jagged ridges of ugly right now)

-Make more than 17 dishes, most of which I know from George's mother (the woman can cook, don't get me wrong, but I am frantically looking up food blogs and borrowing recipe books from the library because seriously everything I cook is either meatloaf or has cheese in it. Plus Eric's mother and aunt have now officially gifted me with a full set of pots and pans, so I have no excuse.)

-Keep my bedroom clean (I clean it about once a month, and it stays clean for about 10 seconds, and that is because of the next point on this list)

-Keep up with my laundry (my favorite hoodie has baby spit up from a kid I held about six weeks ago, and that is just messed up. Not as messed up as the fact that I have worn it since.)

-Give blood (Every time a blood drive comes around, I think to myself "This is the time Enna, you can do it this time!" And the blood drive people are always really nice, and get all excited when they find out my blood type, but then I freak out and tell them that I had a blood transfusion in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1989 and they then recoil in horror. I need to get over the idea that my blood is not my blood, and that they will not allow me to bring the bag home when I am done. I know, it's weird.)

-Babysit an infant (this one is hard for me. The first baby I actually held-held is Logan. Possibly George's Nephew, but I held him wrong and he cried so that doesn't count. I am DEATHLY afraid of infants. I am afraid of accidentally dropping them. I need to get over this fear in the next five to seven years before Eric and I have a child.)

-Actually have money in my savings account (I need a job to achieve this one.)

-Plan my wedding (Yeah, I am working on this, I swear. But my guest list just went up again, and this is getting difficult.)

-Eat meat once a day (I am pretty much a vegetarian now, and it isn't intentional.)

-Own a fire extinguisher (I started a grease fire in my kitchen the other day, and this would have been useful.)

Does anyone else have anything to add to this list? Maybe something about knowing how many pills to take at a time or not pick up stray cats? Suggestions are always appreciated.

12 comments about my weirdness:

  1. I still can't do eyeliner right. It doesn't help that the only time I put it on is when I'm going to a goth club.

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  2. Well, now I do not feel so bad!

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  3. oh girl. i agree. i AGREE. except for the whole giving blood thing, you nasty bastard. my legs are feeling numb just talking about it.

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  4. If you never want to give blood, just say you had a blood transfusion in South Africa in the 80s, they will ask if you have ever had an AIDs test, and you say yes, and they STILL won't take your blood. They are soo sooooo soooooo afraid of South African blood it is NOT FUNNY.

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  5. i guess the fire extinguisher is a must for all of us.i almost destroyed my kitchen when i was trying to fry calamari.

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  6. Damn. Now I want Calamari.

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  7. Do you wipe your dirty hands on your clothes? I do. Even if I'm dressed nice. It's an impulse I can't control.

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  8. I AM TOTALLY THERE WITH YOU. I should be forced to wear one of those lobster bibs where ever I go.

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  9. I usually wind up wiping my hands on my backside, so I'd need to tie the lobster bib around my butt....

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  10. Um, you held Paul a lot. And you weren't the one who suggested the best way to stop his crying was to put a blanket over him.

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  11. HAHAHAHAHA I TOTALLY FORGOT ABOUT THAT!

    When are you coming home?!?!

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  12. Not soon enough, but stay tuned!

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