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I cry myself to sleep almost every night. I like my pets to have cool water, so I fill plastic jugs with water and keep them in the refrigerator all the time so when I refill their dish it lowers the average temperature. I'm OCD about items in the middle of restaurant tables when you are sitting across from someone. I have to push everything to a side. I also have this weird thing with spoons left in sauce bowls... things like salsa and queso... leaving a spoon in there really bothers me for some reason. I don't enjoy eating sweets and actually can't handle eating most sweet things even in small quantity. I absolutely adore spice and love spicy foods. Viva la habanero! When I have trouble falling asleep, I rub my feet together without realizing it. A pessimist says the glass is half empty. An optimist says the glass is half full. And an engineer says its a good thing I put half of my water in a redundant glass. I set up a Flickr account the other day so I could view my friends photos. I don't plan on adding more there than the placeholders from my dust bin that are there now, but if you have a Flickr account, add me to you contacts so I can see your shots. I love viewing the photographic work of other more than that of myself. Crown Royal just came out with a new blend... XR. In 1816, Waterloo township (Ontario, Canada) was named after the site of the battle in the previous year which had ended the Napoleonic Wars in Europe. Crown Royal's long running Waterloo Distillery was closed some years ago (some say due to fire) and much of the remaining whiskey stock was moved to storage elsewhere. This new blend of Crown is allegedly the last of the Waterloo stock and hence justifying the "rare" name and retail uplift. I doubt it is any better for consumption than Special Reserve, but I intend to find out first hand (or first liver as it were). TV is not my element. I was channel surfing last night after House and ran across Rockstar:Supernova. I generally am irritated by "Reality TV", but I found it mildly entertaining. The performances were easier to watch than the American Idol potpourri and I found the critiques by the band members to be hilarious in a stereotypical rockstar response kinda way. Of course, there was Shark Week still in progress on Discovery. Discovery is almost always a winner. "time may change me, but I cant trace time..." Guy Forsyth is playing at McGonigel's Mucky Duck this Saturday. Sean is flying in for the weekend and barring unforeseen complication, I'm planning on our attendance. I am hoping to get him from the airport to meatcake before the kitchen closes on Friday. Sunday is Deftones and he flies out on Monday morning. I've tried to fill the time with activities whether I have the motivation or not to follow through... maybe this weekend won't be so sad and lonely. My father-in-law called me this morning. It was so good to hear from him. I derailed. I'm going to lunch and try to clear my head with some fresh air. I need something.