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Now it's only *four* degrees outside.

It was six earlier.

So, so, so, so cold.

What's it like further north of here? I can't imagine.

Going to bed with my NyQuil, now. Suck it.

PS - as I said earlier in a friends-only post, Audrey Niffenegger's The Three Incestuous Sisters involves no overt incest (unless Ophile is meant to be in love with Bettine rather than Paris?) and is rather like one of Dame Darcy's comics, a fantasy-tinged olde-timey melodrama, only in a dee-luxe aquatint form. It is a very fast read but the art deserves more attention than that, really. If that sounds interesting to you, check it out.

my disgusting habits!

Ground Rules: The 1st player of this "game" starts with the topic "5 weird habits of yours" and people who get tagged need to write an lj entry about their 5 queer habits as well as state this rule clearly. In the end, you need to choose the next 5 people to be tagged and list their names. Don't forget to leave a comment that says "You are tagged" in their lj and tell them to read yours.

1> little_dinosaur, who tagged me, mentioned a habit of talking to passing dogs but not necessarily their owners. I do this too. I say, "Hi, puppy!" in a cheerful voice, and smile.

2> When on the phone with Tom, most calls end, "I love you" "I love you more" "No, I love YOU more" "No, I love YOU more" "No" "Yes" "No" "Yes" etc until someone capitulates.

3> I have never seen anything wrong with sticking my finger in my ear (to scratch it) in public. Sorry.

4> I use antibacterial handcream all the time - basically whenever I've touched anything in public. If I'm shopping I use it upon coming out of the store, and I always use it before eating (when I'm out) and before touching my face in any way.

5> All of my clothes have to be folded a certain way or hung a certain way. For example, shirts have to be hung with the hanger "facing" the left from the front of the shirt. Otherwise they are folded, basically, Gap-style. Socks are laid flat against each other and then folded flat at the heel. Underwear is laid flat, then the crotch is folded up almost to the waistband, then it's folded in thirds (each side brought in towards the middle). Pants are folded in half so the fronts of the legs touch, and then in half again above the knee. I also can't bear to wear clothes out of the house that look "worn" - all my clothes always look clean and relatively new.

Tagged (sorry if I missed it and you've already been; I am running late for something, so I will have to tell you later): suburbangoth, star_power, ragdoll, hilarina, djymm. And anyone else who wants to do it.