5 questions

1. Why do I always forget the one thing I go to the supermarket for? (In today's case, the said forgotten item was some washing up liquid. This may be that when I got to the supermarket I realised that for the first time I could read the sign. I got so excited that I forgot most of things I went in for)

2. What's better, brown basmati rice, or Japanese short grain? Despite my love of the nutty wholesomeness of the former, I'm erring on the side of the Japanese stuff. It's proper oishii and what's more, you can't make sushi from basmati. So there.

3. Why does humidity sometimes make you sleepy, sometimes make you sparky? Today I flitted between the two, which must have been unnerving for those around me...

5.Why do we (and I suppose I mean Americans, as us Brits don't use either term) park on the driveway and drive on the parkway? It makes my life as an English teacher very complicated...

4. Why can't I count? Is there a condition equivilant to dyslexia for numbers? I blame my random innumerexia on my brain's need to organise everything [helpfully] into some kind of formation or order or pattern... check out http://www.uksynaesthesia.com/. I'd be particularly interested to see if anyone out there also has a number line.... you'll know if you have one

Today's Numbers

3 the number of times I cycled up (and down) route 10 in the overly clement weather (phew-y, atsui!)
12 the number of minutes I managed on the stairmaster before my calves started twitching
14 the number of blueberries that went into my smoothie this morning
5 the number of sushi plates I gobbled at the Sakura Bowl sushi bar
2 the number of episodes of Desperate Housewives I watched
3 the number of lessons overtime I agreed to do today
5 the number of lessons of overtime I actually did today
30 the number of degrees it was today
3 the number of inches of scar on my brothers neck after his op this morning
0 the number of goals Japan scored against Croatia (boo)