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KJ ([personal profile] owlmoose) wrote2006-04-28 11:16 pm
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Twenty things...

So that "20 random facts about me" meme is making the rounds again. I did this one awhile ago, but I've also been meeting lots of new people lately, so I figured I'd post a pointer.

And now, ten fast-fact bonus items!

1. I am mildly allergic to cats.
2. I love to bake, although I don't do it much these days.
3. I used to collect marbles, and I still have an industrial-size pickle jar full of them.
4. I was a math minor in college.
5. I played the flute for five years, during late elementary school and junior high. I gave it up in high school because I didn't have time for band and chorus, and I decided to stick with singing because the music teacher was known to be better as a choral conductor.
6. I'm addicted to The Apprentice -- it's by far my guiltiest television pleasure. Normally I can't stand reality television and I hate everything Donald Trump stands for, but I find the show oddly compelling. Partly this is because it's one of the only shows T and I watch together, but I can't claim that as the only reason.
7. Although baseball is the only sport of which I really call myself a fan, I can happily watch almost any sporting event (boxing and wrestling excepted).
8. I dislike living alone. I am always more content when another person shares my living space.
9. I have no head for finance, and in fact have a very difficult time forcing myself to think about managing money in any way.
10. I have an excellent memory for random facts. Don't challenge me to any sort of trivia contest lightly.... ;)

[identity profile] furitaurus.livejournal.com 2006-04-29 11:49 pm (UTC)(link)
And yet you have two cats. I find this perplexing.

[identity profile] owlmoose.livejournal.com 2006-04-30 08:24 am (UTC)(link)
I love cats enough that I am willing to live with a little congestion, and to do things like vacuum more carefully and wash the comforter more often than I would otherwise, etc. Basically, the quality of life tradeoff is such that I would rather live with cats than without them.

[identity profile] furitaurus.livejournal.com 2006-04-30 11:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Understandable. Cats rule.

What i don't get is how animal fur is able to trigger alergies, i mean it's not like you can sniff up a cat hair, they're too big. Unless it's the dust that may get caught in the fur, in which case all you'd needto do is groom them regularly.

[identity profile] owlmoose.livejournal.com 2006-05-01 12:55 am (UTC)(link)
It's not the fur, actually. I don't know what causes allergies to dogs, but most people who are allergic to cats are really allergic to a protein in the cat's saliva. Which gets on the fur when the cat grooms and then kicked up in the air when the cat sheds. Regular brushing does help, but having a good filter on the vacuum is the most immportant thing.

[identity profile] furitaurus.livejournal.com 2006-05-01 01:04 am (UTC)(link)
I see. It all makes sense now :-D