The other day, as I was thinking of the things I liked, I started thinking of the things I hate, then I started thinking of what John likes and hates. The result was this:
The Top 15 Things I Like:
- Staying in bed till whenever I wantThe Top 15 Things I Like:
- Not having to wash my face in cold mornings
- Hot tea right before sleep
- The back of John's neck right after he has got a hair-cut
- The Indian food "aloo gobi" that my mother-in-law makes
- The pop song "Sexy Sexy Lover" by Modern Talking (my parents used to listen to Modern Talking when I was a kid and they were just back to Iran after graduation here... Thomas Anders' voice brings sweet childhood memories with it)
- The smart students in my on-line Farsi class (and those from my English class back in Iran)
- People who respect my territory and privacy
- Cuddling up with John in cold weather (or warm, lukewarm or hot weather!)
- Petting the two cats we have, Gypsy and Bastet, and listening to them purring
- When John opens a door for me, or gets me flowers
- Jungian psychoanalysis
- French fries and French language
- Garlic bread
- Relaxing when John is playing the guitar
The Top 15 Things I Hate:
- The smell of dead fish in the sink
- Noisy nagging impolite kids whose parents keep spoiling them
- When I'm in the mood for cuddling and John is not
- Having to clean the kitty litter every other day
- Having to walk on icy roads
- Having to smile in the face of a guest I don't like
- Having to be careful not to hurt the people I love by being me
- Cutting the frozen chicken for making food, and ending up with frozen fingertips
- Having to keep posting on my blog to make sure I'm getting enough traffic
- Crappy songs with the same rhythm being repeated for 3 hours straight
- Abusive people, also men who do not know how to behave around ladies
- Noisy hinges, specially when I try to be sneaky
- People who have no idea of respect and privacy
- The headmaster of my secondary school back in Iran
- The insects that bite me in summer
The Top 15 Things John Likes:
- The Persian dishes loobia-polo and shevid (baghali)-polo I make
- Bach
- Soft clothes
- Mangoes
- Beautiful smart ladies
- Flamenco dance and guitar
- Cats and dogs and frogs and lamas
- The massage I give him when he's back home after a long day of work
- Nice smells
- The way I take care of him
- Violins
- Indian food (specially chicken tikka mesala along with "naan" bread)
- People with sense of humor
- Excellence in everything
- My cheeks
The Top 15 Things John Hates:
- Having to wake up early in the morning
- Being harassed (by me) while playing a computer game
- Crappy music
- Snobs
- Making mistakes
- Plain food
- Loud parties that will take more than 3 hours
- Being touched by my freezing toes when we're in bed
- Getting too creative when it comes to food recipes
- The idea of the possibility of me getting hurt (either emotionally or physically)
- The idea of me not wanting to spend money for myself
- Having headaches or not feeling energetic enough
- Paperwork of any kind
- Blockheads, either pretty or ugly
- Arguments, no matter what
Well...that's it so far :)
3 comments:
hi my dear Tina
I miss u alot as usual
Azar passed so fast and Iam 20 now
I wanted to put a comment for u because of ur housband's birthday
but un fortunately I was so busy
Im so sorry
but I said all of them to tell u I like u too.be soure that ue students never can forget u as a teacher or a friend
I wish the best for both of u
by the way I like moderntalking so much specially the song (no face,no name,no number,)
and at the end happy ur Qadir Eid and passed Alazha Eid
with alot of love
ur sincerelly
Maryam
hello my best teacher
how are you?
i missed you so much
this passage was so intresting for me specially that you wrote you love us
best wishes for you and your nice housband
and have a nice time
we never forget you
take care
sepideh
Thank you so much for being interested in my blog! I have been missing you a lot too... Have been so busy here, that's why I didn't really get to check out my weblog in the past two weeks. By the way, Maryam jan, happy birthday! Though it's late, I know. Happy Qadir and any other Eid I have forgot to sned a message aboout! Also, thank you Sepideh for leaveing me a comment... come back more, both of you!
Love,
Tina
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