It's just the way I'm built

[inspired by Chong's post]

I try to think back to the time before my first love. I vaguely remember wanting to have a boyfriend because not having one implied you were not desirable. But once I had my first taste of love, I knew it went way beyond feeling wanted.

I have to love. I need to love. I am most happy when I can love someone utterly and completely. And if that weren't enough, I also need to do it well. I finally found the perfect answer to "what do you look for in a guy": I want someone who deserves my love. (I suppose it's the engineer in me. You can't be wrong if you go back to first principles. I prefer to think that I've simplified my answer rather than have given a vague one.)

I used to think it's silly when people think that their purpose in life is to be a mom. What a backward goal! But now I think I can relate a little bit. When there is something you enjoy doing, need to be doing, and are so good at doing, it can feel like it was what you were built to do. I feel I am built to love.

Public discharges

When I need to do anything other than #1 in a public washroom, I try to be as discreet as possible. The human body doesn't make pleasant noises when it discharges unwanted material. I feel that my attempts to hide noises by blending it with others or by producing them in short staccato spurts that are hopefully short enough that they're unnoticeable should be reciprocated

So what is up with people that do as they please? Bathroom stalls are just that...stalls. They're not sound-proof rooms. I don't want to know what you're doing in there. Even though you can't help it if your business smells, I would still appreciate it if you're discreet when it comes to nasty sounds [and is it really necessary to make pushing noises?].

Pick me!

I watched Iron Chef: America last night. Chef David Burke and "Iron Chef" Bobby Flay battled using lamb. The judges were Jewel, a food & wine magazine editor, and a news anchor. I found it odd that none of them was an actual food critic. However, it wasn't as odd as the fact that Jewel and the news anchor were chosen presumably based on the fact that they eat food on a daily basis.

What is the criteria for selecting these judges? It seems to me that they set the bar pretty low. What will it take to get me on that show? I'm sure I'd do a much better job than Jewel. I know I wouldn't say things like "I'm not familiar with lamb" or "You see so much sauce with your eyes but it tastes so translucent". Question one: how else do you see other than with your eyes? Question two: is translucent another word for bland?

I would love to see Chef Gordon Ramsay and Simon Cowell be judges on that show. The three of us would have so much fun. =)