An Obsession with Stuff

Apr 14

List 084: Times I randomly ran into Shalini in the first quarter of 2013

And while I was working on this post early in April, I ran into her TWICE!

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Mar 8

List 083: 9-letter Target words in The Age (from 8 February to 8 March 2013)

08 Feb: Underfoot
11 Feb: Mortgaged
12 Feb: Tablature
13 Feb: Witchetty
14 Feb: Palpitate
15 Feb: Avoidance
18 Feb: Dethroned
19 Feb: Coagulant
20 Feb: Handiwork
21 Feb: Geriatric
22 Feb: Quadruped
25 Feb: Oratorial
26 Feb: Truculent; unclutter
27 Feb: Waterfowl
28 Feb: Immediacy
01 Mar: Eccentric
04 Mar: Adventure
05 Mar: Multitude
06 Mar: Backcloth
07 Mar: Developer
08 Mar: Levitated

Mar 5

List 082: Aliases used by Jasper when commenting on this blog

To the person with the most (and most obscure) comments on regineabos.wordpress.com, happy birthday!

1) Fans of Venus Ibarra
in response to List 081: Shit in our pantry I should have easy access to but don’t (in reference to first in, first out)

2) DOLE is not only a pineapple
in response to List 058: Firsts for 2011, specifically “The First time I’ve held a job for 3 years (1 May)” (in reference to Labour Day in the Philippines)

3) We never dreamed that someone like you could collect someone like me
in response to Collection 005a: My headband collection

4) Pirate being chased by a crocodile
in response to Collection 002: Rs on my work space (Rrrrrrr!)

5) Guilty feet have got no rhythm
in response to List 036: Entertainers who come to Australia (with accompnaying George Michael video)

6) Ignatius
in response to List 45: Colours I’ve named (on the absence of Ateneo blue)

7) Ruffa G
in response to List 046: Films seen at the Melbourne International Film Festival 2011, specifically on Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (this completely went over my head)

8) Amanda Huggen Kiss slash Heywood U. Cuddleme
in response to List 038: My Bookmarks on Firefox (huh?)

9) Inspector Numero
in response to List 080: Ten numbers while waiting for food (with email address number.police@yourorder.mamser.com)

10) Passing of time
in response to List 071: Book covers I designed today (with email address firstedition@wizardofozlaw.com)

11) Is Siguro
in response to List 035: Books read in 2011 (with email address writer@sigurado.com)

12) Blanco and Gutierrez
in response to List 036: Entertainers who come to Australia (with email address ackielou&monching@anaknipilita.com)

Feb 13

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List 081: Shit in our pantry I should have easy access to but don’t

I fully intended on calling this list “Sugar and spice and everything nice” but felt it didn’t aptly capture the annoyance that comes with having a pantry that’s deep rather than wide. Because neither Special Man Friend nor I are particularly blessed with long limbs, good eyesight or sharp memories*, we constantly end up having multiples of the same thing—5 boxes of the same brand of rooibos tea, 2 bottles of 2 different brands of garam masala, 6 jars of 6 different types of olives. And no matter how many times I arrange, re-arrange and label things, various condiments seem to magically sprout legs and walk into the dark abyss at the back of the pantry.

For the first time EVER on this blog, I’ve made a list that actually serves some practical function. It’s a field guide of sorts to the cacophony of the jars, boxes and bottles on low turnover shelves**, so that even if I don’t physically see them, I know they’re there. So watch out, jar of un-pitted Manzanilla olives, I’m watching you… always watching you….

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*short limbs, bad eyesight and bad short term memory is a rather disastrous combination for the state of one’s cupboards, but an extremely useful excuse for squirming out of window or mirror-cleaning duties.
** low turnover shelves: contain things that stay in the pantry for several months to a year