My favorite baker has been writing about things she likes (soup, talking about soup) and dislikes (not having soup) which led to some introspection on my part: I just don't care about most things.
So here is a sampler--and it is even (possibly) grammatically correct!
Things In Which I am Not Invested
- American Idol. Don't care. Doesn't matter to me.
- Saving the Earth. Ambivalent.
- Celebrity Babies. I have even tried to get involved. Still don't care.
- Teaching the Primary kids songs. Sadly, it is my calling. Sadly, they haven't noticed I don't really care.
- Planning and executing activities for the ward. Sadly, it is my calling. Sadly, they haven't noticed I don't really care.
- Poetry. I just don't care. Splash.
- Getting pregnant. Or adopting another baby. I am fine either way. Or neither way. Meh.
- Teaching Jooj the alphabet. She is learning it from TV. Fine by me
- Hollister/Gap/Banana/Abercrombie/etc. Whatever.
- Having a tenth item. This can count. Or not.
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Illegal immigrants (I care ABOUT them, I just don't care that they come here illegally), dishes in the sink, the Mormon caffeine debate, and Lost.
Chances are good that if you give me a celebrity's name, I can tell you the names and ages of their children.
Ooh we have SOO much in common... 70% or so (I don't do math well). But #3, apparently, is important to me because I swept the category at a baby shower once. I don't know my scriptures, but I can tell you the names of Madonna's kids. Sad, I know.
I don't care about how big your (not you, Yen) family is, and I really don't care that you feel the need to put sticker effigies of every person in your family on the back window of your suburban or minivan...because you deserve an award for squeezing out 6 kids and think everyone should know about it.
I know some people are going to be horrified, but I don't care about Anthropologie either. All I can afford there is a doorknob and even that's a stretch. Give me a Forever 21 (or XXI if you live in the valley of UT) full of knockoffs and I'm good to go.
And I don't care for ward callings either. Good thing I don't have one.
I also don't care for acrylic nails or hair dye jobs where the top is blond and underneath is black or red or whatever shade of horrible.
We're together on that poetry thing, meh.
How clean my car is.
Teaching my kids to make their beds.
TWILIGHT/New Moon/Eclipse.
professional sports, college sports, any sport where I am not directly getting sweaty. Also, I would agree with fig, that mormon caffeine debate (there is no debate with me- caffeine good). And some other stuff I don't care enough to think of.
Ditto the caffeine debate, and I would also add the following to my 'whatever' list:
- Whether or not Brangelina ever tie the knot.
- The exact time the sun will rise or set.
- Whether the person in front of me in traffic has any familial connection to an honor student.
- "Studies" regarding the health benefits of certain foods. Dark chocolate is good for me because I say so (it's a boost to my mental health, if nothing else) - not because some Masters in Nutrition student fed it to rats causing a favorable result on their little EKG's ;)
I agree with the caffeine debate. Sean is Catholic and doesn't drink caffeine. Nobody cares.
Brit's latest drama.
Suri's secret life.
A pregnant "man".
I could keep going but my "blog balls" haven't dropped yet so I will keep it censored.
Diet and exercise. . .I love food and I love tv.
Also, any charity calling me on the phone to ask for a donation. . .all you're doing is reminding me of money I don't have, if I had it, I would give it.
Oh, and I have a testimony of Dr. Pepper.
Twilight, Eclipse, whatever that whole series is called. ? meh
The whole "A New Earth" (book) phenomenon. On XM Radio every Sat. morning, Oprah gets on & blabs about deep spirituality with this Eckhart Tool. (spelling was intentional) He says in his most drab, polish (?) accent...
"Take notice of each step as you walk up the stairs. Really become present as you put one foot in front of the other. Do not just walk up the stairs."
Of Course Oprah just marvels over such wisdom.
Is this the Jen and Waldo I knew at BYU 94-95? (I am pretty sure yes after "stalking" your archive for a couple of minutes and finding some pictures!) Anyway, tonight I was in one of those "I really need to be doing something else right now (in this case, it is finishing painting my kitchen) so I will google friends from my past and see what I find" kind of moods! Anyway, if yes, then Hello to you! Your daughter is darling. I am having my 3rd girl in 3 weeks.
Anyway, in the spirit of not putting out TOO much info on a blog post, I will leave out my maiden name but I used to hang out a lot with Tian...remember us?!? Anyway, I married Steve in 1997.(see profile picture.)
Come say hi at www.simpsoncrew.blogspot.com
Take care,
Meredith
i love you for this. i have always loved you for your honesty...and i am with you on 1,2,3,5,6,7,9 and 10!
It is so good to know I am not the only one with intense amounts of apathy.
And I am FULLY invested in finding loopholes to the hot-drinks thing (Snickers with caffeine--not a hot drink) Although Elder Ballard did counsel to not rely on any substance to get us through the day. But I am pretty sure he doesn't mean the Zoloft. Because that would be a deal-breaker.
Oh Anne-Marie, I love you. And I have a tendency to absolutely do the opposite of whatever Oprah says.
And Ames and Az, I am right there with the books. Don't care. And Beans, I DO care about a pregnant man. I would follow that story with interest.
Wendy Sue, I never answer my phone unless it is Ames, ~J or Az, and the latter two never call because they are busy gestating or working. That is how I don't have anything to do with the askers. But I do like when they send me address labels.
KK, I do like their pretty house things, but I will NEVER buy them. Because I don't have ten billion dollars to spend on something Jooj will destroy in thirty minutes.
And I would comment on the rest, but I am feeling apathetic. Maybe later :)
It would be so much easier just to list the things I do care about.
Oh wait. There aren't any.
Meh:
Low-carb.
Dandelions.
Suntans.
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