Easy, Peasy, Japanesey!

I had so much fun with the bulleted listed yesterday (it's great for concise blogging on the go) so I thought I'd take the easy way out with a list of "Easy Way Outs"

• I have a terrible habit of relying on emails too heavily. I need to pick up that phone more often! Maybe once I get out from underneath this catalog and environmental crap, I will be able to work on that.
• I tend to give gifts that I have put thought into. Something that speaks about the person I am giving to and possibly even references things from our relationship. I guess when I get a card and a gift certificate from someone I have known for over 10 years (and who coincidentally couldn't remember the date of my birthday this year), when I always put thought and time into selecting her gifts every year is a bit of a let down. Is that completely selfish?
• Is the dishwasher the easy way out? ...Tonight it will be! I have been so lazy with the dishes this week! I am normally pretty good about keeping up, but not this past week.
• Is there an easy way of defeating that stupid T-rex on Tomb Raider: Anniversary? I mean come on! The first boss fight in the first level and I can't compete! He just beats my ass every freakin' time and I can only depleat his life by about 1/16th!!! Bastard!
• Texting. The greatest impersonal communication to date! I like it when I need a quick answer about something between friends or family, but when other people use it in place of actual conversation, it's REALLY frustrating. Texting is only understandable in short thoughts, b/c anything else gets misconstrued. You can't really have discussions about where to go for dinner, or make plans for the weekend. Radio silence after a text or in the middle of a text convo is extremely rude, b/c this is the oh so SUBTLE HINT that says the other person is ignoring you. Nice.
• Voicemail.

Music to set the mood: All Sting, All Day today. It's the perfectly grey, cloudy, cold day that I would envision myself tucked away in an old stone English cottage with my dogs, a cup of tea and a good book, taking in the scenery of the fall landscape which reminds me of a beautiful rust colored tapestry...(*sigh*)