h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Someone just asked me to see a movie. I want to see the Patriot, the Perfect Storm may be too sad (especailly since it's a true story ). Usually I see movies as my only inlet for fiction. I have the feeling that reading fiction is wasting time and think I can only read non-fiction because that is always informative to some degree while fiction may be based on fact or maybe an outright fib and if it is a fib I may confuse it with fact and miss a trivia question one day or something. Now, I will sit through the same infomercial ten times and happilly so. There, the fibs are easy to spot and they tell you something about human nature at the same time. I think I like movies that are complete fiction because I already listen to NPR all day and movies don't take tooo much of my time (I used to be hooked on the news but after a while it was too repetative and I thought there was too much "fluff"). Ugh. At least I listen to music without the slightest smidge of guilt. Maybe because I can listen to music while I do somthing so I feel like I'm not wasting time. I think that is a problem with me and may explain why I will watch the TV and listen to the radio while I eat dinner and work on the computer. Really. I do that somtime. I try not to have the TV on at the same time as the radio but I want to have them both on. I may need help. Hmm. I just looked at my desk. I have a bottle of rootbeer, gatorade, and a frappuccino. I do that. I drink coffee and tea and orange juice at the same time whether or not I'm eating. Odd, huh?

Hi - was scouting about here in H2G2, and found your entry. At last - someone like me who does more than one thing at once that seems to be totally impossible!!! I think it must be a female thing - that talent to do more than one thing at once. I do exactly the same things!!! I do the same thing with the TV and radio (don't want to miss out on something happening somewhere that might possibly be of some interest to me!) while reading a book (or similar) at the same time. Drives my hubby-to-be absolutely bonkers! He just can't understand it at all! The drink thing is a classic too - ever tried to explain your way out of it at a restaurant!! "yes, thanks I will have a coffee, no I haven't finished my wine/cocktail/water (or all of the above), yes that's right I do want a coffee as well"
or maybe I just can't make up my mind (I used to be indecisive, but now I'm not so sure!!)

Oh my God. I'm not sure if I should be feeling better because there are more like me or scared. For the moment I will pretend that I think we are sane and be happy that you took time to drop by and let me know I am not alone. Oh, and I do the same thing at restaurant which also earns me odd glances. Ok, wait, I think this has made me feel better. I'm glad you stopped by.