Things I say at work that make me sound dirty

Brook:

Chris sent me this list nearly two weeks ago, but I couldn't think of anything. I thought his list, however, was too good not to post.

Chris:

5. nice and firm (re: soil compaction)

4. moist (re: soil saturation)

3. provide protection (re: tree preservation)

2. lay pipe (re: infrastructure)

1. consumate (re: contracts)

Things I'm aware of today

Brook:

5. how concerned I am about the world in which my children are growing up

4. how much more desensitized I am to violence and tragedy than I was five years ago

3. how little I trust our government to be honest with us and act in our best interest

2. how different my views of the nation and the world are from when I was younger

1. how the status quo in the United States has changed forever

Chris:

5. How much the world has changed in 5 years

4. The fighter jets flying near the airport

3. How my perspective can change so quickly

2. How much I care for my family and friends

1. Exactly where I was, what I was doing and who I was with 5 years ago

Things I would like to own but don't need

Brook:

5. a larger TV

4. a piano/electronic keyboard

3. more comic books

2. a digital camcorder

1. a monkey

Chris:

5. a digital camera

4. Kimball Museum & Modern Art Museum memberships

3. a TiVo

2. a house

1. the complete works of Haruki Murakami

People who annoy me

Brook:

5. Diane Sawyer

4. Donald Trump

3. Mo'Nique

2. Dr. Phil

1. George W. Bush

Chris:

5. Katie Couric

4. Jerry Bruckheimer

3. Bobby Flay

2. Paris Hilton

1. Dubya

Top-five TV character crushes

Brook:

5. Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo, Grey's Anatomy)

4. Winifred "Fred" Burkle (Amy Acker, Angel)

3. Veronica Mars (Kristen Bell, Veronica Mars)

2. Lorelai Gilmore (Lauren Graham, Gilmore Girls)

1. Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar, Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

Chris:

5. Claire Huxtable (Phylicia Rashad, The Cosby Show)

4. Deputy Chief Brenda Johnson (Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer)

3. Inara Serra (Morena Baccarin, Firefly)

2. Veronica Mars (Kristen Bell, Veronica Mars)

1. Lisa Miller (Maura Tierney, NewsRadio)