Today, of course, is the ten-year anniversary of the car crash that killed Diana, Princess of Wales. Although I was a self-described anglophile for most of the 90s (and I'm still a bit of one today), I was never into the royal family all that much. I was still taken in by the activities which followed Diana's death, though, particularly as a couple of very important things happened in the weeks that followed, one of which will be the lead-in to next week's Friday entry. Now that I've teased you with that, let's play the friday5.org Friday Five.
1. What�s something you suspect you regularly overpay for?
Well, I got Pizza Hut this past Saturday, and I don't understand why their pizzas cost about twice as much as everyone else's. They aren't even my favourite, by far, but I just happened to be in the mood for Pizza Hut while I was out last Saturday.
2. What�s something you suspect you regularly underpay for?
I found a Little Caesars location south of here that sells Italian Cheese Bread -- aka edible cocaine -- for just three bucks a pop. I have to travel a little ways longer to get it, but once hockey season starts back up that's going to become My New Regular Saturday Night Thing.
3. What�s taking up more of your time than it should?
(Okay, what's with all the questions making me think of food-related answers this week?) I need to cut down on the amount of time I spend preparing lunch. What I'll probably start doing here is pre-making certain items on Sundays (like toasting tortilla chips for my homemade nachos), so that I can save time on those days when I teach.
4. What�s causing you stress only because you let it?
Pretty much everything. I have an annoying tendency to take on every burden I can possibly fit onto my back for some deep-rooted reason that I'm pretty sure I don't want to try to uncover. The whole "kids who think the Internet is their personal toilet and dump on everyone in the name of cheap laughs" phenomenon has been heavy on my mind (again) lately.
5. If all your karma were based on your positive and negative attitudes, would it be in good shape, in bad shape, or perfectly in balance?
On the balance it would be positive, but I've still got too many bad thoughts in my head that I'm trying to purge. (I've actually been doing a bit of reading on Buddhism lately.)
Kwizgiver at 31/8/07 21:33: