i love lists

I really do!

Here is a list of the lists I have on my iPhone at the moment. No editting, some are a little embarrassing and no I don't think I have OCD. They are in order of last updated.

1. Food log
2. Headache log
3. Presents to buy
4. Music to investigate
5. Errands
6. Websites to visit
7. DVDs to watch
8. Books to read
9. Things to do in NYC
10. Sunday school songs
11. Things to do when in NZ
12. Goals 2011
13. Time management systems
14. Things to do in South Korea
15. Craft ideas
16. Things to do in Montreal
17. Letters to write
18. Quinoa porridge recipe
19. Sides recipes
20. Mains recipes
21. How to make a Manhattan for two
22. Stress management ideas
23. Things to consider when starting a business
24. T.O. places to eat
25. T.O. places to shop
26. T.O. things to do

Making lists and loving lists is by no means unique. Here are at these two websites dedicated to lists. Information in list form just suits my mathsy self.

http://listverse.com/ - "listiverse" may have been a better name but what a tresure trove.

http://www.todolistblog.com/ - inspiring stuff, many found to do lists.

My top 5 reasons to love lists

1. On a list an everyday activity is important
2. For the sense of well being when you cross items off a list
3. Lists help you visualise your thoughts
4. Lists take less time and punctuation than a paragraph
5. Lists can help you stop procrastinating

i like to think of myself as observant and I may repeat myself from time to time

Canadianisms:

There are signs everywhere. Mostly because someone, somewhere was sued for something or they think they could be sued for something. Case in point is the helpful reminder ‘Caution your hot drink/pie/dog is hot’! Road sides are littered with as much information for those using the roads as possible. Parking a car takes a good ten minutes of deciphering the available times at each prospective spot, it takes a team of nuclear scientists to avoid parking tickets in this city. Along the highway there are constantly signs informing you of which takeaway options are available at the next exit and there are so many!

I am not sure if I am biased but it seems that things have strange names here. Often people name things after their own first name.
“Christine's Fitness.”
“Jim's Mattress World”
“Beatrice Milk.”

That last one could be named after a famous cow I guess. In NZ most of us wouldn’t presume to name something after ourselves, it is a bit show offy is it not? This North American habit is in a similar vein to those ad’s you see referenced on sitcoms where the guy who owns the store does his best ‘I am really excited about this crazy sale’ bit and the ad is comically low budget. Those really do exist and get shown on primetime here. Creepy comb over dudes wanting you to exchange your gold for cash on some strip mall store on an abandoned highway. Jim always wants to personally invite you to his very own world of mattresses, with the ad filmed inside that same store and at the same time showing of those mattresses.

The paper sizes are quite strange. I guess once you are used to them you can prefer letter and legal sizes, I for one do not. The beauty of the A system with each successive number being half the size of the number before, why would you not switch to that? It is too international for them perhaps? Those Americans have a stranglehold in common sense in some areas, for a country that escaped imperial England they cling to the imperial measures. Here in Canada the store owners use these ye olde measures too, for fear of fierce repercussions from those resistant to common sense.

Politeness is a rule here. Orderly lines and pleases and thank yous. People almost always ask how you are and expect you to reciprocate whole heartedly. To end on a happy note, people here quite often say ‘take care’ instead of goodbye. O lovely. I think they mean it too; I particularly like it for the variety.

Take Care Y'all!