Amelie

Remember in the movie Amelie when the narrator is introducing the characters, how every character is defined by an idiosyncratic list of things they like or dislike? The narrator would tell you what the thing was and you would see a slightly humorous depiction of the character's reaction to that thing.

If I were in that movies, the things I like would have been:

--standing outside on a windy day
--snuggling into warm sheets from the dryer
--organizing a closet

My dislikes would be:

--being around people wearing strong perfume or cologne.
--any kind of unidentified rattle or noise in a moving vehicle (not from the vehicle, although that is alarming, but rather something in the car making noise).
--when people (coworkers) won't stop talking to me when I am clearly feeling non-conversational.


Amelie's mother disliked, among other things, the pillow-creases that you get on your face while you are sleeping (unless you're a no-good back sleeper (sorry, I'm just bitter because I can't sleep on my back, a fact which creates pain in my life)).

Point of the story:

Last night was the midnight premiere of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, which meant I didn't really get to sleep until after three. I woke up swearing at 7:52 (I work at eight) with the mother of all pillow creases stretching vertically across my face.

That damn crease stayed on my face until 11 am.

Now is the part where I bring everything together and end with a pithy or clever comment, but between my red eyes and constant yawning, this is all I've got until after that pillow gets a second chance at my face.