Friday Five!
Questions from Friday5.org.
1. Who in your life is as blind as a bat?
Me! I have very bad vision and have needed glasses/contacts since I was eight. Every time I go in for an annual eye exam, my doctor remarks upon the imbalance of my imperfect vision (my right eye is much worse than my left) and tells me that if it had gone untreated for much longer, I probably would have ended up with a lazy eye.
2. Who in your life is as happy as a clam?
Happy as a clam? Hmm…My friend Alison is always very upbeat when I see her, even when I know she has difficult things going on in her life. She’s cheerful and enthusiastic, which is part of the reason why I always love seeing her.
3. Who in your life is as mad as a wet hen?
I’ve never heard this phrase before. Does it use “mad” in the angry or crazy sense? Okay, just found out that it’s used in the angry sense here. I don’t know. I tend to stay away from very angry people, as a general rule. It’s served me well.
4. Who in your life is as stubborn as a mule?
My brother is stubborn as a mule. He will insist until the day he dies that he’s right about something even when presented with incontrovertible evidence to the contrary. I’m about half as stubborn as him. And when we’re being stubborn at each other, my spouse very kindly describes us as “being such Cann kids.” We inevitably turn our ire towards him, which is fun.
5. Who in your life is as quiet as a mouse?
Ironically, my cat Luna is quiet as a mouse. When she meows, it comes out more like a dignified whisper. Very cute. But it can be a little scary in the mornings when she comes into my bedroom to wake me up and I open my eyes to see the jaws of a famished feline inches away from my face. She’s meowing for food, but all I see in my half-awake state are the fangs.
But here she is all wrapped up for a nap, not ferocious at all:
Have a good weekend!
