Steven has a green thumb. I kill plants. Data does too (although we have different methods – I don’t chew on them).

I’ll just add “taking care of houseplants” to my list of domestic skills that I stink at. Also on the list:

• cooking
• sweeping
• mopping (Thanks for the correction, Nilsa S.!)
• making the bed (I do it, it just looks awful)
• putting the dishes into the dishwasher
• closing the shower curtain after showering
• wiping my feet off so the floor doesn’t get all wet after showering
• vacuuming
• dusting
• patching walls
• painting
• hanging frames
• leaving my clothes on the drying rack for too long
• stacking things up on the floor and not putting them away
• sewing buttons
• okay, sewing at ALL

And to be fair, a few things I am good at:

• sending out birthday cards, anniversary cards, thinking of you cards
• taking the trash out
• bringing in the newspaper
• baking banana bread
• protecting the car
• finding “Infiniti-approved” parking spots (used to be “Saab-approved”)
• getting the mail on Saturdays
• feeding Data on Saturday and Sunday mornings so he’ll STFU and let us sleep
• changing Data’s litter
• putting groceries away
• opening new DVDs
• getting my clothes out of the dryer in less than 2 days
• cutting up lettuce, cauliflower, carrots, celery, and strawberries
• pushing very heavy things up the stairs

Ha. I’m good at all the things that really matter.

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Today’s Idiom: to throw down the gauntlet – to challenge someone

Steven thought he was better at Xbox Tetris than me, so I had to throw down the gauntlet, and show off my mad Tetris skills.