From the co-habitation annals

In addition to the Brita jug inertia, and my inability to effectively seal the olive oil, I have another maddening habit. This one is not new to my co-habitee, but now that he experiences it every time we watch tv together, I'm pretty sure he's added it to his list of annoying things about me.

I am a notorious multi-tasker. It is hard for me to do one thing at a time, and when I'm doing anything I feel guilty about, or anything that makes me think I could be spending my time doing something more meaningful, I try and do something else at the same time. This means that I am the worst TiVo date ever. I rarely spend an evening watching TV without either balancing my checkbook, planning menus, or catching up on the news or celebrity gossip at the same time. Now, there are some shows that don't get this kind of half-assed attention, because I am just too obsessed with them, such as The OC, Grey's Anatomy, Everwood, and sometimes the Gilmore Girls (shut up, I warned you about my WB thing). But other things, like certain reality TV shows, or Desperate Housewives, or even Lost, are definite multi-tasking affairs. Lost also happens to be one of the few shows that both David and I both watch (ok, he's also started watching the Gilmore Girls, but you did not hear that from me), and we try and watch it together. This is a typical Lost night at our house:

Dramatic music from TV....
David: "Oh my god!", or "Please!" or "What the hell?!"
Me: glancing up from the recipe book, "What happened?"
David: "Sayeed just shot Shannon!" or "Charlie pocketed the drugs", or "He's totally going to kill him"
Me: "Okay, rewind that, I have to see!"
David: Patiently rewinds so that he can watch it again, this time with the benefit of my reaction.
Me: "Wait, I don't get it?" "How did Charlie find drugs?", or "What was Shannon doing roaming in the jungle by herself?"
David: "Would you like me to rewind some more?"
Me: "No no, you can just tell me!"
David: "Why do you even care, you obviously aren't that into this show?"
Me: "What are you talking about? I LOVE LOST!"

This continues several times through the course of a typical episode. It's amazing we are still together.