love languages.

my cat and i have been spending some quality time with each other lately. today i was sitting at my desk with my feet propped up on the top, and he came and jumped right in my lap. i was weirded out, because i wasn't so sure that he was going to be comfortable... but he camped out, and started purring away. it's a strange feeling knowing that there's another creature that depends on you for love and warmth. and of course the occasional scratch behind the ear. i've been noticing recently that physical touch has become more important to me lately. maybe that's just because i've been so deprived of it... fish isn't right down the hall anymore, we can't have our cryfests. i can't wake up in the morning walk over to gabby's room and just crawl into her bed... it was such a comfort to know that i could go and be near someone, not have to say anything, just bond. but i'm at home. and more or less, i'm alone. well, i was thinking about the love languages today. i remember i took the test once, and it said that my highest two were quality time, and physical touch. i went and looked at the test again today. i was really disappointed. it didn't seem like it would be very accurate. the questions did not disguise themselves very well. you could tell which one was which, and the test didn't cater to the idea that maybe someone was more than one. the test gives you two statements, and you are supposed to pick the one that describes you the best. the one that is true. one of the questions was
-i like it when you give me notes of affirmation
-i like it when you hug me
well, what if it's both? i do enjoy the occasional note. and i very much enjoy being hugged. how hard is it to tell that the first is words of affirmation and the second one is physical touch? but i have to pick just one. why would i be taking this test only to be giving myself the answer? i know what the five love languages are, and if the questions are so obvious, the answer that i pick would be the language that i want for my result. which... doesn't seem to be what a "test" is supposed to do.
i don't know... just silly little things i was thinking about today.
tomorrow is my sister's first day back to school. she's been talking to me more recently. it's strange... she's never done it before, but now she's been actually communicating. today she told me that she was excited to win the raccoon of the month award, but it would be her last time because she's in 4th and that's where the school ends.
i've been working on peter's birthday present today. i'm trying to get it all in the package so i can send it out. my fingers hurt from sewing.