things i have enjoyed watching marc do.

1. Complete Tomb Raider. Although I wasn't actually in the room when he finished, there was something about the hours he spent bathing in the glow of the TV screen.

2. Create spreadsheets. Somehow he has learned every keyboard shortcut known to man, and isn't afraid to use them.

3. Get dressed in the morning. For almost ten years, it has been boxers, t-shirt, another shirt, pants (tuck-in-shirts), socks, shoes, belt. In the summer and on weekends, there is usually only one shirt, and shorts instead of pants. There is always a belt.

4. Make pancakes. Bisquick, egg, milk, white mixing bowl, skillet, butter, whisk, and then ladle to pan. These days he also preheats the skillet.

5. Shave. Although the beard is nice, I miss the upper-lip-shaving dimple face.

6. Wire things. Whenever we've moved, our TV, stereo, speakers, computer, telephones, and alarm clocks are powered-up and ready to go before I would have even thought to unbox them, all while I'm still unpacking in the kitchen.

7. Pack the trunk. For a mechanical engineer, I have shockingly poor spatial analysis skills. Also included here are organize the Tupperware, assemble Ikea furniture, and preserve leftovers.