Like many, cannot just watch TV, do knitting, solitaire on Kindle, crosswords and other puzzles in Puzzle books, ironing, sewing.
multi tasking is a woman thing. OH constantly accusing me of missing things and getting cross that (he thinks) I am not watching my choice of programme/DVD.
I was once asked by a lecturer to repeat what she had just said as I talked to my friend in the back row. I could verbatim. Very rude of me I know. OH amazed that I can hold a conversation in a restaurant while listening, no eavesdropping, to the conversation on the next table. Again very rude, but hey I am just interested in people.