Thanks for all the input!

It probably *is* due to lack of water. Now that I think about it,
it's most pronounced when there's almost no water left (either from
boiling too long or not enough water to start- I don't measure it out)

As for noodle preference, spaghetti is actually my least favorite, and
I'm actually cooking angel hair right now, but the concept is the
same. Why don't I just not buy spaghetti? Sometimes the other kinds
of pasta are more expensive, and I also make myself get lots of
different kinds so I don't fall into a rut.

Why do I break spaghetti? I often use a small pot because I cook for
1, and even when I don't, breaking means they sink right in and I
don't have to poke them around. My family also always broke spaghetti
so it's a habit as well. Picking up the pasta has never proved to be
an issue, and right now it's a subsistence food more than a fancy dish
served with wine. (I am a college student) The stereotypical college
pasta is ramen, but pasta in my local store is actually a tiny bit
cheaper by weight, more filling, more nutritious and healthy.

p.s. why do I like angel hair but not spaghetti? the spaghetti ALWAYS
sticks to the pot and burns, while the angel hair never does, cooks in
half the time, holds more sauce on the noodles, and has a more
pleasant texture. ^_^ Although angel hair is not fun to strain.
Loose too many of 'em. (note; the sticking and burning could be due
to poor quality pots, but I work with what I've got)

p.p.s. to one of the first posters- I don't actually leave it
*sitting* in water and come back to it- that was misphrased on my
part. I like hot pasta as much as the next guy. Which of course,
leaves me with the dilemma; when I use canned pre-prepared sauce, how
do I heat it up!? I can't microwave the bowl because the pasta is
already cooked (and the microwave is broken) and I can't heat the can
in hot water like I would a can of beans because to repeatedly reheat
every day would encourage bacterial growth. I am left w/ heating some
in a pot, and I prefer not to do that because you inevitably loose
sauce because it sticks to the pot!