Quirks

[AGonzalez]

I hate shoes. I love socks because my feet get cold easily. I also like running around barefoot, but I do NOT like having my feet touched. That being said, as much as I like wearing socks, I don't wear them to bed, and if I do I peel them off in the middle of the night.

Other than that, no real quirks.

 

[Snark]

Hate backtracking while driving, I go from point A to point B to point C - so don't ask me to go back to point A, I'm done with it!

Also hate sitting in traffic jams when traveling on vacation - freaked my mother out when she went with Sis and I to the Twins Days Festival. There was construction in Ohio (the state sport) so I pulled out the atlas and Sis took the next available exit. We didn't get back on a major highway until we were well north of Columbus (and we left the highway just over the state line). Mom kept asking if we knew where we were going...

Oh, and I refuse to get a GPS - hate 'em! Mom lent us hers last year for vacation - will never use one again. I spent the entire trip across country arguing with the stupid thing. I KNOW it's a left turn and I WILL turn left when the light turns green so SHUT UP with the 'turn left here' already!!!

 

[tessa_s212]

I'm one of those people that will organize and put all the shopping carts in order in the holder thingies in the parking lot. I hate to see them all disorganized and crammed in there. It isn't that hard to put them in there nicely.

 

[Dakotah]

Oh god I have so many.... it's to the point I think I may have mild OCD, actually.

I have 'good' and 'bad' numbers. Nothing can be set on an odd number, with the exception of multiples of five, those are safe. This goes for basically everything. Funnily enough my sister has the same safe numbers too.

This. I am the SAME way. lol

Also I have everything in my room VERY specific and holy cow if someone moves something just a millimeter of a inch, I go crazy and have to put it back in its place.

I'm with yall on the whole foot thing too.

In my cell phone, I HAVE to erase all my text messages from that day before I go to bed.

I'm sure I'll think of more later lol.

 

[GlassOnion]

Oh yes just thought of one I did earlier today. I think it's coupled with the smell thing but the air sometimes has a taste I identify with apple pie. Tastes exactly the same. Not sure what causes it but it's pretty random when it does it.

 

[youhavenoidea]

This could be a long list. I'm a freakshow.

- I don't smell dishes, but I blow in glasses. Every time I pull out a glass to get a drink, I look in it, blow in it, then twist the rim against my shirt. Even if it's straight out of the effing dishwasher.

- I never, and I mean NEVER take the last sip of a beverage. Especially with juice, when I get close to the bottom, I tip the glass, and all I can see staring cross-eyed into the bottom of my glass is nasty "drink sand" that makes me want to vom. It drives my Dad and boyfriend banana sandwich that I do this. I feel like the kid on "Signs" that leaves half-empty glasses of water everywhere. LOL

- When I eat a pickle, I have to put the whole thing in my mouth to get all the juice so it doesn't drip, THEN pull it out and take a bite. I try not to eat pickles in front of boys.

- I can't sleep in silence. I have to either fall asleep watching TV or, failing that, with my iPod actually in my ears.

- I can't stand to have any call history in my cell phone's call history. As soon as I end a call, I immediately go and delete it out of the history, so my phone stays "organized".

There are many more "quirky" things I do, but I'll leave you guys with this one, as it's clearly the weirdest.

- I "trace" things with my eyes. Like everything in my surroundings. Have done it since I was a kid. And I "colour" them in, too. Each colour has a number, for the amount of times I theoretically "pass over" it until it's "filled in". White is 1, yellow is 2, 3 and 4 vary, 5 is orange, 6 is blue, 7 is red, 8 is for a shade "darker" in my brain than red, but not as "dark" as green, which is 9, and black is 10. Then there are .5 colours like someone's skin tone (yes, I trace people too) would be 1.5, or dark brown would be 9.5.

I need to be committed. I don't know if it's just a habit I started out of boredom when I was young (I was deemed "gifted" in school and was bored a lot), if it's a touch of OCD because I'm such an organized control-freak Type A personality, or if I honestly just do it because I'm so artistically inclined (there isn't really a medium I DON'T dabble in) and it's naturally the way my brain functions to decontruct objects' basic geometric composition. Your guess is as good as mine. I don't tell many people about it though. It's just too weird.

 

[GlassOnion]

I think you just won the thread.

 

[Buckshot]

Shaking hands. I know most guys dont wash their hands after using the restroom, and whatever else. They handle their junk then expect to shake hands, I dont like it. If I have to shake hands I cant stand a weak hand shake. Grab on to my hand like its a hand and not an over rippend peach.

Another quirk is crowds. I dont know how I used to be such a bar troll. These days I cant stand many people in a congested area, I get very irritable if my movement is restricted by people too close. Its odd, I enjoy being underwater and long decompressions in small hyperbaric chambers but people too close bugs me bad.

 

[Laurelin]

This. I am the SAME way. lol

Haha that's good to know. Drives me batty because some days I'll be hot on say 72 (for example) degrees but kind of chilly on 70 and I CAN'T put it on 71 degrees because it's just not right to me. Same with volume settings. I flip out if people mess with the volume on the radio and move it to an odd number.

Also, I have to sleep with my head on a pillow and a pillow on my head covering my eyes. And I have to sleep with a pillow between my knees and one between my feet. So I use four pillows to go to sleep, lol. If I don't have a pillow to cover my eyes, I use a blanket instead. I can't sleep unless something is on my head.

I actually trace things with my eyes and in my head too. I don't number them but when I'm bored I often just trace the outline and think about what I would do if I was drawing it. *shrug*

 

[youhavenoidea]

I think you just won the thread.

ROFLMAO

Awesome.

 

[youhavenoidea]

I actually trace things with my eyes and in my head too. I don't number them but when I'm bored I often just trace the outline and think about what I would do if I was drawing it. *shrug*

Ha! Maybe there IS something to my "artsy-minded" theory then!

 

[GipsyQueen]

-I can't be late.I am extremly punktual. And if Im in the car, and Im running late because of traffic, I will... even if Im only 5 minutes late. My mom on the other hand, is ALWAYS late, so when ever we have to be somewhere together I tell her we have to be there half an hour earlier than we actually do.

-I can't eat and drink at the same time. I always have to have my drink before I start eating. (I also have to drink things in one sitting. Like I cant have coffee and not sip it until its finished).

- I can't sleep with the closet door open.

 

[MandyPug]

This could be a long list. I'm a freakshow.

- I don't smell dishes, but I blow in glasses. Every time I pull out a glass to get a drink, I look in it, blow in it, then twist the rim against my shirt. Even if it's straight out of the effing dishwasher.

I thought i was the only one who did that! I do the EXACT same thing. I don't even know i'm doing it half the time and my friends comment...

- When I eat a pickle, I have to put the whole thing in my mouth to get all the juice so it doesn't drip, THEN pull it out and take a bite. I try not to eat pickles in front of boys.

Some people don't understand pickle dynamics... It's the juice that is the key to a good pickle and it cannot be wasted by drippage!

- I can't sleep in silence. I have to either fall asleep watching TV or, failing that, with my iPod actually in my ears.

I can sleep in silence... But it's not a good sleep, i get nightmares if i don't fall asleep to the food network or a non-scary show.



I get really nervous when someone is standing over me.

I must have the stereo on multiples of 5. Evens are acceptable on SOME days but i tend to prefer the 5's.

I have a fully made bed, yet sleep on top of all the covers with the same one blanket all year round.

I MUST have a minimum of 6 pillows to sleep stacked in 3's. I sleep directly in the middle with my head completely surrounded by the pillows and i wrap a small blanket around my head.

Once everyone is in bed and the lights are all off in the house, i won't leave my room into the dark unless i have a metre stick or a broom handle (which i keep by my door) in case i have to whack some stranger danger with it. On stormy nights or windy nights i won't leave at all, even if i have to pee.

All cameras.. Webcams, cell cams, digital cameras, camcorders... must be turned so the lens cannot see me, even if it's in a case. Lenses make me think of eyes and i'm creeped out by a bunch of eyes watching me sleep.

If the news is on and i can't reach the remote from where i'm sitting, i won't leave my chair/bed to get it or change the channel until an upbeat commercial.

That's all i can think of for now lol.

 

[Romy]

- I "trace" things with my eyes. Like everything in my surroundings. Have done it since I was a kid. And I "colour" them in, too. Each colour has a number, for the amount of times I theoretically "pass over" it until it's "filled in". White is 1, yellow is 2, 3 and 4 vary, 5 is orange, 6 is blue, 7 is red, 8 is for a shade "darker" in my brain than red, but not as "dark" as green, which is 9, and black is 10. Then there are .5 colours like someone's skin tone (yes, I trace people too) would be 1.5, or dark brown would be 9.5.

I need to be committed. I don't know if it's just a habit I started out of boredom when I was young (I was deemed "gifted" in school and was bored a lot), if it's a touch of OCD because I'm such an organized control-freak Type A personality, or if I honestly just do it because I'm so artistically inclined (there isn't really a medium I DON'T dabble in) and it's naturally the way my brain functions to decontruct objects' basic geometric composition. Your guess is as good as mine. I don't tell many people about it though. It's just too weird.

Two things. That is just plain cool. And, why aren't you posting in the art section!?! :nono:

For me:

-The toilet must be cleaned 2x a day. Always. I hate hate hate dusty toilets, or when they get that yellow film inside the bowl. It makes me want to harf.

-All windows MUST be covered at night. I feel all freaky creepazoid when it's dark and I can't see what's outside looking in.

-I must wear a minimum of three layers on my torso. Even if it's 100 degrees outside. Four is preferable. Shorts are yicky. I don't care if other people wear them, but I can't bring myself to do it. The whole time we lived in Tucson I only wore khakis and jeans. My inlaws thought I was crazy. Also, I must wear socks at all times. Even with sandals.

-My fingernails may never grow. Seriously, if they get longer than an eighth of an inch it drives me nuts, I have to cut them every other day it seems like. I think it came from playing the violin, I used to keep them really short for it and now can't stand it when they grow.

-Even though I don't play violin anymore, I can't stand it when my instrument is out of tune. Once a week I have to take it out and retune it before putting it away again.

-Cleaning the bird hutch. It has two hens and two ducks living inside, and I'm pretty OCD about it staying clean. Every morning when I let them out I get a shovel and clean up the poo from overnight, then sprinkle fresh shavings down. Three times a week I shovel the shavings out completely and put down fresh ones. I know they are ducks, but for some reason the idea of them having damp feet at night makes me feel super terrible. Maybe because I hate it when my feet get wet and I can't dry them off right away.

 

[sparks19]

Shaking hands. I know most guys dont wash their hands after using the restroom, and whatever else. They handle their junk then expect to shake hands, I dont like it. If I have to shake hands I cant stand a weak hand shake. Grab on to my hand like its a hand and not an over rippend peach.

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LMAO this reminds me of a funny story when we were out at a restaurant one day. Brian came out of the men's room and jsut WTF is wrong with people? He walked into the bathroom to find this old guy leaning against the wall trying to call someone with his pecker hanging out LOL saw Brian come in so he turned back to the urinal and then proceeded with his phone conversation

but it's just funny what people do

 

[sparks19]

When I eat dinner vegetables must be eaten first and must be finished before I will touch anything else.

When I eat sandwiches I have to eat all the edges and leave the center for last... burgerrs too although this is often EXTREMELY messy lol.

 

[Samantha's pet]

I HATE dark rooms. I like everything to be brightly lit. But everyone in this household likes to keep things dimly lit. I feel like a vampire! Drapes on all the windows, lights never turned on... hate it.

Me too! I hate my mom's house b/c she has really opaque light fixtures so the bulbs barely shine through and its so dim! I am constantly saying her house is like a catholic church. lol. (no offense to catholic people. They are just dim and dreary). I really depresses me to be in dim rooms. I dont even like watching tv or movies w/ the light off and on rainy days I just dont wanna get out of bed and I battle the urge to cry all day long.

I keep all lights and lamps on in whatever room I am in. I open curtains/blinds in the daytime.

I dont mind it at the movies or at bed time (its pitch dark in my room at bedtime).

I cannot just watch a horror movie. I have to cover my face w/ a blanket or my hands and peek through on scary scenes. I do not see how people can just sit there and watch! lol.

 

[Samantha's pet]

When I eat dinner vegetables must be eaten first and must be finished before I will touch anything else.

When I eat sandwiches I have to eat all the edges and leave the center for last... burgerrs too although this is often EXTREMELY messy lol.

You know how when a person is eating chicken nuggets and fries, for example, they just thoughtlessly eat a bit of whatever they want next? I have to consciously keep my fry to nugget ratio balanced. (its about 3 fries to every nugget). Its almost like work. I have to pay attention and think about what I should eat next.

 

[Laurelin]

Oh and there's a huge list of words I can't pronounce. The only ones coming to mind are 'hawk' and 'Rory' though right now. My friend is named Rory and I stutter and stumble over her name every single time. It always comes out as 'Roy' or close to it. xD Shouldn't be that hard should it? And hawk I pronounce the same as hock. I know there's lots and lots more. My family teases me about it.

 

[Samantha's pet]

I get really nervous when someone is standing over me.

I must have the stereo on multiples of 5. Evens are acceptable on SOME days but i tend to prefer the 5's.

Me too! I hate someone looking over my shoulder. Even to see pics or something on a computer. If I am showing them something I prefer they sit and I look over their shoulder. In school when the teacher came and looked over my should while I was drawing or taking a test my pencil literally stopped in it's tracks. I didnt look up, just stopped writing mid-stroke and sat there staring at my page totally still until they walked away.

My radio must be on a number ending in 5 or 0. I now have a radio w/ a little bar instead of numbers..........ahhh, the freedom! lol.