Weirdness - The Cheer Up Post
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allyndraI've had a bad week. When I logged on, I thought maybe I'd write a post all about it (I got hurt, I got sick, my husband had emotional issues, and then a friend died), but I don't think I will. Sometimes venting and crying helps, but sometimes I just need to think about something else. So.
Tell me three strange things about yourself. They don't have to be feakish, and they don't have to be secrets, just things that make other people go, "Huh?" I'll start.
1. I fingerspell things to myself for no reason. While I'm driving, while I'm walking, while I'm waiting in lines. I fingerspell song lyrics, or thoughts I'm having, or just my name. I'm not a good signer, and I actually can't read it very well when other people fingerspell at me; it's just a habit.
2. I love old Burma-Shave jingles. I'm way too young to remember them (my parents are too young to remember them), but I think they're awesome. I get really angry when I see the Burma-Shave nostalgia merchandise in stores, because they seem to think the way to convey "old" is with a shaving brush and mug. Hello! The whole point of Burma-Shave was that it didn't require a brush. "Shaving brush/ so wet and hairy/ I've passed you up/ for sanitary/ Burma-Shave." (that might be an inaccurrate quote; it was off the top of my head)
3. I am addicted to Chap-Stick. Not lip balm, Chap-Stick, particularly the cherry kind. I feel uncomfortable if I don't have any on, so I usually have a Chap-Stick in my purse, on my desk, and beside my bed. In order to enable this addiction, my husband get me ten tubes of cherry Chap-Stick every year and puts them in my Christmas stocking.
Okay, so now that I sound extra weird, share something distracting and odd about yourself. If you can't think of three, I'll take fewer.
Tell me three strange things about yourself. They don't have to be feakish, and they don't have to be secrets, just things that make other people go, "Huh?" I'll start.
1. I fingerspell things to myself for no reason. While I'm driving, while I'm walking, while I'm waiting in lines. I fingerspell song lyrics, or thoughts I'm having, or just my name. I'm not a good signer, and I actually can't read it very well when other people fingerspell at me; it's just a habit.
2. I love old Burma-Shave jingles. I'm way too young to remember them (my parents are too young to remember them), but I think they're awesome. I get really angry when I see the Burma-Shave nostalgia merchandise in stores, because they seem to think the way to convey "old" is with a shaving brush and mug. Hello! The whole point of Burma-Shave was that it didn't require a brush. "Shaving brush/ so wet and hairy/ I've passed you up/ for sanitary/ Burma-Shave." (that might be an inaccurrate quote; it was off the top of my head)
3. I am addicted to Chap-Stick. Not lip balm, Chap-Stick, particularly the cherry kind. I feel uncomfortable if I don't have any on, so I usually have a Chap-Stick in my purse, on my desk, and beside my bed. In order to enable this addiction, my husband get me ten tubes of cherry Chap-Stick every year and puts them in my Christmas stocking.
Okay, so now that I sound extra weird, share something distracting and odd about yourself. If you can't think of three, I'll take fewer.
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Date: 2008-04-07 04:39 pm (UTC)1. You know those vents at the tops of walls when houses or buildings have like central air or something? Where the heat/air-conditioning comes out of? Well, when I was younger (like from ages five to fourteen) I used to think people I knew were up there spying on me. Sometimes they were people from my elementary school, though on occasion it was famous people. I'm really glad I never thought of that when I was a kid. It would have freaked me the hell out.
2. I look people in the mouth (as opposed to the eyes) when talking to them. Something about looking people in the eyes while talking makes me feel astronomically uncomfortable, and if I try to do it I can't focus on what they're saying. It's like their eyes become these black holes sucking my concentration up. I usually only look people in the mouth if there's something about their teeth that draws my attention. Like, I had a professor with the most unflattering and weird set of dentures ever, so I always looked her in the mouth (even when I tried not to).
3. I use conversational song a lot, sometimes conversational movie quotes. If someone says a word/phrase/idea that's even remotely like a lyric (or line from a movie), I'll sing it to them (or act it out). A Really Bad Example:
A Friend: I need a break.
Me: Gimme a break, gimme a break.
Both of Us: BREAK ME OFF A PIECE OF THAT! KIT! KAT! BAR!
It can get pretty weird in public places. That's fun! I often sing or quote like that, but people rarely respond properly. *sad* But it's much more likely to happen at home, when my husband and son have been forced to consume the same media as I. :o)