Weirdness - The Cheer Up Post

[allyndra]

I'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.

Comments

Cheer! via odd facts. I like it.

[sublimatedangel]

1. I'm afraid to learn too much about Scientology, because what if I get converted? I've always felt this strange affinity/weakness towards cults and such, and handle that in the extremely mature way of ignoring it and pretending it's not there, much like I learned to get over my fear of scary things under the bed.

2. I've received numerous compliments over the years on my speaking voice and my sandwich-making ability, neither of which seem particularly special to me.

3. Getting water in my eyes is almost as bad as getting soap in them. My eyes aren't uber-sensitive or anything otherwise... I can touch them and stuff, and saline is fine. They just don't like the pH or something?

Re: Cheer! via odd facts. I like it.

[allyndra.livejournal.com]

1. I'm afraid to learn too much about Scientology, because what if I get converted? I've always felt this strange affinity/weakness towards cults and such, and handle that in the extremely mature way of ignoring it and pretending it's not there, much like I learned to get over my fear of scary things under the bed. See, that makes perfect sense to me. I'm a big fan of the "pretend it isn't there" method, although I've never felt the need to apply it to cults. I guess the knowledge that my mother would KILL ME DEAD has always kind of discouraged my considering into different religions, even now that I'm grown up.

2. I've received numerous compliments over the years on my speaking voice and my sandwich-making ability, neither of which seem particularly special to me. I can understand not feeling particularly proud of your speaking voice, since that's not usually under your conscious control, but sandwich-making is a skill. Stand tall with pride in your sandwich-making.

3. Getting water in my eyes is almost as bad as getting soap in them. My eyes aren't uber-sensitive or anything otherwise... I can touch them and stuff, and saline is fine. They just don't like the pH or something? Huh. That's interesting. And I bet annoying, since people don't give you much sympathy for water in your eyes.