There are some things I find weird about myself (sometimes, in conjunction with others in my life) but I know there must be others out there who do the same…right?
- I occasionally weigh myself before and after pooping just to see if there’s a difference. (It’s never as much as I expect or hope.)
- Every few months, J will lie on top of me and “play dead.” I then try my darndest to try to get out from under him, just to see if I would be able to escape if he were ever to die or pass out on top of me.
- During a bawling session, I have run to a mirror to see if I can cry pretty like actors do in movies or television. (I can’t.)
- This is exactly how I sleep in the warmer months:
…while the opposite is true in the cold (i.e., one leg out of the blanket).
- When I get really stressed out, I like to go through the clothes in my closet and look for wrinkled clothes to iron. I tell my friends that ironing relaxes me because it’s like I can smooth out the wrinkles in the fabric, while I can’t always smooth out the wrinkles in my life. But that’s not always the truth — because I’m not that deep a person. I just really like to iron.
- I pick at the skin around my thumbnails (oftentimes enough to draw blood) and I have for as long as I can remember. I’m surprised I’ve never gotten any infections from this nasty habit.
- When I recall a bad or embarrassing memory, I try to think of something I could have said to offset that awkward situation. And periodically, I will find myself saying this aloud. I guess it happens often enough that J no longer pays attention to it — he’s fully aware that I occasionally talk to myself.
- I relate all too well with the following Nerd Quirks:
Do you share with me any any of these eccentricities? Or do you possess other seemingly-strange peculiarities that you’re sure many others hold?
6, 7, and #153. Others? Too many to list.
LOL @ the “just right” sleeping arrangements. I’m the same way. I also relate to the incorrect pronunciations. 🙂
The sleeping — almost, I need a blanket on me. I do sleep with a pillow on my chest, however.
I also compare prescriptions with friends and family, and I definitely love taking the train because of the relaxing atmosphere and the time to do everything I want while i am already being productive on a train!
7 (always under my breath, compulsively… it’s weird), 240 (my sister-in-law and I tie for strongest!), and 153. The pre- and post- poop weighing thing makes me LOL, although it is with you, not at you! You sound like somebody that I would be friends with in real life. Oh, and my husband and sister-in-law both do the cuticle picking thing, it drives me crazy! My SIL ended up getting a cheap bracelet where the beads can move around the string, so she moves the beads rather than pick.
My husband plays dead on me too! I laughed out loud and read that to my husband. So glad we’re not the only ones!
If it makes you feel any better, I do #1, #4 and #8 as well.
Also, I’m kinda known to go all OCD about things… I’ve been known to be called a fat Chinese Monica Gellar with geeky tendencies. ^__^;
Ha, too funny! I love hearing people’s quirks!! : )
Totally with you on 6 and 7 and the last two nerd quirks! : ) Except I HAVE given myself infections from my awful thumb cuticle habit : ( Not proud.
LOL I am definitely not like that at all but I love it!!! (LOVE YOU!)
HAHAH! OMGG these are soooo funny and I can’t believe you posted them. Props to you! I definitely have my share of things just like these — except I have Daniel grab hold of my wrists and I try to weasel out of them for practice, in case I get attacked. And the crying and looking in the mirror because you’re curious?? AMAZING.
3,6, 7, 152, 153 and 172!
nerds rock!
You definitely are NOT the only one. I’ve done a few of those nerd quirks myself. And the sleeping in the summer? Totally me…I have a tiny sliver of blanket and that is all I need. I get so irritated when my husband tries to nicely cover me with the entire blanket…too hot! How does he sleep like that?
I’m embarrassed by how many words I don’t actually know how to pronounce, because I’ve only ever seen them on a page.
LOL at the playing dead. T simply cannot put his full weight on me – he’s about 3 times my size and would literally crush me/suffocate me. Seriously, we’re borked if that ever happens – or if we have some kind of accident and I have to drag him to safety.
The crying – I’m the opposite of you – I know I’m a Claire Danes x 1000 ugly crier so I avoid looking at myself for hours after.
And I ALWAYS obsess over how I could have handled situations better. Stuff from a decade ago still haunts me