Random quirks/habits

ErinG93

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[QUOTE]I would rather drive 20 minutes out of the way than be stuck in 10 minutes of traffic.  I don't know what's wrong with me, but I just can't do it.
Posted by baystateapple[/QUOTE]<div>
</div><div>I am the exact same way. There's this one left turn leaving campus that I always avoid at all costs. It adds an extra 20 minutes onto my maybe 7 minute drive home, but it's where a bicyclist hit me and I can't do it anymore. </div><div>
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sleblanc72

Pj's go on as soon as I get home.

I also have to have the toilet paper roll coming from the top and will change it if someone puts it on another way at home.

I eat my food essentially in circles, I can't eat just one thing and have to have a variety to pick from but I do save my favorite thing to have for the last bite.

I can't get into bed if there's wrinkles in the sheets, I can't fall asleep feeling the wrinkles.

My clothes are organized by type and then color.

Apparently I have lots of quirks since I thought of those off the top of my head.

musicalsunlight

I have a weird thing where I kind of subconsciously try to sleep on my right side as much as I can. I credit it to a time when a family friend told me as a small child that I would live longer that way, because I wouldn't be 'squishing my heart' on my left side. That thought terrified me at the time. I know now that it is not true but I still don't sleep on my left side that much.

sleblanc72

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[QUOTE]I would rather drive 20 minutes out of the way than be stuck in 10 minutes of traffic.  I don't know what's wrong with me, but I just can't do it.
Posted by baystateapple[/QUOTE]
Fi is like this and he's turning me into a person who would rather drive out of their way then sit in traffic.

musicalsunlight

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Random quirks/habits : OMG I heard that too.  I was traumatized.  Now I have to sleep on my left because of the nerve damage in my right leg, but that took a LONG time to get used to.
Posted by EaglesBride2012[/QUOTE]


The nerve damage wasn't due to sleeping on the right side, was it? Either way, how weird that we both heard the same thing. I never told my parents about it until way later in my life and they were like "WTF why would you listen to her? She's crazy." haha.

josephwedding

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[QUOTE]<strong>I eat french fries in pairs, but they have to be the same length. Best for dipping</strong>. I make weird noises. A lot. I've tried to spell them out before but it never works. ETA: I never heard that about laying on your left side! Crazy. I can face either way but I always have an arm covering my face.
Posted by rachers1017[/QUOTE]

<div>I do this too! </div>

specialk84

I figured I should eat before I head to the grocery store, so I just made a delicious lunch. Now I don't want to eat it.

I do this a lot.

goobersinlove

Every time I take a glass out of a cubbard to get a drink, I have to rinse the glass first before I fill it with my drink even though it's clean. I also can't stand it when FI doesn't rinse dishes before he loads them into the dishwasher.

I also basically get into pajamas as soon as I get home from work.

ArynBaker

I never finish the last bit of my drinks, ever. After a cookout we always know which beers were mine because there's about a half inch of beer left in the bottle. 

If there is more than one type of food on my plate it cannot touch. Thanksgiving is a virtual nightmare. I usually end up with 2-3 plates so none of my food touches. 

ArynBaker

Sorry for the repost, the first one isn't showing up. 

I never finsh the last bit of my drink, ever. There's always about a half inch left at the bottom.

If there is more than one type of food on my plate in cannot touch. Thanksgiving is a virtual nightmare. I usually end up with 2-3 plates just so nothing will touch. 

midgetthemighty

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[QUOTE]I also keep all of my DVDs (and used to when I had CDs) in alphabetical order.  If they are series or sequels, then they are in chronological order within their alphabetical position.
Posted by dumdumfroggie[/QUOTE]

I do this too. FI never puts my CDs back where they belong and it drives me insane.

I also sit indian style almost everywhere.

I twirl a certain section of my bangs a lot.

LP11509

No matter how cold it is, or how tired I am, I absolutely can not sleep with socks on.  On the flip side, not matter how hot it is, I can not sleep without both a top sheet and a comforter of blanket of some sort. 

I hate grapes. HATE. The mere sight of them makes me gag.  But somehow I'm ok with grape jelly.  

I don't save things to my favorites.  I just google or type in the url every time.  I have no idea why. 

I can not leave things marked unread in my inbox.  I have to mark it as read and archive it immediately. Same with facebook notifications - I have to make the little numbers go away immediately. 

midgetthemighty

Nikki - I eat Skittles like that too! Green - Yellow - Orange - Purple - Red

BrooklynBride20

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[QUOTE]I eat candy/nuts/raisins and such in pairs. Driving from NM to Ohio with my H and brother, they both made fun of me constantly. We had trail mix, and I needed two M&Ms (of the same color) at a time, two peanuts at a time, two raisins at a time, two pretzels at a time, etc. We turned our spare room into a library. The nonfiction section is organized by the Dewey Decimal System.
Posted by specialk84[/QUOTE]

I do the same thing with M&Ms. I must eat two at a time and they must be the same color, it makes no sense.

My car stereo volume level (numbers) must be divisible by 2 or 5. I don't change anyone else's car stereo volumes but I definitely always notice. That is an insane quirk and I have no idea why I do it.

dumdumfroggie

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Random quirks/habits : I do the same thing with M&Ms. I must eat two at a time and they must be the same color, it makes no sense. <strong>My car stereo volume level (numbers) must be divisible by 2 or 5. I don't change anyone else's car stereo volumes but I definitely always notice. That is an insane quirk and I have no idea why I do it.</strong>
Posted by BrooklynBride20[/QUOTE]

<div>I do this with the TV volume, but it must be in increments of 5.  </div>

ArynBaker

When I put any spread on bread/pita/wraps I have to put it on completely even. And no spot can be bare. My dad thinks it's weird how long it takes for me to put cream cheese on a bagel. 

midgetthemighty

LP, I'm right there with you on e-mail and FB notifications.

sleblanc72

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[QUOTE]I never finish the last bit of my drinks, ever. After a cookout we always know which beers were mine because there's about a half inch of beer left in the bottle.  If there is more than one type of food on my plate it cannot touch. Thanksgiving is a virtual nightmare. I usually end up with 2-3 plates so none of my food touches. 
Posted by ArynBaker[/QUOTE]
Aryn I can totally commiserate on that fact!  If my food touches I won't eat it, it's horrible and I've been trying to break that habit.

dumdumfroggie

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[QUOTE]LP, I'm right there with you on e-mail and FB notifications.
Posted by midgetthemighty[/QUOTE]

<div>Same here.  We have our emails and IMs pop up little notifications at work.  When we are taking a phone call, we are not allowed to click on those.  So, in case the call I'm on gets reviewed, I have to leave the annoying little flasher there.  It drives me absolutely crazy.</div>

eorea

When the time changes, I change all the clocks in the house except one. I leave it a hour behind/ahead for a few days. I just like seeing what time it is suppose to be without the time change. It's something stupid I have done since I was a kid. I actually just changed the clock in the kitchen this morning. 

I never finish any soda. I hate drinking it when it's almost empty. The only time I'll finish it is if it's a fountain drink.

My Pj''s stay on all the time unless I leave the house. I put them on right when I get home too.

midgetthemighty

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Random quirks/habits : Same here.  We have our emails and IMs pop up little notifications at work.  When we are taking a phone call, we are not allowed to click on those.  So, in case the call I'm on gets reviewed, I have to leave the annoying little flasher there.  It drives me absolutely crazy.
Posted by dumdumfroggie[/QUOTE]

That's weird. I'm super awesome at mulit-tasking so if I was told not to do that, I may start twitching.

button6004

i love the way my cats smell when they've been sitting in the window on a warm day.  their fur gets this fresh scent that i think reminds me of laundry that has dried outside.

i dont like my food touching and i tend to eat in segments- like, if i had potatoes, green beans and chicken i would eat all the potatoes, then all the chicken, then all the green beans.

being tickled makes me EXTREMELY uncomfortable. 

i cant sleep without a sleep mask on.  even if the room is completely pitch dark, i still need the mask.

Kate61487

I love this thread, and apparently do many of the same things as you ladies, like the TP thing and alphabetizing DVDs and eating M&Ms in colored pairs.  I also kick off my shoes under my desk all the time.

My closet is in sleeve length order; H's is in rainbow order b/c he basically only has polos or dress shirts so they're already grouped that way - I ordered them that way once when we were first dating and he's kept it up since then.

I always set my alarm on a 3 or 7; like 6:27am instead of 6:30 or 6:43 instead of 6:45

calixtine

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[QUOTE]<strong>I have to sleep with my hair over my ears. I feel exposed without some protection over my ears.</strong> I like to arrange my clothes by sleeve length and type of material, so all my shirts are hung tank top to sweater, lightest material to heaviest material. I eat hamburgers in a circular fashion. The edges first, then the middle. This tends to get messy, but it saves the best part of the burger for last.
Posted by ErinG93[/QUOTE]

I do this too! 

I have a weird quirk about buttering or spreading jam/cream cheese on my bread/bagel/english muffin/whatever.  I have to completely cover said bread item entirely with whatever I am spreading on top of it.  I can't stop until it is completely spread to my satisfaction.  I just can't stand taking a bite and having no taste of butter or cream cheese or whatever to go along with the bread.