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Another quick poll (inspired by J's)
What are THREE things about yourself that you KNOW are kind of quirky? Like, you know other people would go "really?"; "WTF"; or "huh?!" at?
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Re: Another quick poll (inspired by J's)
1. I hate 95 percent of condiments. (I make an exception for salad dressing and tartar sauce, but only on fish and chips.)
2. I won't wear anything to bed that I wore during the day (except underwear), which means that I wear a different pair of pajamas every night.
3. I am an obsessive compulsive ear-cleaner. I totally know that you shouldn't put a Q-tip in your ear ... and yet I do, all the time.
Dogs scare the crap out of me.
Onions make me want to puke.
I have 32 first cousins.
I can cross one eye and leave the other looking straight.
Millipedes are the absolutely most frightening creature in the world.
I love to have all three of my cats snuggled up with me when I sleep. DH hates them in the bed so when he goes out of town I let them in the bedroom, cat hair on the blankets be darned.
1. I can't say that I've ever been drunk.
2. Cold pizza (or any other normally hot food) grosses me out. I have a hard time even opening containers from the fridge to reheat them because I only like the smell when it's hot.
3. I don't like swimming in lakes that have plants growing on the bottom. I find them slimy and creepy- only pebbly-bottomed lakes for me.
Hmmmm...this makes me wonder if I have sensory issues.
I'm pretty close to you here. I also make exceptions for guacamole, BBQ sauce, and pesto - but mustard, ketchup, mayo, etc. are all out.
When I'm at home, I like hot foods to be really hot (like pasta, pizza ,etc) and will get up and reheat it mid-meal if it cools off too much. I try and not be such a weirdo in public.
I hate having long fingernails. I will never understand how people can get fake nails.
Speaking of fake, I cant stand "American" cheese- the look, smell and definitely the taste. Eeeeewww. I call it "fake cheese."
I don't consider stuff like pesto or guacamole to be a condiment. I mean the mustard, ketchup, mayo, BBQ sauce (most of the time), etc. BLEH.
WORD. I cannot stand that stuff. Cheese should not have a fine sheen.
I hate wearing socks period. I wear them with tennis shoes but once I take the shoes off the socks come off. I have a couple pairs of slipper socks that get worn under protest when my H complains about my feet being ice cold.
I can't stand being a passenger in a car. I would rather waste more gas and drive myself instead of be a passenger in someone elses car.
I'm a terrible house keeper. I have never been good at cleaning or organizing anything on a regular basis. I hate having house guests because I always wait until the very last minute, like 2 hours before they get here, to clean and then stuff doesn't get done.
1. I'm obsessive about cutting the fat off meat. It has nothing to do with calories... I absolutely cannot stand the feeling of chewing on any fat. I have texture issues.
2. I never, ever wear underwear or a bra of any kind to bed.
3. I rarely need to pee more than 2 or 3 times a day. As in, day = 24 hours. I used to work 10 hour shifts at the bar regularly and never have to pee once during the shift. Even when I was pregnant. I think I have the bladder of an ox.
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I totally agree with both of these. I had fake nails in High School and couldn't stand the fact that they were too long and just let them grow off. I had them again 2 years ago and they would stay on my nails and they were hard to do my job with. I got rid of them and won't have them again.
American cheese is disgusting! My grandma used it on my lunch when I was in elementary school twice and the times she did I threw my lunch out and went and bought lunch at school.
I actually offended my MIL and stepFIL because they leave all the fat on any meat they cook. I was cutting it off because I can't stand it and refuse to eat it and they told me I needed to eat it because I was "wasting food" by not eating it.
fat =/= food
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I agree. They told me that they spent the time to cook a great meal and I needed to eat all of it. They have since changed their diets and thank god don't cook with that much fat left on the meat anymore.
1. I always read while I'm getting ready for bed and brushing/flossing, washing my face, etc. Usually I have a magazine I keep on the bathroom counter but if I don't have one I'll get my book and prop it open. Otherwise I get so bored.
2. I can't stand apple peel. I know I ate apples with the peel growing up so I'm not sure what happened, but the texture really bothers me. I leave little strips of peel on so I get some of the nutrients, but that's about the best I can do. And 84,000 people have told me, "That's the best part of the apple." Yes, I know, but if it's no apple or apple sans peel, I think the latter is still a better choice.
3. People actually eat the fat of meat? I have never done that, ick. If I accidentally get a bite of it I have to discreetly spit it out.
1. When I have Ice cream at home in a bowl I cannot have less or more than 3 scoops. Seriously if I want less I will make the scoops smaller.
2. I will take a huge spider in my house over a flea. I cannot handle tiny bugs they scare the crap out of me.
3. I've never smoked, not even a small drag off a cigarette! I've never smoked pot, done any type of drugs and barely drink. But I do cuss like a sailor. lol
Me too! Even when I had "fake" nails they were on the shorter side and always a french never painted. I can't stand long finger nails painted. I clip mine so no white is showing if I paint them.
And American cheese..Eeeew. It doesn't even melt, well it does then it reforms. LOL
I will clip coupons for .25 off items all day long, and then impulse buy a $10 item.I enjoy the balance.
My toenails must be painted. My fingernails cannot - it feels bizarre.
I cannot follow a schedule or routine. There is no pattern to our mornings or evenings. Every day it's like were figuring it out all over again. I like it but I know this would drive most people bat-sh*t crazy. We haven't even used an alarm since G.
1. When I drive anywhere I have to make a circle, even if it is more miles. No back tracking or zig zagging back and forth.
2. I like the droppings in the pan after making a roast or roasting a chicken. So salty and delicious.
3. I never wear matching socks. Life is too short to bother matching them.
You had very good control of your fear around Indie. I am impressed. Sorry to put you through that every week. :P
1. I eat ice cream in a cup, so I can't put as much in... but somehow I always go back for seconds or thirds.
2. When I shave my legs, I don't use anything, but water and a razor.
3. I wait way too long in between haircuts. My Mom is a hair stylist and I don't even have to pay for it, but I just got it cut for the first time in 11 months last week!
1) I love going to the shooting range and I owned a gun before DH did.
2) If I could go back and re-do my career path, I'd be a holistic vet. A far cry from the world of advertising.
3) I have a ridiculously high tolerance for pain. I've had cavities filled without being numbed and barely shed a tear. Usually the numbing shots don't work on me.
I love to drive and I hate to be a passenger. Only under very specific circumstances do I trust my DH's driving over my own. (Extremely dense traffic not found in the USA, reverse at high speeds, and off roading.)
I could care less about my personal hygiene (provided I don't smell). I think showering everyday is a waste of time & water (provided you rinse your parts as needed after using the toilet.) So I only shower 2-3 times a week.
I am more comfortable talking cars and video games than I am all things girly. I want some girl friends but they are unusually hard to make since I have nothing of interest (to them) to say (aside from kid stuff which I try to avoid because it always leads to comparison conversations.)
1. I hate fish. They scare me!!
2. I always wash my hair, body, face then condition my hair in the shower. If I miss one of the steps I start over.
3.I have to lift my feet over train tracks if I am in a car. Even if I am the driver.
My toenails, also, MUST be painted. I carry nail polish in my purse in case there is a chip.
I have nystagmus. My eyes move back and forth really really fast ALL the time and NO I can't control it.
I have to make the bed, if it wasn't made in the morning I make it before getting in it.
LOL I gave E fake cheese at Red Robin that day. You hate me!
1. I am scared of being in the bathroom with the lights out. There has to be a night light, or the door open ALL the way to let light from the other room in. This dates back to the whole Bloody Mary craze in Elementry school. I just can't quite get over the fear even though I know it's no different than the darkness anywhere else.
2. I LOVE Sugar! I am so addicted it's not even funny. I would drink Hawiian Punch concentrate if I thought no one would notice.
3. I have the hardest time buying baby stuff. I research online and search for the best deals almost every day, but rarely ever actually buy it. I have/am currently doing this with a diaper bag, cloth diapers, a stroller, and a new carseat. I did buy a dozen cloth diapers, but I could really use more. I have looked at almost the exact same ones for at least the last year and still have yet to pull the trigger. I don't know why either. I guess other things always seem more important (with the exception of the car seat. I'm gonna have to get a new one soon!)
I am on only, only child....as in I dont even have cousins. Family to me is odd and I have really struggled with my new "married into family" due to this. Then throw in the extended adoption family and I am a hot mess at times.
I ALWAYS sit with my legs crossed....if I am sitting the legs will be crossed.
My open windows in IE have to be open the same pattern every day, or I will close out of everything and start over so its the right flow for me.
1. I dry off in the shower with the curtain closed. I only open it a crack to grab my towel. I can not stand being wet, and even worse is to be wet with cold air on me. When we were doing swim class, I dried myself off first when getting out of the pool because W didn't seem to mind waiting at all. Also, I can't have wet hair on my back.
2. My toenails must be painted. Toes look like corpse feet when not painted.
3. I like the smell of new carpet.
Yes. I remember that.
Under my shirt i always wear a tucked-in tank top, no matter how hot/humid it is (even when i was in SE Asia in the summer), even if it means i wear two tank tops. I can count on my fingers the number of times i've not done this.
I would rather handwash all the dishes than load the dishwasher, wait for it to run and unload it again. (I'm sure this will change when our family grows.)
I wear earplugs to concerts.
1. I won't eat at potlucks unless I know who made the food.
2. I only like melted cheese on certain things.
3. I always get the sauce on the side, I don't like my food soggy.
Mine are all about food, maybe I am hungry.
Glad I'm not the only one. I literally go a year (or more!) in between hair cuts. Basically I just wait until it's so long I can't stand it anymore. For whatever reason, I don't seem to get split ends, so it works for me.
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1. I am deathly afraid of spiders. I once dislocated my arm because I thought a spider was crawling on me (long story).
2. I've never done any illegal drugs. I didn't drink until I was 19. (DH didn't drink until he was 28! Ha!)
3. I loooooove all things meaty and my husband is a vegetarian (lifelong).
4. My DH and I fell in love when I was 14 and he was 17, and got married when I was 19 and he was 22. I pray to God that Laurel doesn't fall in love with a 17 year old when she's 14. :P
Dh and I fell in love and 16 and 19 and were married at 20 and 23! I don't regret it one bit! I'm not sure how I feel about T possibly falling in love that young, but I know I will support him no matter what (unlike Dh's parents).
2. I am obsessed with picking my son's nose. I do it at every diaper change.
3. As independent as I am, I get really nervous walking into a party by myself. If possible, I will ask a friend already inside to come meet me at my car and walk in with me.
me 2! That is the #1 thing I do not miss about not working. I hate potlucks!
Both for me too!
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I only liked cold ketchup
I hate socks & shoes...basically I can't stand having hot feet
I can't stir the milk in my coffee with a wooden stir stick...I think it makes the coffee taste like wood.
I love american cheese!! LOVE! I also love processed cheese food. I'll take my cheese real or fake, I love it all.
I have a severe eye phobia. All this eye talk is making me want to pass out.
I've moved around my whole life (I went to 14 different schools). I don't want Maeve to have that kind of upbringing but the thought of living in one place forever makes me hyperventilate a little.