Wednesday 18 January, 2006

Weird facts about me

Outi hits me with a meme... I need to identify five weird habits I have, and then pass the buck to five other people. Like her, I had to think about this for a while - is it that I'm not that weird (right!) or that I'm so used to my weird habits that I don't know what's "normal" anymore. In any case, here are some facts some people might find weird about me.

  1. Like chickens, when I'm in a stressful situation I become very tired, start yawning, and if I'm at home I'll often fall asleep. This can be a bit embarrassing, especially if I'm doing something important, like giving a presentation or in an interview.
  2. I sometimes make excuses that I have to do something important at home, like take care of paperwork or laundry, and leave early from work or skip hobbies - only to come home and watch TV. Not that I do this on purpose, I just come home and feel tired and park my ass on the sofa. And feel really guilty afterward.
  3. I have a strict towel regime. We have twelve towels, which I've (mentally) grouped into three sets of four, of which only one set can be in use at a time. It pisses me off to no end that Dragon takes fresh towels when they are not in rotation because it ruins my plans. I try not to complain about this (too much) and I've tried not to care, but the truth is I still get very irritated by it.
  4. I love routine. Nothing gives me more feeling of security than knowing what happens on what days, knowing it will be the same week after week. That's why I love regular TV-shows for example - the anchor me down the routine. Doing certain things on certain days, always planning everything days in advance and I actually don't like surprises.
  5. One of the worst things that I'm afraid of is disappointing people that know me. For example, I don't like receiving gifts that much - I'm always afraid I'll disappoint the giver if I don't like the gift. I'm sometimes afraid of speaking up because I'm afraid I'll break some kind of illusion people have of me as an intelligent witty individual.

I would like to know weird habits that Henri, Janne, Sean and Woja have, and I'd also like to know what weird habits Dragon is willing to share with the world.

Posted by kolibri at 18 January 10:33, 2006
Comments
# 1 - Outi (on January 18, 2006 11:25 AM):

I'm sorry but I just had to giggle when I read about the towels... :D

I'm a bit like you with the routine thing - I like routines as well, although sometimes planning things days ahead makes me anxious and that's why in some cases it's better when something comes up as a surprise - I don't have any time to start worrying about it then :)


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