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Several people have tagged 'anyone who hasn't taken it' for this meme, and it was interesting so I thought I'd see if I could come up with five quirks, so here goes:
1) I have an irrational fear of finding a dead body in a public bathroom stall, which leads to a moment of trepidation every time I open one. :-) It has also led to a tendency to watch a lot of forensic investigation shows (like The New Detectives) in a vague and equally irrational hope that should I ever actually find a body, I won't be so freaked out.
2) My jewelry has to match. If I have a necklace, I have to have earrings that match it. As a corrollary, if I go out of the house without any jewelry on, I feel naked.
3) I have a terrible time throwing things away. Especially things which were once useful but are no longer, like... worn out clothing, non-functional appliances, cardboard boxes, bubblewrap and other packing material, and zip-lock baggies. Having curbside recycling has helped with some of things, like newspapers and cans, bottles, and plastic containers, but I still find I have a tendency to WASH the empty plastic sour-cream container and put it in the cupboard with my other storage containers, rather than pitching it in recycling bin like I should. I don't have trouble giving away still-functional items to a good home like Goodwill/Salvation Army/VVA, etc., but I just have an awful time actually throwing things out. I blame my mother and her Depression-era housekeeping, which I learned growing up. Never throw away anything that could be useful. Needless to say this is problematic in terms of storage space.
4) I write pornography. (Some people would argue this isn't a quirk, but I think in the eyes of "society" it would be considered one.)
5) I sometimes talk to crows. They're awfully smart birds, and they seem to enjoy conversation. :-)
And then here's that Sex-Role test that's going around. I don't think it's very accurate, because the questions are clearly based on stereotypical archetypes of what is masculine and what is feminine, which are pretty outdated. Still, it was interesting. ( answer behind the tag. )
Miscellaneous randomness: I don't know what strange alignment of the planets is going on, but twice lately while dining out with![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
ardent_muses, once in Denver and once in Boulder, we've ended up with waiters who look like Major Lorne from Stargate: Atlantis. (See icon if you don't know who Lorne is.) oooEEEEEooooo! Not that I mind this occurance. It could even keep happening as far as I am concerned. :-)
Finally,sithdragn asked me for these two recipes, and I thought I'd share. The first is Hot Italian Sausage Dip (aka Heart-Attack in a Crockpot) which is addictive. The folks at my office nearly came after me with pitchforks and torches last year when I didn't bring it in for the annual holiday goodie day. The other is a Quick Fruit & Nut bread (not fruitcake!) that works really well for gift-giving, and office potlucks this time of year. ( Recipes are behind the second cut. )
1) I have an irrational fear of finding a dead body in a public bathroom stall, which leads to a moment of trepidation every time I open one. :-) It has also led to a tendency to watch a lot of forensic investigation shows (like The New Detectives) in a vague and equally irrational hope that should I ever actually find a body, I won't be so freaked out.
2) My jewelry has to match. If I have a necklace, I have to have earrings that match it. As a corrollary, if I go out of the house without any jewelry on, I feel naked.
3) I have a terrible time throwing things away. Especially things which were once useful but are no longer, like... worn out clothing, non-functional appliances, cardboard boxes, bubblewrap and other packing material, and zip-lock baggies. Having curbside recycling has helped with some of things, like newspapers and cans, bottles, and plastic containers, but I still find I have a tendency to WASH the empty plastic sour-cream container and put it in the cupboard with my other storage containers, rather than pitching it in recycling bin like I should. I don't have trouble giving away still-functional items to a good home like Goodwill/Salvation Army/VVA, etc., but I just have an awful time actually throwing things out. I blame my mother and her Depression-era housekeeping, which I learned growing up. Never throw away anything that could be useful. Needless to say this is problematic in terms of storage space.
4) I write pornography. (Some people would argue this isn't a quirk, but I think in the eyes of "society" it would be considered one.)
5) I sometimes talk to crows. They're awfully smart birds, and they seem to enjoy conversation. :-)
And then here's that Sex-Role test that's going around. I don't think it's very accurate, because the questions are clearly based on stereotypical archetypes of what is masculine and what is feminine, which are pretty outdated. Still, it was interesting. ( answer behind the tag. )
Miscellaneous randomness: I don't know what strange alignment of the planets is going on, but twice lately while dining out with
ardent_muses, once in Denver and once in Boulder, we've ended up with waiters who look like Major Lorne from Stargate: Atlantis. (See icon if you don't know who Lorne is.) oooEEEEEooooo! Not that I mind this occurance. It could even keep happening as far as I am concerned. :-)Finally,
sithdragn asked me for these two recipes, and I thought I'd share. The first is Hot Italian Sausage Dip (aka Heart-Attack in a Crockpot) which is addictive. The folks at my office nearly came after me with pitchforks and torches last year when I didn't bring it in for the annual holiday goodie day. The other is a Quick Fruit & Nut bread (not fruitcake!) that works really well for gift-giving, and office potlucks this time of year. ( Recipes are behind the second cut. )