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petmonkey -> RE: What are some odd little quirks about yourself? (1/13/2011 6:08:52 AM)
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Office supplies! i was ogling a U-Line catalog like it was a pr0n mag just the other day.
i'm only claustrophobic when in a tight space with a crowd. No playing Sardines for me. i also freak-out about arriving on time to things and tend to leave the house a half hour earlier then necessary when going to a time-sensitive event.
i interact with the world in a tactile way. If there's a waxy leaf, a textured fabric, or a feathery thingamajig-- i'm feeling it or sweating hard resisting the urge. Sometimes, my sense of smell is heightened. This is not often a blessing, but i'm often sniffing stuff for the same reason i tend to feel stuff. "Exploring reality", as one friend kindly put it.
my first language is neither English, nor Spanish nor French but an odd mixture of all three as those were the various languages i encountered on a regular basis. No, i do not consider myself remotely fluent in any of them, although i've worked reasonably hard at English. No, i will not speak the garbage-heap patois for you on command, as it's upsetting to do so, i might however be caught whispering it to myself when self-talking my way through some pesky task. Speaking of talking, sometimes i find having to speak a weight. And i'll use anything from math to hobo symbols (generally incorrectly but i understand them) when taking handwritten notes.
Yes, i have in the past been double-dog dared or plied with small change to eat random objects or perform stupid human tricks. The last little thing didn't digest so well and almost got me arrested--call me hesitant these days.
That anonymous person everyone keeps talking about who was raised by wolves, in a barn with open doors--that's me. What little etiquette, ethics and basic life skills i appear to possess i had to develop in a near-void of information after i left home. It's left me a tad odd, awkward and quirky in all kinds of ways.
Do not fear your own quirk, it's part of what makes up the beautiful you-ness of you.
recalcitrant book hoarder,
monkey
PS A bedtime story about Stumpy the Duck:
http://www.zefrank.com/zesblog/archives/2008/09/stumpy_movie.html
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