Me = Idiosyncratic? Seriously?
First Jen claims that two of the things that are very particular Duff traits are HERS as well (nos. 2 and 3, FYI); then she tags me for the same meme. Helloooo, you already stole half of mine! :)
Here are the ones I can think of off the top of my head.
1) I almost never read the paper or watch the news. By "almost never" I mean 99.9% of the time and if I do, it's purely by accident. If I intentionally "read" the paper, I read the sports, check the book reviews, and do the crosswords. That's it. In fact, if the paper comes in sections, I pull those 3 out and trash everything else right away. I NEVER watch the news, other than if I see previews for it during other TV shows. And I've only just this summer started watching Jon Stewart. Which is now where I get 99.9% of my knowledge about the news. Good thing there's no crazy conservative bias on that show like in the rest of the crazy conservative media!
Proof of Idiosyncracy 1: I didn't know about the unibomber (unibomber? unabomber? sp?) until several years after he was already in prison. You can imagine the faces of the people involved in the conversation when I FIRST heard about him.
Another Proof of Idiosyncracy 1: I thought "mad cow disease" was a funny thing my boyfriend made up (this is back during the year when it became highly prevalent and you couldn't travel back from England without washing your shoes at the airport, yadda yadda). Until the day the radio announcer was talking about "mad knick disease" and I thought "how odd that they would use the same terminology as David." Doh!
2) I cannot travel without my hairbrush, hairdryer, styling spray, and at least two kinds of gel. Yet, you know how long my hair is. Why I even own a brush is somewhat questionable. Yet I was very upset when I went to buy a new one the other day that no one seems to be making exactly the kind I like anymore. Rat bastards.
3) I get the skeeves from plain (raw) cheese. Yet I would give my left arm if that was the only way I could get a(nother) grilled cheese sandwich. Sometimes I eat two a day. Lately, I have one almost every night. However, paradoxically, I hate cooked peas, in any form, and will only eat them raw. I also hate cooked carrots in most forms - the only acceptable one involves lots and LOTS of brown sugar - and prefer them raw as well.
4) I cannot talk on the phone without doodling/scribbling in the background. If I stop "drawing" I lose concentration and suddenly can't remember what we are talking about or, sometimes, who I am even talking to.
Lesson to Others from Idiosyncracy 4: Never leave important papers near the phone if you expect me to be using it. You will pay a price.
That's all I can think of right now, although I'm sure you will be happy to remind me of others...
Posted by Duff at October 19, 2005 10:30 AM Posted to me!me!
Sorry to steal some of your idiosyncracies. I had no idea so many people switched into pajamas when they got home. Now I do not feel like such a slob.
I used to feel the same way as you about cooked carrots, but then my ex always used them in stir fry and I adjusted and now love them.
#2 is an abominable idiosyncrasy! Funny, I have to admit. But horrible! How can you know who to vote for? Of course, I don't think you're the only person who gets her news from Jon Stewart.
Posted by: jen at October 19, 2005 12:58 PM