Quirky Quirky
Posted By AmyD. on February 6, 2008
Some people can’t eat food with their bare hands. Some people can’t handle feet. I have my own quirks. Lots of them. Here are some that leap to mind immediately:
1. I hate checking my voicemail. HATE IT. I can’t tell you why, I can’t say what it is about it, but it’s definitely a huge pain in the ass and I can’t stand doing it. I have been known to leave messages waiting for DAYS. DAYS. And, to tell you how much I HATE checking my voicemail? My most favorite message recently was where I got to spend a solid 3+ minutes listening to my current favorite 3-year-old cook with her mother. They didn’t KNOW they were leaving a voice mail. This, to me, was far better than someone who meant to leave me a message. :cheer:
2. I adore my friends. I love my family. But, I do go on the occasional binge where I don’t want to socialize in any form. I might just drop out of pocket for a few days. No IM’ing, no phone, and no visitors. Sometimes that even carries over to email. I can’t explain it, I haven’t been able to pinpoint what brings it on, all I know is that for those few days, I’m more comfortable keeping to myself and just my kids/husband. And, this is always about me, never about the people I’m not talking to at the time.
3. Walking outside barefoot. In the summer, occasionally, I break down and garden sans footwear. Otherwise, I cannot handle the feel of my bare feet on cement. And, the thought of getting dust (not dirt, probably why I don’t mind gardening barefoot) on my feet gives me the heebie-jeebies.
4. I have to brush my teeth before I get in the shower. Doesn’t matter when I am showering my mouth MUST feel minty-fresh while I am in the shower. And, if by some chance I don’t… well, then, I just don’t feel clean when I get out of the shower!
5. First thing in the morning I have to have a cup of coffee and read the news. If I can’t do BOTH it throws my entire morning and most likely my day completely off. My husband believes that I wake up and leap right out of bed. He doesn’t realize that just because I don’t lay in bed for 20 minutes after I wake up does not mean I am awake. I don’t really wake up until after my first cup of coffee. I can’t even read through any blogs before I’ve read the news.
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I’ve just recently finished two books.
“Last Seen Leaving” by Kelly Braffet
and
“Eighteen Seconds” by George D. Shuman
“Last Seen Leaving” was an excellent read. Fairly short and fast paced with a good ending.
“Eighteen Seconds” was also really good. A little twisty and little rushed in places, but overall good. Anyone who knows me will understand why I was less than happy with the end, my odd quirks aside, it was a solid ending.
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I hate checking voicemail too. In fact, sometimes at work I just let voicemail from customers sit there for a few days and then I erase it.
Don’t tell anyone.
I always forget sometimes you like to just go off for a few days.
I forget it’s possible it’s not about me.
Thanks for reminding me. :thanks:
I am the same about voice mail. I feel I should have it but I HATE checking messages… Blegh! :hide:
I’m with you on numbers one and two… I don’t have voicemail now, but when I did? Hated it? And I like to drop out of circulation for much longer than a few days. In fact, there are friends of mine who would probably be surprised to know I’mn still alive…
You read the news?
Crazy fucker.
I’m with you on the bare feet and brushing your teeth before you get in the shower! :groovy:
Count me in on the dropping out and the voice mail.
You know, children, hard as it is to imagine, there actually once existed a time when, if someone called and you didn’t answer, they just shrugged, said to themselves “She must be busy” and called back later.
I hate voice mail!
Fab – My lips are sealed. :sly:
Miss B – I’m so going to copy this comment and email it to my mom. That way she doesn’t think she’s the only one. :lurve:
DB – My husband is constantly checking his email. I just don’t have the patience for it. People get a better response if they just email me.
Amber – I can’t go that long. Someone is guaranteed to disown me. Or send out a search party or something.
Avi – :hole: (look, Britt! I got to use it!!)
:rotflmao:
Jen – Finally someone else with my barefoot issue!
B’s Mom – I actually remember a time before answering machines, voicemail, AND call waiting. It might have been a better time, a simpler time, and a definitely a less “press 1 then press #” kind of time. :coffee:
Yeah I’m like your hubby. On line constantly…
I’m with you on 1 & 2. For some reason, checking voicemail seems to time consuming to me. I’ll just call the person and ask then what was the message.
I don’t just hate voicemail… I hate any and everything having to do with the phone. Phones are eeeeevil.
I totally get you. As I get older, I have many more quirks, and they just have to be that way… I shower in a very specific way. If I make a mistake, the whole shower is thrown off. So many others….