We have the TP facing out, but it's safe because the cats know better than to invoke The Wrath of The Mysterious Rainshower From Nowhere (a.k.a. The Spraybottle of DOOM).

The dog hasn't figured out that the TP might be fun to play with, because she is, well, brainless.

And three of the cats will be leaving our home at any time now. As soon as their owners come by to collect them. Honest. We aren't really going to be outnumbered by cats forever.

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Originally posted by Lorelei_Lee:
Another one of my "thing"s is getting a kick out of being a "Pagestartah!".

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Heheh, me too. I always, always, always think "I'm a pagestartah! A twisted pagestartah!"

I also make sure, when I eat icecream, that the icecream left in the tub is level. It really bugs me if someone takes a scoop from one side and leaves it uneven.

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I also make sure, when I eat icecream, that the icecream left in the tub is level. It really bugs me if someone takes a scoop from one side and leaves it uneven.

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I do that, too.

I also count syllables. I do it with things I'm reading, I do it when people talk, I do it while I'm watching TV. I don't like even numbers when I am counting syllables, because then there is nothing in the middle.

Get up
Get dressed
Go into the bathroom, put contacts in
Wash face (unless I took a shower before I got dressed)
Do my make-up
Then do my hair
Go check my bag to make sure I have everything I need for the day
Pack my lunch
Leave.

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Originally posted by sugarfish:
i cannot take the first item in the row at a store. i always reach around to get the one behind. if there's only one, i won't buy it. (if there's only one something must be wrong, yo!)

i do the same thing with newspapers. i just don't like thinking someone's touched my stuff before i get it.

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sugarfish- we share brainwaves

I always wash my hands before I eat, especially when I am at work. If it's something I can eat without actually touching it (yogurt, candy bar) I can skip this rule, but if I have to touch it, my hands must be clean. Thanks Mom.

Ther is a cover that goes on my couch so I can sit on it, and is taken off when company comes over. The couch is a naked place, so I don't think anyone else wants to touch it...my husband refers to this as the couch condom.

My friend Laine is demented, though. She gets really upset if you poke her with a pen. She has to go and wash herself, even after you explain that there is nothing on her or her shirt. And if you try and write a little note to her on the top of her homework, she'll blow a gasket and write the whole thing over on a new sheet of paper. Or when there is a mark on a blank sheet of paper, she whites it out. She needs help. Now.

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Originally posted by inkdot:

My friend Laine is demented, though.

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alright.. so i'm demented... what else is new?

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Originally posted by Jamie:
1. Socks first, then shoes. I feel weird all day if this is out of order.

2. When I'm reading Romance or Germanic language text, it must be left-to-right.

3. I *always* wake up *before* I get out of bed. No exceptions.

4. I have to unbuckle my seatbelt before exiting my car.

5. Dirty clothes go on the floor in the *same* corner of the room until I get around to doing laundry.

I'm sure there are more...

[This message has been edited by Jamie (edited December 07, 2000).]

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Originally posted by *Gemini*:
When I am the passenger in someone else's car, everytime they need to look both ways and pull out, or switch lanes, etc., I always look too, even though I don't have too. It's just a reflex. Don't know where the hell it came from or why I do it.

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i do this too. i warn people it's a habit tho so they don't think i think they're a bad driver. i've been yelled at a few times to stop doing this but i can't.

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Originally posted by Jessifer:
i do this too. i warn people it's a habit tho so they don't think i think they're a bad driver. i've been yelled at a few times to stop doing this but i can't.

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