Categories: random
Date: 17 May 2006 21:29:40
In all the excitement (!) about my essay, I hadn't forgotten that Dith tagged me last week. She wanted to know 6 of my habits. I actually struggled to come up with six, but here are the first ones that came to mind (eventually):
1. My dishes, plates and bowls are 3 different colours. When I put them back in the cupboard I can't bear to have two of the same colour next to each other - they're all stacked yellow, blue, orange, yellow, blue, orange. I realise this is really anal, so when I had a lodger I never told her this as I was too embarrassed, and I never rearranged them if she'd put them back wrong, but I always noticed and rectified it when I was next to put the washing up away.
2. My books (of which I have lots) are organised on various bookshelves throughout my flat not only in category order (this bookshelf for novels and biogs, this shelf for travel writing, this one for Christian stuff, etc) but within those categories they are arranged in alphabetical order. I don't categorise my CDs, but they are in strict alphabetical order as well. The only exception to this (admittedly very anal and neurotic) filing system are the shelves near my desk that have files and books relating to w*rk and study, which look like this.
3. When I clean my teeth, if I've not yet been organised enough to put my contact lenses in and am still speccy, I have to take my glasses off before I start cleaning my teeth. I physically can't clean my teeth when I'm wearing specs.
4. When I start my car, I always rap my knuckles on the dashboard before pulling away. There is a reason for this (my petrol gauge stays on 'empty', even if it's full, if I don't hit it). Passengers always find this amusing for some reason.
5. When I log into my wiblog account, I always follow the same routine. Firstly to the monthly stats, then to the last 48 hour stats to check if I have any new and groovy flags, and only then to the administer blog entries section to write my words of wisdom.
6. If I'm eating sweets where there is a mixture of colours (I would say Smarties, but I don't eat them anymore as they're made by evil N*stle - let's say M&Ms instead) I always leave the brown and red ones till last. Blue and yellow and green are eaten first. If there's orange in the mix they're eaten after the blue and yellow and green ones but before the brown and red ones. I know there's absolutely no difference in taste or content (apart from the precise E-number), but I always eat them in that order.
Hmm, I'm detecting a few worrying themes here. I really like to think I'm spontaneous and free-spirited and all the rest of it, but I'm actually hopelessly anal. Sigh.