May 29, 2006 20:08
let's see, six weird and/or annoying habits i have...this should be easy:
1. since my car got stolen last year two days after christmas i have become obsessed with making sure doors are locked. i check my car door at least twice after locking it to make sure before i walk away. sometimes i even go out and check it right before i go to bed. i also check the door to my apartment at least twice when i leave in the morning.
2. i am constantly chewing on something...i need to have something in my mouth. if it's not gum, then i'll chew on a straw or a piece of plastic. i bought a box of 1000 coffee straws that i keep in the drawer at my desk at work. while quitting smoking i chose the gum over the patch for obvious reasons. it works.
3. i still move my lips when i read...my ex-girlfreind saw it as a flaw, like i wasn't really understanding what i was reading because my lips moved...well, she was an asshole.
4. i won't answer my cell phone while driving or while in a certain public places like a convenience store or supermarket. it just seems tacky and i hate it when other people do it so i don't do it. it annoys the people calling me, i guess.
5. i have to have some kind of white noise to fall asleep...whether it's a fan or some kind of ambient music. i use to use Labradford to sleep to a lot...it's perfect music for that. a few months ago i bought this thing called a Buddha machine. it's about the size of a walkmen or a deck of cards and it has a little speaker on the front. it plays eight different loops that you can change with a small switch on the side. i've been using that lately and it works great. i can take it over to natalie's house if i'm staying over there. i just put it next to my pillow.
come to think of it, i need some kind of noise almost all of the time. i use the Buddha machine at work, too, if i'm not listening to my ipod.
6. tuesday, wednesday and thursday mornings i have to read CHEERS & JEERS on dailykos.com. if anyone tries to disturb me while i'm reading it i get really upset for some damn reason. i've snapped at natalie before because she's interrupted me.
aside from that i'm a pretty chill guy, i guess.
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week three of being smoke free has begun!