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I am a weirdo. Certainly, I'm odd because of my passion for video games, love of costumes and obsession with beer. I'm also odd due to my numerous strange habits, some a little more social awkward than others.
Sleeping with Objects: There are two items that are always in or on my bed when I go to sleep: Bunny and my laptop. Admittedly, these are also my two most cherished possessions. I previously wrote a blog about Bunny (this one), but, for those who don't wish to read it, he's a stuffed animal I've had since I was born. Now, while being 21 years old and sleeping with a stuffed animal is a little odd, my habit of sleeping with my laptop is probably weirder. It developed from falling asleep while talking on skype. While my laptop isn't necessary for a good night's rest, as Bunny is, I find myself too lazy to remove it from my bed when I do decide to go to sleep. Thus, each night, I end up curling up around my computer like some crack addict to their pipe. Yes, I have an internet addiction.
Making Inappropriate Jokes/References: I have a terrible habit of making jokes either too perverted or nerdy for the situation at hand. Some of you might wonder, “Jeeze, Riku, how can you make a joke that's too nerdy for a situation?” This question is best answered by example: Two or so years ago, I was dating a guy who played WoW with me. One night, we were getting all hot and heavy. We were a little inebriated, but where the night was going was quite clear. He rummaged around his room to find a condom, only to realize he had recently used his last one. When he informed me, I blinked at him a few times, letting the disappointment sink in, then boomed at him in my best Illidan impersonation, “YOU ARE NOT PREPARED!” (this, for you non-WoW fans). He clearly didn't think it was as funny as I did.
Bursting into Song: I'm not a great singer, I was in the band, not the choir, after all. However, I will randomly burst into song if it fits the situation. Last time I burst into Weird Al's “Eat It”, my new friends stared at me in confusion for a second, then all laughed about how it was ridiculous cute (I still don't understand that, I think it's just because they're 5-7 years older than me). For quite a while, I'd go straight into “Fuck You” upon hearing the phrase. Also, I rather pride myself on knowing the “DotA” lyrics, despite it being in a completely different language. I'll even do it in a game, though typing out “Boyz in da Hood” lyrics (I was singing the Dynamite Hack version outloud, which is fucking hilarious) in WoW got me reported by one of my enemies. Now, if I could just burst into song AND dance, I'd be set!
Avoiding Water: Being from Seattle, rain doesn't bother me, but any other sort of water does. I absolutely hate having to wash my hands and getting me in a shower (without some sort of temptation) is like getting a cat into a bathtub. While I always force myself to do all of my water-involved hygienic maintenance and realize it isn't as bad as I think it'll be, I still try to avoid water as much as possible. It takes brute force to get me into a swimming pool and I would rather die than enter a hottub. Part of that also stems from my hate of chlorine and my personal discovery as to why you shouldn't drink in a hottub. Regardless, even the military had issues getting me into the pool and I managed to avoid doing swim tests by pulling every trick in the book. Then again, any organization who thinks they can easily get a 18 year old girl into an outdoor pool in November at 6:00a.m. in the morning is out of their freaking mind.
Sitting/Sleeping Anywhere: While it should be apparent by now that I have almost complete disregard for social standards, most people recognize this by my habit of plopping down anywhere. Though I may still be fairly athletic, I am, first and foremost, a lazy bum. This most often occurs when a group of friends stand around in a circle and chat for an extended period of time. I'll awkwardly shift around and try to contribute to the conversation, but it generally takes a little under five minutes for me to get fed up with standing in a stationary position and I'll sink down to the ground. This often gets me a few odd looks from people unused to it and random by-passers, but the ground is my friend! I also picked up the ability to fall asleep absolutely anywhere (thanks, Army). If I am going to be spending any significant time in an airport while traveling, I'll set an alarm, find a nice, relatively clean corner, curl up around my laptop bag and fall asleep. One day I'm sure this (or someone) will bite me in the ass, but, as for now, it makes traveling and waiting much less painful.
So how about you guys, any odd habits or shared habits with me?
 
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See, I think breaking into a song is a pretty normal one, or at least I hope it is, I have very little background in being a good a singer, but I break into song all the fucking time, occasionally it will be a popular song, but more often than not I'l ab lib a silly song to whatever I'm doing, which makes me look as mental as shit.
Another great one is greeting people with silly voices, I often do this, with just about anyone, and the silly voice changes in style, sometimes creepy lothario, sometimes high pitched clown.
Also avoiding water? Really? All the other ones I understand, but water? Showers feel great.
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On August 08 2011 23:15 Kerotan wrote:
See, I think breaking into a song is a pretty normal one, or at least I hope it is, I have very little background in being a good a singer, but I break into song all the fucking time, occasionally it will be a popular song, but more often than not I'l ab lib a silly song to whatever I'm doing, which makes me look as mental as shit.
Another great one is greeting people with silly voices, I often do this, with just about anyone, and the silly voice changes in style, sometimes creepy lothario, sometimes high pitched clown.
Also avoiding water? Really? All the other ones I understand, but water? Showers feel great.
Showers do feel great... once I'm in them.
I don't know why I avoid water so much! It might be because my hair is a pain in the freaking ass to dry. That's why I get for having it down to my butt. :/
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Can't think of anything really odd... the constant need to air drum when listening to music (despite the fact I'm a guitar player.. huh?)
I hate travelling (I get travel sick very easy.. can't read or barely look down if travelling) but I can fall asleep on a public bus in seconds. (I used to have to travel 2 hours by bus daily to college, and then 2 hours back.. for 2 years.. so it's a reflex to get comfortable, and pass out for an extra bit of sleep I missed because of having to get up early.)
I'm kind of the same with showers.. I hate them unless I'm actually in one (then it feels good) I much prefer lying in the bath. I think it's something to do with my generally just really hating the feeling of having water in my eyes.. if I have water in my eyes,, from a shower/swimming pool. I can't open them again until I have wiped my face with a towel... stupid huh.
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Sure, I'll bite.
- I overindulge in TV shows and love every minute of them. This is obviously show-dependent, but when I find a show that I like I'll hammer episode after episode until it's done, then rue the day that I finished it because I wish there was more. If it's good enough or short enough I'll give it a re-watch in the future. I'll also get way more emotionally invested in a show when I watch it by myself. I've most recently done this with Skins (not the MTV one).
- I have to do something on a Friday or Saturday night. I hate when I don't get to go out.
- When I'm on a car, bus, or train and I'm not driving, I'll sleep like it's nobody's business. It's a great way to charge up for whatever awaits you at your destination.
- I still occasionally sleep with my stuffed animal, Bear (all my stuffed animals have very literal names: Blueby, Marigold, Taggy, and then randomly, Patrick). Most of the time he just keeps watch on my bed when I'm not there, and I'll occasionally dump him on the floor overnight. He's cool with it though.
- When I'm alone I'll do all manner of odd things, or at least things that other people might consider odd. I'll talk to myself, or slide around the house in my socks like Tom Cruise, or sing something, or make some retarded noise, play with my little brother's toys, all because it amuses me. I take great pleasure in my ability to entertain myself.
Hope you found some of those interesting.
I think you should learn to love showers more, at least for the benefit of other people  .
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Bursting into song is perfectly normal.. isn't it? I do it all the time, find myself walking along the street singing oklahoma, or along to whatever's in my ears at the moment. Quite often disney songs.
I went to see lion king a couple weeks ago, I was walking along the strand in London belting out can you feel the love tonight, much to the embarassment of who I went with.
.. In fact typing this right now I'm getting the urge to sing, which in a office is a bad idea.
Sleeping anywhere is a very useful ability, as long as you don't end up doing it in bad places (bus stops in snowstorms at 3 am) or when you're supposed not to fall asleep on the tube and actually turn up somewhere. Being able to get into a moving vehicle and then pass out in 5 minutes makes long tedious journeys go quickly, which is nice.
None of those seem particularly weird to me tbh.
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I do the sleeping anywhere thing. I've slept in little arm chairs, on the floor, in a tree, out in the backyard on the grass. I'm always making references to Home Movies(cartoon from the 90s) or something that no one will know about, just because I think it fits perfectly and will be funny to me.
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I always, and I mean always, have a song in my head. Now this isn't so bad (or uncommon I guess), but whenever I'm not talking I start humming the song.
Really freaks out my students sometimes ^^
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On August 08 2011 22:58 Riku wrote:
While it should be apparent by now that I have almost complete disregard for social standards, most people recognize this by my habit of plopping down anywhere. Though I may still be fairly athletic, I am, first and foremost, a lazy bum. This most often occurs when a group of friends stand around in a circle and chat for an extended period of time. I'll awkwardly shift around and try to contribute to the conversation, but it generally takes a little under five minutes for me to get fed up with standing in a stationary position and I'll sink down to the ground.
I have similar problem as i always find it hard to stay in a circle of converstation. Unlike you i dont sit down i instead begin my nasty habit of pacing and i will wander to remote areas.
On August 08 2011 22:58 Riku wrote:
It takes brute force to get me into a swimming pool and I would rather die than enter a hottub.
Are you insane Hot tubs are the greatest invention of all time.I could spend all day in hot tub if i had one or had acess to one or had anyone willing to give me one.
On August 08 2011 22:58 Riku wrote:
Being from Seattle, rain doesn't bother me, but any other sort of water does.
Now your trying on purpose just to confuse me.
When i first started reading your blog i thought it was just some guy bragging about how he sleep every night with his girl bunny. Then I realized bunny was a stuffed animal and ithought you were just wierd. Then i realized you were a girl and for some reason i started to feel embarassed for myself. Then i saw you liked WOW an then intense anger went through me.
You were able to spring a wide variety of emotions well done.
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Germany / USA16648 Posts
the you are not prepared thing sounds hilarious tbh
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On August 09 2011 00:12 Darkdeath3 wrote:
When i first started reading your blog i thought it was just some guy bragging about how he sleep every night with his girl bunny. Then I realized bunny was a stuffed animal and ithought you were just wierd. Then i realized you were a girl and for some reason i started to feel embarassed for myself.
Then you realized Day[9] is far manlier than you are, and yet he sleeps with a stuffed bunny every night.
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I also have the ability to sleep absolutely anywhere, which to this day still confuses family and friends. It does make me the most relaxing person to next to on a plane though. While some people freak out at flying (let alone turbulence) I am happily dozing away in my seat with not a care in the world. It also made my morning Metro commute much more tolerable as I somehow conditioned my body to wake when the stop before mine was announced over the crappy quiet speakers so I could get my things together before getting off the train.
Also drinking and hot tubs are a GREAT time. You must not be doing it right.... somehow (and I am confused as a result).
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On August 09 2011 00:12 Darkdeath3 wrote:Show nested quote +On August 08 2011 22:58 Riku wrote:
While it should be apparent by now that I have almost complete disregard for social standards, most people recognize this by my habit of plopping down anywhere. Though I may still be fairly athletic, I am, first and foremost, a lazy bum. This most often occurs when a group of friends stand around in a circle and chat for an extended period of time. I'll awkwardly shift around and try to contribute to the conversation, but it generally takes a little under five minutes for me to get fed up with standing in a stationary position and I'll sink down to the ground.
I have similar problem as i always find it hard to stay in a circle of converstation. Unlike you i dont sit down i instead begin my nasty habit of pacing and i will wander to remote areas. Show nested quote +On August 08 2011 22:58 Riku wrote:
It takes brute force to get me into a swimming pool and I would rather die than enter a hottub.
Are you insane Hot tubs are the greatest invention of all time.I could spend all day in hot tub if i had one or had acess to one or had anyone willing to give me one. Show nested quote +On August 08 2011 22:58 Riku wrote:
Being from Seattle, rain doesn't bother me, but any other sort of water does.
Now your trying on purpose just to confuse me. When i first started reading your blog i thought it was just some guy bragging about how he sleep every night with his girl bunny. Then I realized bunny was a stuffed animal and ithought you were just wierd. Then i realized you were a girl and for some reason i started to feel embarassed for myself. Then i saw you liked WOW an then intense anger went through me. You were able to spring a wide variety of emotions well done.
Thank you?
On August 09 2011 00:24 Carnac wrote:
the you are not prepared thing sounds hilarious tbh
I thought it was! But he didn't...
On August 09 2011 00:35 BloodNinja wrote:
I also have the ability to sleep absolutely anywhere, which to this day still confuses family and friends. It does make me the most relaxing person to next to on a plane though. While some people freak out at flying (let alone turbulence) I am happily dozing away in my seat with not a care in the world. It also made my morning Metro commute much more tolerable as I somehow conditioned my body to wake when the stop before mine was announced over the crappy quiet speakers so I could get my things together before getting off the train.
Also drinking and hot tubs are a GREAT time. You must not be doing it right.... somehow (and I am confused as a result).
Heat stroke.
:/
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I'm have soft spots (*blushes*) like I need to hug something when I go to sleep, and that's usually the extra large cuddly heart-shaped cushion I stole from my sister's room. I also watch MLP (My Little Pony) episodes on youtube because certain someone + Show Spoiler + introduced me to it and I found it absolutely amazing.
Opposite to you though, I love getting wet (NOT sweaty). So I usually two showers a day (warm showers), wash my hands like every hour or more often, go swimming at my friend's place (condominium indoor swimming pool), and such.
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I can sleep anywhere too. Once I was on a trip with the youth group my parents had me in when I was younger. We stopped at a fast food joint and I managed to fall asleep in the booth, cheeseburger in hand, with atleast a dozen loud kids around me. Another time I was sitting on the couch at a friend's place, and I fell asleep on his couch; he woke me up and told me to stay awake and I looked right at him and said "ok" then closed my eyes and fell asleep again.
I have the opposite habit of hating to sleep with things on my bed. My bed is large enough for two people, and I like to bring my legs up, so 3/4ths of my bed is generally not used. But if I have something like a book sitting on the end of my bed, I must kick it off or I cant sleep.
I also have the opposite thing with washing my hands. There are times where I like to just put my hands under the faucet and let the cool water stream over them, and just stare off into space. Showers are the bane of my existence. They are too comfortable, another place where I can fall asleep instantly. I missed many a bus ride in high school because of this.
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For some reason, "YOU ARE NOT PREPARED" made me think of Day9 and Trumpets.
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Germany / USA16648 Posts
Some sleep stuff here too:
I used to fall "asleep" while standing and waiting for something, for example when waiting outside the class room for the teacher to arrive and unlock the door. I would wake up within miliseconds once my knees started to bend from falling asleep.
Also, when I was like 4-5-6 years old or something I always feel asleep at the hairdresser, my mom had to hold my head upright. lol
When I still had to use public transportation a lot I slept in it all the time. And despite being scared of missing my stops I can only recall one instance of it happening: woke up 2 or 3 stops too late on the metro in Munich on my way home, so not a problem at all.
Now I don't use public transport much. I still sleep in it, but I always set the alarm on my cell, because I'm not used to waking up in time anymore.
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Im highly amused by the first one. Throughout most of college, my laptop has spent most of its time on my bed. I am super lazy and find my bed more comfortable for studying and internet surfing than my desk. even playing sc1, I would sometime use a pillow as a mousepad. but my accuracy would suck.
Last year I got a desktop for SC2 and I thought I would retire my laptop, but no. now my laptop has a permanent residence on my bed. and i had to switch which end of the bed I sleep on so the power cord for the laptop doesnt always snake across the room.
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On August 08 2011 22:58 Riku wrote:
So how about you guys, any odd habits or shared habits with me?
Yep, there are a few.
***** Like you, I make a lot of casual references to videogames, movies, tv, and the internet. This suits me well when hanging out with my nerdy group of friends because they do it quite a bit themselves. But what happens around "normal" people? A lot of blank stares and awkward explanations. On facebook I've started to write out my comment, shift-enter, and add "Reference: XXXXXXX". I think my saddest hour was when I walked into a study room with seven of my classmates in it with the words "the cake is a lie" written on the board. Upon entering one of them asked me what it was. So I go "Portal. Glados." and start singing "Still Alive". I got a lot of blank stares, so I stopped singing and he said I was the first person to get it. I waited in the room while he tested four more people. Nothing. It was a learning experience for all!
***** Whenever I eat at a restaurant I will fold a paper crane and leave it with my tip. Waitresses tend to enjoy them quite a bit and sometimes I come back to a restaurant weeks later and see the paper bird sitting in a safe spot!
***** I oftentimes sleep with a pillow covering my eyes. This roots way back to age 8 when I saw Salem's Lot on tv and was so scared of seeing vampires floating outside my window that I started sleeping with a stuffed animal dubbed "Guardian Frog". The Guardian Frog was shaped in such a way that its body and leg would cover my eyes while leaving room for my nose to breath. After months of this I graduated to my pillow covering my eyes, especially if I woke up in the middle of the night and was too afraid to pick up my frog from the ground. Now, 16 years later, I still sleep with a pillow covering my eyes even though I haven't been afraid of the window since I've been 9. A few years ago I read Salem's Lot and watched the movie that scared me. The book is great, but the movie isn't even good by B-movie standards!
***** I always pull my socks up as high as they can go. Having them seated any lower drives me crazy. I also prefer tube socks. My ideal sock covers most my calf and ends about two inches before my knees. I buy my shorts to end mid-knee specifically so the general public won't think I'm wearing tights. I never thought there was anything strange about this until high school friends pointed it out. In the last few years it bothered some friends so much that they go out of their way to pull my socks down (and thanks to the odd habit, they went back up quickly). I'm visiting a friend out of town this week and she's buying me a package of non-tube socks because the ones I wear freak her out. I can understand it being strange since the current fashion trend is having socks cut so low you can't even see them beyond tennis shoes, but I don't think it's THAT weird. Picture: + Show Spoiler +
Edit: Bonus ***** I love the sweaty, sticky feeling of a job well done. It's the tired, dirty feeling that really drives it home. As a result, if I was doing something strenuous or that involved a lot of running around, I will intentionally hold off showering for hours just to relish the feeling. I take measures to make sure I don't smell (so this doesn't apply to working out). This especially comes in handy in the summer when I get that sweaty dirty feeling just by sitting inside my 85 degree home! Accomplishment through laziness = win!
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Puddles and running through rain.
Climbing trees and jumping off rocks pretending to do parkour.
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