10 Day meme Day 7

[mamculuna]

Day Seven: Four silly quirks

Only four?! My OCD needs way more space

1. I have to have all my Firefox tabs lined up in the same order every day. Really, I will stop and fix them if one gets closed by accident. LJ is #4, after gmail, the calendar, and FB. #5 is the weather. I do allow one-off tabs in random order, but has to be after the regular tabs.

2. I want the silver in the dishwasher to be sorted as it goes in. However, getting my husband to agree to that is hopeless, so it happens only when I'm here by myself. (And I have no problem leaving dirty dishes in the sink and letting him do the loading. Not an especially neat person, just fixated in certain small areas. Somewhat like a cat.)

3. However, when here by myself, I don't like to sleep in a totally dark house. I want one light on downstairs even though I can't see it. Just don't like the idea of all that darkness down there...

4. I don't do down escalators, not if I can find a stairway or elevator--but will do them if it means dragging other people all over the building. Up escalators are not a problem.

Comments

[a2zmom.livejournal.com]

Aaron refused to use down escalators for many years - he had a form of acrophobia. He forced himself to get over it as he got older because he didn't his friends to make fun of him. (I still remember him plastering himself to the ground when we were in SF overlooking a very steep hill.)

[mamculuna.livejournal.com]

Yep, that's me. I can get used to them, but very steep ones (like those in the DC Metro system!) still really bother me, especially if I have a suitcase and/or backpack.

I make it a rule to use the little ones to try to get used to them, but it's hard. I also don't do well with driving in high mountains, or seats at the edge of high balconies in theaters.

[cactuswatcher.livejournal.com]

I guess everybody's acrophobia is different. I'm not fond of really steep escalators, but never avoided one. The only reason I used to take the stairs instead of normal ones was for exercise and to avoid the crowd. I love driving in the mountains, but hate standing near cliffs and climbing ladders.

[mamculuna.livejournal.com]

And I'm fine with airplanes and tall buildings--but hate balconies and cliffs.

[siro-gravity.livejournal.com]

So you leave those tabs up all the time? omg, I can't believe you have FB before LJ!!

#2 just sounds like a good idea. :)

But leaving a light on that you can't see?? Silly person! :P

How come you don't go down? Does it hurt your knees?
eta: I just read the comments above,, so i know why

[mamculuna.livejournal.com]

I know...the order doesn't show the value I place on them. Weather would be first, if it were! But I'm very dependent on my FG scrabble games.

*II* think the way I order things in the kitchen is sensible, but seems very compulsive to Bill (who can't pass a light switch without turning it off--also sensible to him and compulsive to me).

"Quirky," please!! ;o>

[royalbananafish.livejournal.com]

It is actually better not to sort the silverware on the way in. A mish-mash makes it easier for the water to circulate, as the pieces cannot nest with each other because they do not match. I know, I know, I'm insane for knowing this.

[mamculuna.livejournal.com]

You're right, I think. I picked this up from my much more compulsive sister, but like the FF tabs, not necessarily reasonable, just something that now seems right even if it's not.