don't ask and you shall receive
late, but i'm out of other post ideas.
1. i have been accused of being picky when it comes to food many times (20 times). it's a little weirder than that. i like most things. i will try almost anything once, but i have specific dislikes. they include mayo, ranch dressing, onions, tomatoes, and mushrooms. unfortunately, these five things find their way into just about everything everyone else likes.
2. i have a little ocd, but this doesn't stop me from being messy. sometimes i keep my living areas clean for months at a time, and sometimes it's months between cleanings. i've found that when i live with someone messier than i am, i keep things clean, but when i live with someone who's neater than i am, i tend to be messy. that, i suppose, is a reflection of my contrary nature.
3. i love to read, which isn't weird, but i still love to read fantasy and science fiction like i did when i was a child. in fact, it has to be pretty bad for me not to read it. like, any plot will do, however ill-conceived, as long as the writing itself isn't glaringly awful.
not: you know, the weirdest thing about this one is that i'm citing reading fantasy as being weird, while i didn't even think of playing dnd as odd.
4. when it comes to movies, i truly enjoy period pieces, more specifically mannered romances. not too masculine, but for some reason i love them; the sadder, the better. also, it's best if the main characters don't have sex or end up together. good examples are the age of innocence and the remains of the day. i don't know if it's too much pbs when i was a kid or the fact that i watched a lot of movies with my older sister, but there it is.5. i, as some of you know, have enrolled in way too many college classes not to have a doctorate in some sort of bioscience. i hate being in school, because i hate homework and will swiftly lose interest if the professor isn't interesting or some other random, stupid reason, like i don't like an assignment, i don't like getting up before 11:45 a.m., i'd rather watch a movie, or maybe my bed is extra comfortable on a particular morning. but i love learning and taking all kinds of classes, so i keep at it. stupid, yes, but it's not over yet.
6. while i don't believe i'm picky about food, i am just a little picky about women. no, really. i can almost always find fault physically with any woman, not to mention in their personalities. the funny thing is, often attractive women have personalities that make it much easier for me to find fault in them. not that i talk to them, so much of this is gleaned from a small pool of empirical evidence, which i expand this with my own preconceptions and assumptions to form a no doubt inaccurate and unfair picture of what their personality actually is. of course, assuming i'm vaguely attracted to someone and they have a great personality, they become much more attractive. not that this happens very often. which leads me to #7...
7. i have endured a near monk-like period of being single, which wouldn't be so bad if all my friends didn't decide to marry soon after my last relationship. let's just say that i've had a girlfriend this millennium, but just barely. being single that long isn't that weird, at least for me, but that's just it. i don't mind it at all. i rarely miss having a significant other. i do sometimes, of course, but generally i feel like this could go on indefinitely. i do tire of being the third wheel sometimes, which leads me to #8...8. i have lived, as in paying or sharing rent, with not one, not two, but three of my married friends. the ultimate third wheel situation. it's all made sense at the time, and hasn't led to any problems, but it's pretty odd.
9. my facial hair grown in a pirate style mustache and goatee without any trimming whatsoever. on the rest of my face, almost nothing. yarr.
10. when i was younger, i was painfully shy. i wanted no attention in public, couldn't order food at restaurants, was embarassed every day, and often adopted others opinions simply not to stand out. for some reason, this slowly changed. i now feel like i am at most seen as quiet and am barely an introvert. lord knows i have my own opinions now, and am happy to argue about them at any time. however, two remnants from my prior acute shyness come to mind: first, public speaking and parties where i don't know anyone are daunting enough to not seem worth the effort; second, every once in a while i need some time alone. if i don't get it, i'm irritable and impatient with people and just feel like shit. sometimes i just need a couple hours, sometimes it's a week, but i just need a break because the thought of dealing with people is just too much.
11. yeah, that's right, you thought you were going to get by without learning about my bathroom habits. but i added #11 just so you could. i actually like public restrooms, as long as they are clean. in fact, i almost look forward to the opportunity to try a "new" bathroom. i like variety. in fact, i would say i have tried out every bathroom that i could legally get to at both calvin college and grcc. i do, however, need privacy for #2 and am willing to wait people out if i must to avoid anyone encountering audible evidence of the deed.
posted by paradroid at 3:55 AM
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