6 weird things

Apr 28th, 2006 by Accidental Thinker

I was tagged by Peach for this meme, so I’ll play along. Six weird things about me. Let’s see what we can find, shall we, as I plumb the inner depths of my weirdness for those oddities that make me uniquely me.

I have a weird symmetry thing. Like if I touch one side of my face, balance is not restored to my world until I touch the other. Or if I touch my nose, I also have to touch my chin. I can’t tuck my hair behind just one ear. If I have an itch on my left, I’ll mysteriously develop an itch demanding equal attention in the identical spot on my right. Or any of a million other things that must be done in pairs to keep my existence in perfect harmony.
I like pepperoni pizza, but without the pepperoni. Really. I pull most of the pepperoni off. I just like the flavor it leaves behind. This is very fortunate for my husband, who loves nothing better than to score some extra pizza toppings.
I love canned Spaghettios. I eat them All. The. Time. I would even fight my own kids for the last can in the pantry (but I don’t have to because they like a different brand). Though somehow my family got the misconception (maybe because of the pepperoni pizza thing) that I like Spaghettios with meatballs, but without the meatballs. This is not true! I MUST have the meatballs. And Kraft parmesan cheese. Only Kraft. I will accept no substitutes.
I still sleep with teddy bears. Two of them. One I got when I was in the hospital as a kid, and the other my husband gave me when we were dating. They are both very special to me.
I can move one eyeball separately from the other. It’s a special talent I have. People are either very intrigued or very grossed out.
I love math. No really, I do. I was a math geek in school. I was on the math team. I have awards. Yet somehow I ended up in a career that is much more about writing, so it’s a good thing I love that too. Does that make me well-rounded? Maybe I’m not so weird after all!

So those are my six mildly unusual things. Now I’m probably supposed to tag others to play, but I am shirking the responsibility. If you want to give it a whirl, consider yourself tagged.

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13 Responses to “6 weird things”

on 28 Apr 2006 at 10:50 pm1the fool

I can move my eyes independently of each other as well. It takes a lot of concentration and it gives me a splitting headache, but it’s a small sacrifice considering the comedic effect it has.

When I was in college, I gained the nickname “first and third” because I could move my eyes apart from each other so that I looked like a catcher keeping an eye on runners at first and third at the same time.

Got a humor tip for you, too, since you possess this rare talent. I came up with this a few years ago, and it really freaks people out. Jam a finger up your nose and wiggle it back and forth, moving your eye back and forth in unison, and then proudly exclaim, “Hey! I think I’m touching my optic nerve!”

I made an old lady faint doing that once.

Of course, given #1, you may have to do it with your other finger jammed up the other nostril. That might take away a little of the effect.
on 29 Apr 2006 at 4:59 am2Laurie

LOL.. I’m the same way about pepperoni pizza!
on 29 Apr 2006 at 6:30 am3Jona

I loved maths at school too, now I’m a book-keeper and get my thrills with reconciling ledgers :o)

P.s. The rest ARE wierd, but it’s good to be unique ;o)
on 29 Apr 2006 at 8:50 am4Paul N.

1. Me, too.
2. I don’t eat pork, but I make an exception when pepperoni is offered. I eat it straight out of the package sometimes.
3. Ho-hum.
4. My First Wife sleeps in a teddy, too.
5. I can only flick my eyebrows independently.
6. You’re weird.
on 29 Apr 2006 at 9:57 pm5EmmaSometimes

I love all things symmetric. Symmetry is a good thing.
on 30 Apr 2006 at 8:57 am6TSB

I have a weird symetrical thing going on too, but it involves equal number of things on each side of my desk, or pillows, or flower vases etc.
on 01 May 2006 at 11:32 am7Jolynn

The pepperoni pizza thing is weird. Brian likes canadian bacon and pineapple pizza after picking off all the pineapple. Once I bought just canadian bacon, no pineapple and he didn’t eat it. Weird!
on 01 May 2006 at 3:15 pm8Mike (ex scientia)

You cheated! You didn’t mention the webs between your toes.
on 02 May 2006 at 7:13 am9Peach

Hi Monique! Thanks for playing. Symmetry thing is only a little weird, but pepperoni pizza without the pepperoni? So you just like the extra grease huh? Not a spaghettios person myself, but I like the meatballs! Gotta see that eye thing you go goin’ on. Now that’s weird!
on 02 May 2006 at 7:01 pm10bornfool

Fellow math geek here.
on 03 May 2006 at 12:39 am11Dana

the eyeball thing is very weird, I would love to see that, or maybe I wouldn’t. haha
on 03 May 2006 at 7:51 am12lz-blogger

Please give me a Pepperoni FAVORIED PIZZA, but hold the Peppornia! I can see that! ~ jb///
on 03 May 2006 at 9:36 am13Miss Cellania

Mildly? Those are VERY weird things! My hat is off to you.