[quote]dre wrote:
medevac wrote:
What about gym weirdness? If I have a drink or if I’m writing things down, I have to place that stuff a good bit away from where I am actually working out. That’s because after a set I have to walk away from the equipment. I have no idea why. I also can’t sit on a bench or military press seat in between sets…I stand and walk around, then return, lie back, quick grip check, then GO.
I also change the weight immediately after a set, so that I can’t change it when I come back to some lesser amount. It’s like I’m stuck with that weight and therefore have to try.
That’s not weird, that’s normal. Well, I hope it is because I do the same damn thing. I always get up and walk around in between sets. I feel like I lose focus if I just sit there. I don’t know.
I also add/remove weights immediately after a set. Why wait?
I also have to sleep with a fan on. It’s too quiet otherwise.[/quote]
Yeah i have to walk to the drinking fountain between every set, even if I’m not thirsty. And if I’m not thirsty, I still have to lean down and wet my lips so i don’t look like some weirdo walking to the fountain and not drinking.
In restaurants, I sit where my back is positioned to the door, whatever the angle and distance. This way, all I have to do is get up, turn, and head straight for the exit in case of emergency.
I also like to have other tables close so I can throw a table down to handle gunfire.
[quote]Fulmen wrote:
In restaurants, I sit where my back is positioned to the door, whatever the angle and distance. This way, all I have to do is get up, turn, and head straight for the exit in case of emergency.
I also like to have other tables close so I can throw a table down to handle gunfire.[/quote]
I press the lock button of the car two or three times.
I always turn the light on in the adjacent room before bed and scan it for intruders while wielding half a pool stick. Then I decide I have to pee, and scan the room again after coming back.
I take long showers.
I always turn the hall light on before shutting the living room lights off for the night.
I turn the tv to channel 5 before shutting off. You know, so it’s always neutral.
I wake up out of a sound sleep whenever someone says my name. I don’t remember when I learned this, but it’s annoying.
I have to sing in the car whenever a song I know comes on.
I use small paper clips to clean the inside of my ears. Some truly disgusting stuff comes out. Also, for years, I COULD NOT watch someone brush their teeth. It used to drive my girlfriend(s) crazy.
I can’t drink out of a glass with a straw unless the cup has a lid on it, or I spill it.
I do not like ice in my drinks, regardless of time of year.
I can’t walk and drink at the same time, including with a water bottle. I’ll be walking beside my gf and then stop to drink and she’ll still be jabbering away not realizing I stopped.
When I sleep I have to jam an extra pillow under my left pec because otherwise I wake up decorticate and can’t even feel my left arm. I second the fan for sleeping and if it’s too quiet I can’t get to sleep.
Reasons why I have turned around in the car when heading out to the gym because I had to take care of these things first and they would have driven me crazy the entire workout:
no MP3 (common)
fingernails felt like they needed to be clipped
socks felt funny
[quote]zephead4747 wrote:
I bite down everytime a car or object passes, unless I’m driving. I don’t me like mash my teeth, but apply foce against them it’s wierd.[/quote]
Many, reallly weird. I do that too and was SURE I was the only one! haha
both of these habits have faded for the most part…
while driving or riding in a car, whenever a cross street would branch off the road we’re driving on i would have to flex the ass cheek in relation to what side of the street the road intersected. it would be a bitch in neighborhoods, got pretty good at my ass-flexing coordination
and this wasn’t a consistent habit, but while watching tv or listening to a conversation i wouldn’t have to contribute to i would ‘type out’ the words i was hearing by slightly applying pressure to my fingers, no matter where my hands were positioned.
I have to blow into every straw that I use before I put it in the cup. One time I got paper in my mouth from one and have done it ever since because I hate paper in my mouth.
When I watch TV, I twitch my hands really fast when the camera angle changes (like I’m grabbing something really fast), I guess to work on my reflexes. I do the same when a traffic signal turns from green to yellow. I stare at the green light and wait for it to turn yellow, then twitch my hands really fast.
When I do cardio, I always have to end the session with the number of calories burned ending with a 3 or 7, but not two 3’s or two 7’s in row. For instance, I don’t end a cardio session with 337.3 calories burned, I’ll wait until I’ve burned 343.7 calories.
When I’m out I’ll always check my pockets to make sure my keys and wallet are still there. I do this a lot and I don’t know why, since I’ve never lost anything/had anything stolen.
Also when I put something in my gym bag I have to check a second (or third) time just to make sure its in there.
[quote]Mutu wrote:
When I’m out I’ll always check my pockets to make sure my keys and wallet are still there. I do this a lot and I don’t know why, since I’ve never lost anything/had anything stolen.
Also when I put something in my gym bag I have to check a second (or third) time just to make sure its in there.[/quote]
You make a cross like the Pope does:
Specticles, Testicles, Wallet and Watch.
[quote]Mutu wrote:
When I’m out I’ll always check my pockets to make sure my keys and wallet are still there. I do this a lot and I don’t know why, since I’ve never lost anything/had anything stolen.
Also when I put something in my gym bag I have to check a second (or third) time just to make sure its in there.[/quote]
I’m the same way. Its ridiculous if I’m riding the subway, because I check every time I get on or get off a train. Into or out of my car. Etc, etc. I figure the more often I check, the closer I’ll be to whatever I lose.
Chapstick has alcohol and dries out your lips. That’s why they’re always chapped and why you always have to apply. Switch go straight vaseline.
Weird things:
I have to count every stair I take on a set of stairs. If i skip a stair, that counts as 2. If I jump down the whole flight, I have to count all of them.
I have to put my fingers on top of each other. That is to say, I put my pinky on top of my ring finger, middle on top of ring and index and thumb on top of index. Then I alternate the fingers. Other times I put pinky on top of ring on top of middle and thumb on top of index on top of middle and then alternate. Both hands have to be the same basic finger pattern, though sometimes I alternate which fingers are on top. Lot less confusing than it sounds.
I constantly check my watch when I’m on the phone even if I’m not wearing a watch.
1-I’m very tolerant of heat and cold, 50 F to 100F all feels good to me.
2-I like to sleep on the floor sometimes.
3-I hate to leave the house in the morning before I’ve taken a shit. The first thing I consider when planning my day or making an appointment is, will I have enough time to wake up and take a shit?
“Mr Gabby, how about 9:00 am next Tuesday?”
“Tuesday’s fine, can you make that 10:00am? Great.”
[quote]rsg wrote:
When I walk along a pavement or floor with tiles, I try not to touch the grooves/joins in the material - my feet are always on the solid parts. It’s something I’ve done since I was a kid.[/quote]
Haha, I do that too! And when walking up stairs etc I always have to start with my right foot, otherwise it feels just wrong.
I also like to stay in my sweaty gym clothes sometimes, it just feels good.
[quote]Uncle Gabby wrote:
I hate to leave the house in the morning before I’ve taken a shit. The first thing I consider when planning my day or making an appointment is, will I have enough time to wake up and take a shit?[/quote]
Same here~! I hate it when we’re planning a long road trip, and I forget to use the bathroom before we leave the house. Ugh. I hate public restrooms. I mean HATE 'em!