January 25th, 2006

[Chris](http://www.ctmiller.net/chris/wp/2006/01/24/weird-habits/) tagged me for this one and forced me out of a writer’s block. The meme is five weird habits. I was sad that I had to narrow it down to five, but rules are rules….

The Rules: The first player of this game starts with the topic √¢Ç«®≈Ïfive weird habits√¢Ç«®¨? and people who get tagged need to write an entry about their five weird habits as well as state this rule clearly. In the end, you need to choose the next five people to be tagged and link to their web journals. Don√¢Ç«®Ç—¢t forget to leave a comment in their blog or journal that says √¢Ç«®≈ÏYou have been tagged√¢Ç«®¨? (assuming they take comments) and tell them to read yours.

1. Whenever I order a frosty at Wendy’s, I have to order fries. I dip the fries in my frosty and eat them. Now, I don’t think this is that weird, but my spouse swears that it is both strange and disgusting.

2. I keep glasses of water by my bed. _Glasses,_ plural. I’m like the little girl from [Signs.](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0286106/) I must have a glass of water by the bed at night, just in case I wake up dying of thirst. I also forget that I already have a glass of water by the bed, so I bring up another every night. When I’ve accumulated three or more, I take all the glasses to the kitchen and empty them.

3. I must have the closet door closed in any room that I sleep in. This comes from reading too much Stephen King as a child — I’m still afraid of the bogeyman and his vast closet network.

4. I pace while talking on the phone. Pace may not be the right word, since I actually do laps around the house, or around whatever room I’m in. It’s an unconscious habit, but I’ve been told it’s a little maddening to witness.

5. Almost any movie I see after 7p.m. turns into an expensive nap. I don’t mean to, but I almost always fall asleep, no matter how good the movie is. I’ve tried drinking very strong coffee, I’ve tried deliberately making myself a little cold (not uncomfortably so, but just so that I am awake longer), I’ve tried different sitting positions. Nothing works. I think the last movie I stayed awake for was [Land of the Dead.](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0418819/?fr=c2l0ZT1kZnx0dD0xfGZiPXV8cG49MHxrdz0xfHE9TGFuZCBvZiB0aGUgRGVhZHxmdD0xfG14PTIwfGxtPTUwMHxjbz0xfGh0bWw9MXxubT0x;fc=1;ft=20;fm=1)

There you have it: five of my strange habits. Now, as stated by the rules, I must pick five victims who must also bare their souls. Tagging [Geoff](http://www.inkblotsmag.com/voice/totq), [Becca](http://blog.myspace.com/crockettroth), [Gloria](http://www.gloriaferris.net), [Daniella](http://americanpinkcollar.blogspot.com/) and [George](http://www.brewedfreshdaily.com)

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11 Responses to “Weird Habits”

ruthless Says:

FrostyNFries are the best!!!!!!

Tina Says:

Amen!! I loves me a good frosty with fries, even if it does get me called “weird”.

ruthless Says:

not in my circle. i don’t know of anyone who thinks that weird. Even if I just get a frosty. It’s after a few bites when I think…damn I need some fries.

James Says:

I agree 100% about the Frosty/Biggie Fries combo. They’re so ment to be together, they should do a classic commercial of two guys running into each other, saying, “You got Frosty on my Fries!” and “You got Fries in my Frosty!” Two great tastes that go great together… You get the idea. I also sympatize about the laps while on the phone thing. The cirscle formed by our kitchen and living room is well trodden.

Becca Says:

Oh, now I get it. Just because I ǃ?IMedǃ? you while you typed this entry I get tagged.

Tina Says:

No, sweetie, you got tagged because you’re special. The fact that you IMed me just makes you super special.

TimAndGloria Ferris Says:

We started. We’re stuck. We have a high weirdness threshold.

Gloria Ferris » Blog Archive » five weird habits Says:

[...] Tina tagged me for this one. The meme is five weird habits. Rules are√¢Ç«®¨? …The Rules: The first player of this game starts with the topic √¢Ç«®≈Ïfive weird habits√¢Ç«®¨? and people who get tagged need to write an entry about their five weird habits as well as state this rule clearly. In the end, you need to choose the next five people to be tagged and link to their web journals. Don√¢Ç«®Ç—¢t forget to leave a comment in their blog or journal that says √¢Ç«®≈ÏYou have been tagged√¢Ç«®¨? (assuming they take comments) and tell them to read yours. [...]

Thaed Says:

That’s very funny about the water glasses. I had 5 of them on my nightstand last Saturday. 5 glasses for 5 work days. I just shook my head. Now I know there’s someone else who does that in the world.

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Tiyo Says:

Hi there,

I was google-ing one day about people strange/weird habits.. and I came across your website/blog about the mememe 5 weird habits tagging game. It then inspire me to develop a social application, iHabits (available only on facebook.com for now).

I just want to thank you for the inspiration, and if you have a free time please take a look at the application

http://apps.facebook.com/ihabits/welcome.php

thanks,

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