Do you have any ticks? Or strange habits?

or just weird habits you do? or things you dislike?

for example, i hate buying second hand books.. just because i feel when i read a book i'm making a personal intimate connection with the book and it bothers me to know someone else experienced that same thing..? or i eat the food i dislike on my plate, before the yummy food. like the vegetables before the pasta.. or i need to walk on the side of the road farthest from the street and traffic. or whenever a good song comes on i snap my fingers.

what about you?

I read magazines from back to front. No idea why and didn't realize it until a boyfriend pointed it out. Have tried to correct it, but it feels wrong to read it right.

I also save the best for last.

Am happiest wherever I'm at. There's a term for this that I can't remember, but basically; If I'm up, I don't want to go to bed. If I'm in bed, I don't want to get up. If I'm in the office at work, I don't want to go outside but if I'm outside I don't want to return to the office. If I'm visiting family, I don't want to leave them after I didn't want to leave my home to visit them. Etc. 

It bothers me if wall hangings are hung too high.

I'm constantly turning lights off. Its such a habit that I've turned them off while people are still in the room. Oops. Sorry boss.

I wont fall asleep until I've read. Even if its just a paragraph.

My inbox at work has to stay empty. If someone puts something in it, I immediately find another place for it if I can't get to it right then.

When my hair is shorter, it has to be far enough above or below my collar so that it doesn't go into my collar. That drives me NUTS. 

I don't like small talk or questions about my day. I know people are just being civil and polite, but ug. I'm polite back and answer according to basic drone protocol, but in my head I'm thinking, "I'M NOT FINE, I'M ANNOYED, YES ITS RAINING, NO I'M NOT STAYING DRY, I CAN'T SUM UP MY WEEKEND IN ONE WORD, AND DON'T TELL ME TO SMILE".

Wow. I am quite a quirk.

Some odd, fairly innocuous ones:

• Obsession with keeping my feet, floors, and carpets clean. I don't wear shoes in the house, but I used to have roommates that did. I'd have 2 pairs of slippers just for walking around in the apartment. I also always washed my feet before I got into bed.
  
• Never use the actual erasers on the back of my pencils. They're in pristine condition.
  
• Eat all the crust off of sandwiches before going in for the middle.
  
• I have a giant collection of movie tickets and admission tickets to various places I've went to. They're not in one place but scattered everywhere. Everytime I find one when I clean, I can't bear to throw it away. I'm a packrat. Assignments from middle school stashed somewhere. 
• I hit people I like. I punch, pinch, poke, kick them, not very hard, but they know I mean it all endearingly :).

I eat kiwis whole - skin, stem, everything.

My bed has to be made before I crawl into it.  I don't care if it is made all day, but it has to be just right to fall asleep in.

I wash my pots and pans first, plates and cups next and then all the flatware.

I like to get to work early enough to have one cup of coffee before I start.

I believe in a place for everything and everything in its place.

If you borrow my tools, please put them back exactly where you found them or I cannot find them and get frustrated when I need them.

If my bedroom door is closed it means do not bother me.  It is my quiet time.  I live with four grandkids and this one is hard for them.  They are very sociable.

none that I can mention on this site!!   

Well, I have a few, but the one that immediately came to mind is that when I eat multi colored candies (like Skittles or M&Ms, but pretty much any colored candy), I eat them in a specific order of color.  Skittles:  yellow, green, orange, purple, red.  M&M's: yellow, green, orange, brown, blue, red.

For some reason, yellow and green are always first, and red is always last.

I like things put away where they belong.

I don't like strangers telling me their life story

Bed made when I get up. Sink empty of dishes before going to bed

Dont' care for loud noise

I don't like used books for library books because of germs. I know I'm a sick person. but some people read in the bathroom and it grosses me out.

Stocking up on sale items that I use regularly, to an extreme (at least to other people).  I may have 22 bottles of shampoo or a pantry shelf full of a specific food item because I buy when its cheap.

Im particular about clothing so when I find the shoes or or purse I like, I purchase it in multiples for when they wear out.  Finding a shirt I like means buying it multiple colors. 

Repetitive items when decorating.  Matching pictures hung in a line, candles lined up, set of mugs lined on the counter.

I don't like people who wear red shoes, at least not when they are wearing them.

I'm obssesed with orange marmalade and still looking for the perfect one.

I read always at least 3 books at a time.

I think I don't want to die (everyone does right?) well I think of it at least 6 times everyday.

I don't like coffee and dislike people depending on it or anything else.

I google everything... everything

i have a very strict routine for washin in the shower.  and i take fairly long showers because parts of this routine include washing certain things several times, like between 2-....10??..

but i moved and had to alter it because we have a water heater now instead of bein in an apartment complex, and i run out of hot water if i do my routine to my fulfillment :*(

i HATE bein rushed for any reason.  but if it is at my own will, i can do things or get ready quickly..

in the mornin, when i make eggs, or at dinner time, if im cookin with meat, i have to have the sink already runnin just before i handle the raw eggs or raw meat, so that i can immediately wash my hands without havin to touch the faucet.

im HUUUUGGGEEEE on germs...

in more ways than i can list here.

i am just like sauvignon with the clean feet, floors, places touched..

i refuse to get into my bed before i have showered, i like my bed to be the cleanest place in my house.

if i shower but didn't wash my hair before bed, i put a towel on my pillow so my dirty hair doesnt dirty the pillow case...

there are sooooo many more, you dont even know!!

boyfriend tells me to put the coo coo back in the clock!

haha

• i only fall asleep with music/tv on/people talking and with a fan on
• i take multiple choice exams backwards
• i don't like when people cough/sneeze a lot
• my favorites folders have to be perfect.. i have a ton of folders
• i'm always checking the random articles on wikipedia
• i don't leave the house without washing my face
• i spend endless hours doing nothing at barnes and noble
• i have to make a grocery list even though i always get the same things and i know them by heart
• i have to eat fruit with every meal

I have to have the same routine before bed: brush teeth, floss, mouth wash, take out contacts, remove eye makeup, wash face, toner, spot treatment, chapstick. It's the same every night.

I wash the dishes in the same order as well: cutting board, cups/glasses, plates, bowls, silverware, pots and pans.

Original Post by jesselou:

i refuse to get into my bed before i have showered, i like my bed to be the cleanest place in my house.

Same. The only times I get into bed unshowered are when I'm too inebriated to. 

Another vote for savng the best for last - this can get somewhat complex if I really like everything I've made for supper.  (Note: husband has a food quirk too - he eats from left to right.)  Also saving the middle of the sandwich for last, part of the same thing. 

Other stuff:  I hate using sponges in the kitchen, I find them disgusting because I'm pretty sure they are never really quite clean.  I use good quality dishcloths that get washed frequently. 

I have an exact morning routine for toothbrushing and showering.  If I do it in the wrong order, I forget stuff.

I don't like other people in the kitchen when I'm cooking.  Stay the (*&$ out of my way!

After taking a shower, I must be completely dry before putting on clothes.  No hasty toweling and throwing on a shirt, every drop of water must be gone from my body (although my hair can still be wet).

I hate having my TiVo filled up.  If I watch a show, it has to be deleted afterward.  And I hate having my boyfriend fill it up with pointless shows that he never watches, which then makes my shows delete.

Dirty fingernails gross me out.

So does acne.

And while I do use sponges, I bleach them every week so they don't smell bad:)

• Objects in my home must have their own space and cannot be crowded by other objects - this makes me physically uncomfortable and anxious.
• Loud sneezes trigger an anger response in me.
• I cannot stand touching wet bread.
• I cringe at the inevitable elevator small talk.  I do it, because they are my neighbours, but I feel like an idiot.
• I have to help drive. I have imaginary brakes.
• I also think that, as a passenger, if I close my eyes, the car will crash.
• I cannot relate to photos of myself and do not like seeing them.
• I cannot stand listening to long jokes.  They have to be short and snappy or I get irritated.
• I hate when pictures are hung too high or are too small/big for the space.
• Groups of things need to be in 3s, not 2s or 4s.

Edited to add Happy Quirks

• I like burnt cookies, popcorn, toast, meat, cake and pastry.
• I love the smell of camp/grass/forest fires.
• The smell of water makes me happy.
• I feel safe when I lie on the ground.
• I think sunshine smells like fresh bread.
• I like seeing things in bubbles, underwater or in glass domes.

oh, i forgot to add another one. it's not really a tick or habit, it's just kinda strange..

i classify numbers/letters as either male or female.

male:

• numbers: 1,3,5,6,9,10
• letters: b,d,e,g,o,p,q,r,s,w,x,z

female:

• numbers: 2,4,7,8
• letters: a,c,f,h,i,j,k,l,m,n,t,u,v,y

idk why i do that!

I am generally pretty easy going but I do have a few quirks.

One is a made bed.  Like another poster above, I dont care if the bed is actually made in the morning, but I will make the bed before I get into it at night.  I hate scrunched sheets and blankets! 

I also hate blankets that are too big for the bed.  If I cant find the edge of the blanket I feel claustrophobic. 

To that end I sleep with one foot and one leg to the knee out of the covers.  Please DO NOT TUCK ME IN.

I also sleep with socks on, even in summer and even if I am nakie, I need my socks.

I also don't like the kind of questions people ask when they are trying to get to know you.  "How many siblings do you have?" etc.  I just have nothing to say on the subject and you will learn nothing of interest about me by asking those questions. 

I do wash the dishes in a particular order.  It drives me crazy to mess with the system.  lol

It also drives me nuts when I leave something in a particular place and come home to find it is missing.  If it is not yours don't touch.  Period. 

Nope I'm completely normal in everyway, except:

• I hate how they tuck the covers under the mattresses in hotels, I always have to untuck them before I go to bed
• I sleep with one leg sticking out from under the covers, otherwise I get too hot
• I sleep best when I have a heavy comforter, I just can't fall asleep if I don't have something on me... a sheet is not enough
• I used too (and probably would still) eat fruit loops in color order, usually yellow, orange, purple, blue, red, green, thouhg I would switch it up in honor of upcoming holidays: say leaving blue and red around the 4th of July (works really well with white milk)
• I hate wearing socks when I'm not wearing shoes...I can live with walking abound in my room, but  I can't sleep wearing socks
• During the day I wear boxer briefs, but in bed I wear normal briefs
• If I workout at all I *must* take a shower before I go anywhere that's not home or the gym (and even then I prefer to shower at the gym)

Well, that's all I can think of for now...I'm sure my friends could think of a few more... :P

Original Post by jellobee:

i classify numbers/letters as either male or female.

This reminded me of another couple:

I love prime numbers.  Just the idea of them.   Also, if you have the hiccups, holding your breath and taking tiny sips of water will fix it, but ONLY if you stop on a prime number.  Try it.  See if you can get to 17.

Also, when I'm on the treadmill, I love it when the minutes counter gets to interesting numbers such as 12:34 or 43:21 or 22:22.  I try to notice all of the interesting numbers, but I never do - at some point I always space out and forget.