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i make up some of my own too. if i ever learn how to post pics i'll show them. They sort of fold themselves in my mind..

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My dad asked me to put his coffee in the microwave for two minutes, i did and then went upstairs... my dad called me about five minutes later asking where his coffee was and i said i left it in the microwave. when he asked me why i did not bring it back to him i told him it was because he did not ask me too and he said that it was 'a given'...

Having to be told to do things b/c i'm not picking up on it...happens a lot

I've been obsessed with Routemasters, Regent Ts and Damilier Double Decker Buses, since I was Five, and they have to be Red.

I can only understand people, when they speak properly, with traditional Grammar.

I sound more "British" than most Canadians.

I get along better with my Dog, than I do with people.

a few more

> whenever i go out to resturaunts i always order the same thing, even if i'd like something else better or if i would get a better deal with something else

>My eyes dart in every direction when i am tallking to people. i rarely look at the people

>i had an argument with a teacher who thought penguins only lived in cool weather climates (i hate it when people get my obbsessions wrong, oh and i forgot to mention my bird obsession)

>i can spend hours alone in silence with nothing to do and not get bored. (imaginary worlds)

I only eat a few types of food, but I tend to eat a lot of them. (For instance, I drink about half a gallon of milk a day.)

i get into super obbsessed mode form timew to time and cannot stop moving.

the sounds of typing with keys drives me mad.

i often have music i know on very loud in headphoes so it drowns out all other noise.

i often flap my hands.

I often cover my ears with my hands

I recently sat on and counted every seat in an entire church on impulse (there were 353 which is also a prime number)

oh, i like prime numbers

i am obbsessed with programming

I am semi-mute

I curl up with lion in varios corners very very often.

I use to have a fear of walking of kerbs

and about a million other things.

jammie

i prepare conversations in my head before i speak to people and then get really upset if it does not go exactly as i planned it

My dad was jokingand he told me he was going to pop his cloggs (die) when he was fifty 'cause he'd be too old. I took him literally and cried my eyes out.

I wrote about five different things here on a variety of subjects, then deleted them because they didn't look right written down...


I count good looking females when I am travelling...

well I say count- in actual fact I start to count to twenty, If I see an attractive member of the opposite sex out of the window I put up a finger and restart the count, If I get to twenty without seeing one then I drop a finger- the aim is to raise all ten fingers before the journey is done - If I hit ten its going to be a good day, hitting ten multiple times is an even better day. failing to hit ten is an ok day depending on how many fingers are up, If I fail to see any, or raise fingers then hit a twenty count and have to lower them till all fingers are down, then It's going to be a terrible day.

holy crap i though i was the only one who does that, i sometimes plan complex conversations to have with people months before i talk to them..

I used to do the same thing with AOL Instant Messenger conversations for the exact same purposes. I don't save them anymore, however.

I could watch crowds of people for hours -- The social interaction fascinates me.

I do the same thing with my MSN conversations--I like going over what I've said and how others have responded. I'm not sure why, though.

I don't like people-watching, but I love reading about social dynamics, especially about how evolutionary history has affected them. Mind you, I'm terrible at reading them and understanding them all the time IRL, but I do like learning calm, logical reasons why people tend to structure themselves in particular ways.

When I'm upset, scared or agitated I calm myself down by silently reciting my timetables, doubling numbers in my head, working out Fibonacci numbers and finding prime numbers.

I open the dictionary to look up one word. An hour later, I'll still be playing with it.

I get obssessed with very small bits of music- on average, 5-10 seconds out of a piece, and listen to them OVER AND OVER. I spent half an hour listening to the first 9 seconds of the 3rd movement of the Mendelssohn violin concerto once.


I find ungrammatical, slang-ridden speech to be as annoying and false-sounding as most NTs seem to find correct speech.

I am sitting on a swivelling (sp?) chair with wheels and it is SO COOL!! !

I do the same thing.. i thought i was insanely weird.. I even type, or write them out sometimes..



I also used to do that with the messengers.. I'd save everything and read over them.. way to much.. Sometimes I just wish i could save the ones in person, since those are the ones I screw up..

I also love to people watch, it's quite fascinating.. and sometimes humorous..

I also like to listen to parts of songs, or whole songs over and over.. and over.. until i'm eventually playing them in my head.. for days..

OMFG I do that too! I have to rehearse conversations in my head before I have them, otherwise nothing comes out properly.

I do the same thing with MSN, for those reasons and because I find it easier to type my thoughts than to speak them.

I watch people and crowds (preferably from inside the action, like at a party -- that way it's not as intrusive) so that I can apply what I learn about social dynamics, particularly body language and expression. I don't really care about the content and I change focus frequently enough to avoid prying or to avoid personal kinda stuff. It's more detached and "scientific" in nature, like listening to a conversation in Spanish to teach yourself Spanish

In the rare event someone catches me, I smile gently maintaining eye contact for a second before focusing unhurried on something else -- people then shrug it off and don't feel uncomfortable when you do this (It's kinda like saying, "Oops, I'm sorry." except that it says so much more). It's one of the first things I read about and it's generally true. People only find it bothersome if you look away quickly when caught, as if you are doing something wrong. It goes to show you how something can not be taken as offensive if you do it the right way.