Have I mentioned my “issues” with Symmetry? If not, briefly, I feel very
uncomfortable looking at things that are not visually balanced. If I do
something to one side, I absolutely have to do exactly the same thing on the
other. My furniture arrangement is a great example of that- bed in the
center, end tables on each side. Manic, I know.
I also have a “thing” about texture. I cannot stick my hand inside of a
chicken to prepare it for cooking. It has little to do with knowing what is
in there, but moreso the *feel* of it. It literally makes me shudder.
Peeling garlic also has a similar effect.
When it comes to food, I am not quite so freaked out. I don’t mind my eggs
sunny side up, however, I cannot handle the runny texture of oysters. Other
than that, I’ll eat almost anything that isn’t spicy or still alive.
There are textures I really, really like too. I love to roll all over satin
sheets naked and I wiggle my toes around gleefully in fuzzy socks. I enjoy
petting cats for the same reason. Soft, sleek, fluffy = pleasant sensation
for me- not just physically, but mentally. Here’s an odd one though… If I
see a patch of moss growing on a rock or the ground, I have a hard time not
touching it. It is just so springy with a gentle definition to it. I can’t
resist. To me, it doesn’t feel like it is alive, but it is this living thing
attached to something else. Fascinating.
I have aural obsessions too… the sound of people fucking, pick scrapes on
the guitar \m/, songs with fake words sung in 3 or more harmonies (i.e. from
oldies like Rama-lama-ding-dong, Wah-wah-wah, Shooby-Doo, Doo-wop, Sha-sha,
Dip-da-dip-da-dip), that ka-chunk-ka-chunk break down guitar part during the
bridge in emo music (Face To Face is one of my favourite bands), waterfalls,
bubbling/boiling, wind. These are all good things to my ears. Bad things are
cicadas, crying, children playing, snoring, car horns, burping/vomiting,
clocks ticking.
Then there are the scents… Like: lilacs, cookies, bread, pot roast, fresh
fruit, fire, clean linens, tea, coffee. Dislike: dog, gasoline,
rain/earthworms, hospitals, booze, berries, cologne, soil, basements,
rubber. I’ve noticed people smell like their houses, which can be good or
bad.
Suffice it to say I have a lot of quirks?