Look at me! I’m turning my ways around! Two posts, in a row, in which I address questions/requests left in the comments of older posts. There’s no telling where this could lead. Probably to a ten-day trip abroad and utter silence. Hey ho.
Over a month ago, Cat tagged me for a Six Quirky Things meme. It’s tricky to pin down six things that are ‘quirky’ and not ‘frightening’, but I’ll give it a go.
– I may have mentioned it before, but I have excellent turn-out. I think it’s just down to the shape of my skellington, but I can actually turn my feet out more than 180 degrees. If only I had an ounce of grace, I’d be such a good ballerina.
– If I pet a dog, I have to wash my hands as soon as I can. Same with birds and. . . well, most animals, apart from cats. But dogs are particularly bad, as they’re so oily. Urg.
– When I’ve been doing a lot of proofreading, it totally messes with my pleasure-reading. I constantly try to insert commas or click on the styles pallet to tag things up.
– I almost always need to have a hot drink when I eat baked goods. Sometimes this leaves me feeling unwell (all the sugar plus caffeine plus sloshy liquids), but it’s hard to resist.
– When I was growing up, the Star Tribune’s daily comics pages were laid out thusly: On the verso, the horoscopes, puzzles, single-panel comics, etc; on the recto, all the other multi-pane comics. For some reason, they switched this a while back (okay, over a decade ago), but I cannot adapt. Instead, I read the right-hand side first and then the left.
– For as long as I can remember, whenever I go for a walk (or sit on a train or bus, etc) and pass by strange little hiding places, I imagine what would happen if I heard and found a stray kitten. Obviously, I would rescue it and bring it home and scrub it up. One of these days. . .
i totally agree with you about the dog hand washing thing. with cats it doesn’t seem so bad to not wash them straight away – unless you are about to eat or something. although they probably are just as dirty aren’t they. hmmmmm.