Geeky Things I Like To Do - Number 8

Organize coupons.  Yesterday was the annual Christmas shop-a-rama in Robinson.  I didn't pay full price for anything except my gum.  It literally pays to be a geek.

Geeky Things I Like To Do - Number 7

I just remembered this one while talking to Jill.  I like to answer surveys.  Whether they be marketing surveys, fun Facebook surveys about myself or other trivial matters, or surveys at work (those are usually the most fulfilling), I find them enjoyable.  I don't like the phone versions.  Just the online or paper kind. 

One Bathroom's Journey

Week 1:

Week 2:

There is NO HOLE IN THE TUB!!!!



Geeky Things I Like To Do - Number 6

I enjoy singing songs to my cat far more than he enjoys listening to me sing songs to him.  I like to see how long he'll stay on my lap while I sing.  There are many variables that determine this length of time.  Mainly the volume, pitch, tone, and general quality of my voice.  Sometimes I pet him or hug him while I sing.  That typically decreases the lap time.  I usually go with a nice dramatic rock ballad for the ups & downs.  "Total Eclipse of the Heart" is a good one.  When I get to the "every now & then I fall apart" part, he's long gone.  Like the wind.  Sometimes all I see is a blur of fur & the very tip of a tail.  I find this highly amusing.  This has been going on for years, so I'm not sure why it still irritates him or still entertains me.  We have an understanding.  I understand why he runs away, and he understands that I'm kinda wacky.  

And with that, I think I have fulfilled my prophecy that I would some day become the crazy cat lady.  In fact, I think I've been her for a number of years without really realizing it.  Huh.  Life is wondrous.

Geeky Things I Like To Do - Number 5

Ok, maybe "geeky" is the wrong adjective for this one, but it's definitely weird.  We'll call it "quirky".  I have some obsessive grooming/ beauty habits.  These include:  filing my nails, polishing my nails, maintaining my cuticles, tweezing my eyebrows (I do NOT get them waxed because the few times I did, it was not done to my liking & standards), and keeping my lips moisturized. 

Now I do not consider myself a high-maintenance woman.  I don't stand in front of the mirror for hours fussing over my hair & make-up.  I do what I need to do & go.  I only take my time & extra care for special occassions.  My husband will attest to this.  He has even commented that this pleases him.  I think this makes the whole obsession about the grooming even more odd.  Case in point, I have been known to buy items of clothing simply because they don't require ironing.  I mean, most mornings, I do my make-up in the car.  While I'm driving.  Don't preach at me.  I'm just making a point.

I would say the most obsessive is the nail filing.  If I so much as perceive a crooked, misshapen, or, God forbid, jagged fingernail, there had better be a file within reach.  If not, all I do until I get my hands on one is finger the jagged nail & obsess about fixing it.  I have various theories on the origin of this strange behavior, but I'm tired right now, so that tangent will have to be another blog.