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Put your list of mildly (or extremely) OCD behaviors here.

Submitted by daglo on Mon, 07/21/2008 - 13:01

Here's the start of my list.

  1. before I go to bed, I must touch each exterior door's lock.
  2. No part of the body is allowed to hang off the edge of the bed.
  3. Never look at the attic/crawl space entrance... never.
  4. shoes on or socks off.
  5. no food on the plate is ever allowed to touch other food on the plate.
  6. the pat down (and seemingly random times throughout the day, I must pat my various pockets to make sure wallet, keys and cell are all still present)
  7. Keep one hand free at all times.
  8. check every stranger for a weapon
  9. always sit with back to a wall
  10. always identify your exits
  11. narrow stairs are bad. Narrow stairs that lead to basements are worse.
  12. I have to force myself to step on cracks in the pavement, or on the lines that separate tiles at the store.
  13. Separate small candies by color. Then eat from the larger groups until all groups are even, then alternate so that the last "round" is one of each color.
  14. Never turn off the radio / mp3 player / cd player / etc in the middle of a song.
  15. If I think about breathing, I have to continue to think about breathing until some outside stimulus distracts me. (I DON'T want to forget to breathe)
  16. Toilet paper goes on the roll with the paper spooled from the top.
  17. My inbox (email, rss, whatever) must always be zeroe'd. I pretend it's an efficiency thing, but in reality I just can't have even one email demanding my attention.
  18. No close talkers!
  19. DO NOT TOUCH ME!
  20. Just because you have mastered enough of the written language to read my name on my credit card does not mean you may call me by my first name.
  21. Rip open individually sized bags of chips, or dump them in bowls. I hate the feeling of sticking my hand in a bag of chips.

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jedediah's picture

Just a few

  1. Any list must be complete before moving on to a next task. Which means I could be here writing this list for awhile.
  2. There must be no more than 5 icons on my desktop.
  3. I always count stairs I walk. The only exception being escalators, sometimes.
  4. I check every one of my pockets every 10 minutes, even if I'm sitting at my desk.
  5. My inbox must never have more than 17 items.
  6. A journal or notebook must never be used for multiple purposes. As a result, I have about 12 moleskin journals at home.
  7. The gas in my car must never get below 40% full.
  8. I chew all foods for equal amounts on both sides of my mouth.
  9. Food groups on a plate must never touch.
  10. As a corollary to the previous, once a food group is started, it must be finished before moving on to the next item.
  11. I must find a pattern in any walking on a sidewalk with cracks. That is, if I step on a crack with one foot, there must be a finite and repeatable number of steps (greater than 1) before my foot is allowed to touch a crack again in the same position on my foot.
  12. I will check my car to make sure it's locked multiple times, often returning after walking a significant distance. (longest recorded is .75 miles)
nev-sama's picture

My Quirklist

  1. Must check my fly when leaving a bathroom (usually check it before entering a public building) even when my shirt/sweater overlaps it.
  2. Volume levels should be divisible by 5 (I'm working on this one).
  3. Toilet paper rolls go on with paper rolling OVER the roll, not under.
  4. Food must be evenly distributed in my mouth meaning if I chew two items on the left I must then chew two items of equal "value" on the right.
  5. Bite-size candy pieces must be eaten in even numbers (to accommodate the previous "rule").
  6. The phone must be used on the left ear with the left hand.
  7. All closet doors must be closed at night, the shadows are too distracting.
  8. Lighting must be perfect: not too yellow, and it must not cast harsh, large, or ugly shadows anywhere.
  9. Wallet must be in left back pocket; keys must be in right front pocket; chap-stick and Altoids must be in left front pocket; hanky must be in right back pocket. Any pants or shorts missing pockets are not acceptable.
  10. Toothpaste must go on a dry bush, then water is applied.
  11. Hands must be washed (vigorously) if they are at all dirty, sticky, or slightly oily/greasy.
  12. No food on the plate is ever allowed to touch other food on the plate.
  13. Never sit with my back to the door; never allow anyone to look over my shoulder and watch me work.
  14. Food on a plate must be consumed one group at a time (I'm getting better at this one).

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