Odd and Unimportant Quirks I Have

Nothing fancy today. There are a bunch of things I do that are fairly unique but probably wouldn’t ever come up on this site. Maybe some of them will give you ideas, or maybe you’ll just think I’m weird.

  • To shave I use an old fashioned safety razor and a brush made of the neck hair of badgers.
  • I NEVER cook with a microwave. Everything the microwave can do can be done better with another appliance.
  • I’m left handed.
  • I sleep with my eyes in the crook of my arm because for a year I had messed up automated lights that would randomly turn on at night.
  • I’ve never been in a fistfight.
  • I used to be a very picky eater. I ate no meat and only four vegetables.
  • When I was 13 I flew to Taiwan with my best friend at the time and learned Mandarin Chinese. I really want a Chinese girlfriend so that I can practice.
  • I almost never swear. I think it’s a bad habit.
  • In sixth grade I voluntarily joined a church without my family. I was kicked out of confirmation class because I argued too much. I don’t think I ever really believed in god.
  • I’m ticklish.
  • I have poor vision but I don’t wear contacts because they’re too much trouble. When I try on someone’s glasses it seems like super vision because I’m so used to my vision.
  • I’m scared of bugs.
  • I’ve never swallowed a pill before. I think medicine is almost always the wrong choice.
  • I practice freestyling (rapping) every single day. I started this 8 years ago because I couldn’t come up with a single line. Now I can go on indefinitely.
  • I only have one scar. I got it from boiling sugar splattering and sticking to my thumb while I was making flan.
  • I was most popular in third grade. I was one of three boys invited to a popular girl’s pool party. Things went downhill from there.
  • I have an awful sense of direction.
  • I’ve never been to Europe. It never seems like the most interesting option, even though there are a lot of cool places there.
  • I started this blog to keep track of my polyphasic sleeping. I didn’t really expect that it would become popular.
  • I know 100 digits of pi or so. I used to know more.
  • I flew a plane twice.
  • I don’t really feel bad for homeless people, but I feel awful for average people.

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14 responses to “Odd and Unimportant Quirks I Have”

  1. Kristen Avatar
    Kristen

    No way! You’re ticklish?

  2. Funk Demon Avatar
    Funk Demon

    I’ll fight you.

  3. Doug Avatar
    Doug

    You’ve never been in a fistfight? Because… you know… that can… uh… be arranged.

  4. Murphy Avatar
    Murphy

    You HAVE to tell the story about flying to Taiwan when you were 13. Why? How? For how long?
    Who did you stay with? Lady boys?

  5. Ben Avatar
    Ben

    Yes. Taiwan story sounds interesting.

    I also know what you mean about the vision thing. My vision is good enough to get by, but I know that if I went for an eye test they’d recommended I wore glasses, so I don’t bother.

    You’re probably right about Europe. It’s not as exotic as some of the places you’ve been. The plus of it is that there are boatloads of really interesting places and cultures all within about ten hours train ride of each other.

  6. Scott Avatar
    Scott

    No wonder you haven’t been in a fist fight – you are probably deadly with a flan at ten paces 🙂

  7. Evan Avatar
    Evan

    you’re such a terrible liar.

    1. what about the fist/knife fight we were in?
    2. you know you have the scars to prove it.

  8. Sir Turj Avatar
    Sir Turj

    Never swallowed a pill? Take them at the other end do ya?

    Seriously, you never had an illness as a minor, such as strep throat or an ear inection that required you to take antibiotics?

  9. Tynan Avatar
    Tynan

    I had strep once… I waited as long as possible and the doctor told me if I didn’t take medicine I’d die. He gave me some chewable tablets. I’ll take medicine if I’m about to die, but that’s it.

    Tynan

  10. highway Avatar
    highway

    You being left handed explains A LOT of quirks.

  11. TheReelDeal Avatar
    TheReelDeal

    Common man. that’s awesome I guess, but I’m disappointed.. you gotta have something more interesting than this! You’ve set the bar high.

    Hey, did you ever even consider the Winter Olympics curling team proposal I sent you (after all, I stole the idea from you and now arranging for it to happen). Now THAT’S awesome!

    Nathan

  12. Tynan Avatar
    Tynan

    What? I never got that proposal! Try me again…

    Tynan

  13. Jordan Avatar
    Jordan

    “I don’t really feel bad for homeless people, but I feel awful for average people.”

    That quote has been stuck in my head all day. It just seems to… make a lot of sense to me.

  14. The Reel Deal Avatar
    The Reel Deal

    T-
    I’m making a two week road trip back to Austin in the next couple weeks and will hit you up when I get into town.

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