STYLETHREAD -- LET'S TALK SHOP!

Cortney1982 · Chanel

RE: Are you Odd?

tri_sarah_tops · Marc Jacobs

This was so fun to read!

I dry my teeth with a towel after I brush them.

That's the only one I can think of right now.

clothes_horse · Dooney & Bourke

these are funny! here's my wierd quirks:
-i like to have cupboard doors closed at all times. if i'm at someones house and they're cupboard doors are open, i'll close them.
-i double and triple check the following things: door locks, stove burners and oven and unplug certain things when i'll be away, like the toaster.
-i can't sleep unless i have a blanket and my socks have to be off.
-my socks have to match and my bra has to match my underwear.
-i usually change outfits several times before i'm satisfied. my DH makes fun of me for this.
-i, too, am a list maker and i always use bullets (a little dot) to begin each item on my lists.
-i'm anal about spelling words right

rosie_the_riveter · Gucci

Thought of another one.... I do not and will not wear colored socks. I feel like everyone is staring at me and they're thinking, "OMG! She's wearing red socks!" I actually tried wearing a pair of maroon socks in high school once and had to go home at lunch to change them. I was convinced that people were staring.

jacks435 · Kenneth Cole

These are so funny!

I bend pages of magazines and books while I read them. It makes no sense, and I have no idea why I do it, but somehow, I find it therapuetic.

Like clotheshorse, I need at least a sheet covering me, and I absolutely cannot sleep with socks on.

I actually LOVE when my foods touch on my plate -- I love mixing them up, even if they don't seem to go together!

calico · Kenneth Cole

luckylily wrote:

All ya non food touchers need to form a group! I'm a food mixer.

My boyfriend's cousin mixes her food too! Like salad, mashed potatoes... everything on one plate.

I will have to think about my odd things... I know there are many, but mostly I am just super anal about a lot of things. Oh! I know one, not super odd, but it relates to clothes: I never wear more than one new piece at once, so when I go on a mini "spree" my new clothes seem to last longer. I also rarely wear the same brand at once since I like to avoid looking like I only shop at one store.

Deuce · Dooney & Bourke

I have to push in chairs, even at restraunts where other people are sitting at a table.

I have a go to number-52. Any time i am describing something that happened a lot I use 52. If it is a whole lot it is 52 million.

I only speak spanish to my dog. I have full conversations with her in spanish. I think it keeps me in practice.

I cannot wear something that is tight in the armpits. I have been known to take shirts off because of this, or make emergency purchases if needed. I actually cannot function if this is an issue.

This thread really made me laugh.

ladysi78250 · Dooney & Bourke

This is fun,

I close my eyes when I'm in the car and we get on a highway thats really high from the ground, I swear its going to collaspe!

I don't eat eggs unless its made from my house.

I don't touch the public doors, public batroom stalls or toilets. If no one is with me, I will have a kleenex handy or use my sleeve.

I have to have a blanket under my pillow, and sleep with my socks off. Thats all I can think of.

Oh yeah apparently I have this habit where I am always fixing the back of my shirt, people say I do this alot.

ladysi78250 · Dooney & Bourke

Metric wrote:

I hate when anyone leaves time leftover on the microwave. Even if its not at my house I have to delete it.

When I got to the bathroom in someone else's house and the shower curtain is closed, I have to look and make sure no one is hiding there. Every single time.

I make up little songs in my head about really random stuff. Like if I'm walking and I see a random person in a red shirt I'll make up a little song about them "red shirt lady, walking to the store, red shirt lady, reddddd shiiiiirrrrrttt!" or something to that effect. I have lots of songs about my pets too. And food. I like to make up songs about what I'm eating.

I rarely call anyone by there proper first name. I make up nicknames for everyone. Especially the pets. I don't even call my mom "Mom", she has about a thousand nicknames. I don't think I've called my best friend her first name in about 10 years.

I thought of a few more: I am OCD about list making, too. Having lists help me organize my thoughts and I love writing everything down. I like being scheduled.

I find patterns in things. Like tiled floors or those dotty ceiling panels. Sometimes it drives me crazy because I can't stop seeing the patterns.

Its quite possible I am certifiably insane.

-- Edited by Metric at 22:13, 2007-03-14

Metric, I laughed when I read about the time on the microwave, this drives my father crazy too! Sometimes we think he overdoes it.
I also find patters in the ceilings or anywhere!

ladysi78250 · Dooney & Bourke

dangergirl wrote:

these are hilarious! i love the one about sitting taller when going past trees hehe.
the only thing i can think of for me at the moment is that i play stare-out games with my dog. obviously he doesn't understand and i always win, but its still satisfying

LMAO!!!!!!!!! I did this with my Chihuahua today!

ILoveChoo · Hermes

Deuce- I have a number to. 87. A lot= 87 bajillion.

I'm anal about silverware being stright and in the proper place. Dh always flips his knife aroudn to drive me nuts.
I also make bulleted lists.

Elle · Hermes

I

this thread! See? Being a little bit crazy is totally normal! This must mean that all the people who give us weird looks when we do this stuff are actually the 'crazy' ones ...

My stuff:

I am also a list maker - all my lists have multiple drafts. I make the original list just brainstorming what needs to be done/gotten, and then rewrite with nice handwriting, in whatever organizational style is necessary ... alphabetical, by location, in order of priority, or in the order they will be done. This includes my grocery list, and it's why Mr. Elle is no longer allowed to make grocery lists unless he's the one going shopping!

When I'm a passenger in a car, I always make whatever vehicle I'm in 'jump' all the driveway parts of the sidewalk in my mind as we pass

. I've been less compulsive about this since I started driving, at least!

I've devised a system of sorts for all our clothes that need to be folded (and towels in the linen closet too) so that each item stacks easily with like items and there's room for everything in the closet. Mr. Elle doesn't understand the purpose of this (which to me is obvious, hello!) and usually avoids putting away any laundry because he can't seem to put it away according to the system.

I frequently back my car out of the driveway, only to pull back in and check to make sure I actually locked the door. If I feel like I wasn't paying attention when I locked it and just locked out of habit, I always go back and check, so when I freak out later I can tell myself that I made sure. I always do a 'last check' before I leave the house (many times out loud

) and go around to each room to make sure none of the heaters are blocked, the curling iron isn't plugged in, the oven is off, etc.

Kincali · Dooney & Bourke

Besides suffering from the same OCD traits as listed above:

I am anal about magazines. I always reach for a "fresh" untouched issue from the back of the rack because I hate when my covers get bent. The worst is the salesperson who starts leafing through it and wrinkling the pages while ringing it up. Gah!

Also, exchanging saliva makes me want to hurl. Mexican restaurants are my worst nightmare. When they sit down one bowl of salsa for 6 people to double dip their chips into I freak out. I always fake that I have a cold and don't want to pass it around, and ask for an extra bowl. It took me about 6 months to share drinking out of the same straw with FH!

And I agree with Farrah, Kraft mac & cheese smells like vomit & feet.

blubirde · Chanel

Elle wrote:

When I'm a passenger in a car, I always make whatever vehicle I'm in 'jump' all the driveway parts of the sidewalk in my mind as we pass . I've been less compulsive about this since I started driving, at least!

OMG - I do this too only I jump all non-driveway parts. I have to land on a proper drive space. (God, that sounds extremely odd now that I write it out.) I thought I was the only one. I also figured it was a leftover from too many Mario games played as a child...

ILoveChoo · Hermes

blubirde wrote:

Elle wrote:

When I'm a passenger in a car, I always make whatever vehicle I'm in 'jump' all the driveway parts of the sidewalk in my mind as we pass . I've been less compulsive about this since I started driving, at least!

OMG - I do this too only I jump all non-driveway parts. I have to land on a proper drive space. (God, that sounds extremely odd now that I write it out.) I thought I was the only one. I also figured it was a leftover from too many Mario games played as a child...

ha! I do this too...it goes along with my tree jumping!

theotherjess · Chanel

This thread is great!

No matter how hot it is, I always sleep with the covers on. I hate feeling "exposed" while I am sleeping.

I don't mix food either and I only eat one food at a time.

I check behind the shower curtain for intruders too, and since seeing Spiderman I always check the ceiling too.

I squeeze my body when I go through a tight spot with two cars parked on either side of the road.

My hair is ALWAYS tucked behind my ears, even if it's just a little bit.

I HATE white underwear. Even as a kid I never wore it, and I never will. It skeeves me out.

shopgirl82 · Chanel

these are too funny.

i don't really have any good ones that i can think of except

sometimes i dress up to run to the store because i feel like wearing a particular item (usually my trendy fur or shearling coat).

since i have so many clothes and don't want to buy a dresser for my folded clothes, i keep them in the dryer.

i also make lists/spreadsheets for EVERYTHING. including my favorite makeup, music to download, etc.. so i always keep a blank notebook with me in case i want to write something down to put in a spreadsheet.

travelgirl · Kate Spade

Am I odd? Umm...yes!

Here's my list:

-I do not like animals. I have never had any kind of pet and I just don't like them at all (and I don't meet many people like myself).
-I hate eighties music with a passion (and I swear I'm the only eighties-music hater out there-EVERYONE loves eighties music-and I even grew up in the eighties!)...
-I always have bad dreams about elevators (only elevators).
-When I can't sleep, I choreograph cheerleading dance routines in my head (and I haven't been a cheerleader in 16 years!)...
-I don't drink out of plastic cups and I hate ice in my drinks (I will drink pop at room temperature instead of putting ice in my cup)....

-- Edited by travelgirl at 18:01, 2007-03-15

cahabo · Kate Spade

Hey I'm not the only one who does some of the things I do!

I cannot stand time left on the microwave, cupboards must be closed, and I have to sniff cups and do a quick touch check for cleanliness.

I must be wearing something on my feet at all times. I can't go barefoot or wear just socks even in the house. Even in the shower I must wear flip flops.

At stores I cannot take the front items. It has to be a few from behind. Something hopefully that is untouched and if it is clothes, something not tried on yet.

I just cannot answer the phone on the first ring or in the middle of a ring. It has to be at least after the second ring with the ring breaks.

wetbandit42 · Marc Jacobs

cahabo wrote:
At stores I cannot take the front items. It has to be a few from behind. Something hopefully that is untouched and if it is clothes, something not tried on yet.
Cahabo, I ALWAYS do this too!

I am anal about magazines. I always reach for a "fresh" untouched issue from the back of the rack because I hate when my covers get bent. The worst is the salesperson who starts leafing through it and wrinkling the pages while ringing it up. Gah! I do this too! All my magazines go to my parents house. My mom knows not to bend or wrinkles any pages.

-- Edited by wetbandit42 at 18:24, 2007-03-15