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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: lateralus88 on August 30, 2012, 06:13:04 PM
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I fucking LOVE to listen to music while I shower and or when I shave. Especially to high energy or really heavy music. It just feels really good to do. So I normally set up my guitar amp in the bathroom with me (because aux cable for iPod, and it's the only non computer speaker I own) and blast some BTBAM or something.
How about you DTF?
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Beverage buffet when getting stoned:
1. Glass of water
2. Beer
3. Flavorful beverage such as juice, sports drink, energy drink, chocolate milk, or vas deferens nectar.
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Getting up early to get ready for school. I don't like to be rushing about in the mornings, so I'll normally spend half an hour eating breakfast whilst watching Youtube videos before switching on some music to get dressed/made up to.
My friends don't understand that I like my Alice time :(
Edit: Also being quiet/reading a book at lunch. I'm not very sociable and I've been told to cheer up and have a conversation when I am quite happy to curl up and let my dinner go down.
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If I have a job interview/meeting/anything that could be considered stressful or nerve racking, I go practice my swing and throw about 100 pitches. I cannot be talked to, and I cannot listen to music. I don't think about whatever it is coming up, I just focus on my swing and focus on my pitching. I don't know what it is, but nothing else really puts me at peace as that.
(before the wedding I also did this. Courtney called me to ask if I was nervous and my mom said to her on the phone that "he's outside, and he's throwing REALLY hard" and the ceremony went without a hitch ;))
Oh, I also LOVE mowing the lawn. I get some of my best thinking done then.
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Getting up early to get ready for school. I don't like to be rushing about in the mornings, so I'll normally spend half an hour eating breakfast whilst watching Youtube videos before switching on some music to get dressed/made up to.
My friends don't understand that I like my Alice time :(
Edit: Also being quiet/reading a book at lunch. I'm not very sociable and I've been told to cheer up and have a conversation when I am quite happy to curl up and let my dinner go down.
How much does Alice Time differ from Greenwich Mean Time?
nerve (w?)racking
Correct.
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Getting up early to get ready for school. I don't like to be rushing about in the mornings, so I'll normally spend half an hour eating breakfast whilst watching Youtube videos before switching on some music to get dressed/made up to.
I do this too. Except it's always by two hours. If I have to leave the house at 8am, I get up at 6am. Always.
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Using frisbees as plates or filling them up with a drink and drinking out of the disc.
My non-music-obsessed friends think it's insane how much I listen to music.
When I'm home alone I like to play loud music and practice my death growl. And play air instruments.
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I'm with Alice. I get up early so I have time to read DTF, news and stuff in the morning before I head out for work.
Sometimes I like to get stoned before I go jogging.
I listen to prog :neverusethis:
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Taking a shower stoned
Being a prog chick :neverusethis:
Logging out of Internet message boards with an even post count
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Getting up early to get ready for school. I don't like to be rushing about in the mornings, so I'll normally spend half an hour eating breakfast whilst watching Youtube videos before switching on some music to get dressed/made up to.
I've always done this, all the way back to 4th grade I would be up at 6 am or earlier. I need time to wake up and just chill a little bit before leaving to start the day. I truly despise rushing or being late.
I also am obsessively punctual. I usually get to class 10-15 minutes early. As I grow older I find myself caring less about this though.
My non-music-obsessed friends think it's insane how much I listen to music.
This too. Most of my friends don't even have music on their iphones. I couldn't function without it.
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Go running really late at night, midnight or later. Couple miles sometimes 5 or more.
I love the peacefulness of no people, no cars, nothing but me and the night sky. Plus the weather is nice and cool. I swear I run better in terms of speed and endurance that late as well.
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Finding a place to lay down and just listen to music and people usually give a weird look like one time I found this little outhang down by the falls, plopped myself down put on some of DTP Ghost, and I'd look up at the bridge and people were pointing at me with puzzled and worried looks...
In general people are taken aback by how much music I listen to.
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Go running really late at night, midnight or later. Couple miles sometimes 5 or more.
I love the peacefulness of no people, no cars, nothing but me and the night sky. Plus the weather is nice and cool. I swear I run better in terms of speed and endurance that late as well.
that's very nice
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Putting stuff together from IKEA
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Putting stuff together from IKEA
That's not weird, unless you have parts/screws left over. :lol
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Wow Lat, fucking super high five; I was going to post the exact same thing the moment I read the title. My ex used to think it was the weirdest thing in the world that I put on a playlist specifically for taking showers, and I do it every single time; no exceptions. Usually to high-energy music as well, but every now and then if I'm taking a hangover shower, I'll put on some FNDMNTL, Chroma Key, or ANALOGMAN; but most of the time it's Devin Townsend, Gorillaz, BTBAM, Opeth, or Parkway Drive. So fuck yeah to the shower playlists. That's really all I've got right now but I'm sure everything I do is weird in some way.
Oh, one minor thing. Every time I get a glass/cup to drink out of, even if I know it's just been washed and put way, I'll blow inside of it to get any dust or other debris out of it; if I have any doubt that there's still dust in it, I'll wash it out before pouring whatever I'm drinking in (even if it's more water).
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I listen to prog :neverusethis:
Wwll, this. :lol
I have tried to get some of my friends into prog but I have for the most part failed. One of them likes a little Dream Theater though.
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Oh, I also LOVE mowing the lawn. I get some of my best thinking done then.
I wouldn't say that I love it, but it is pretty cool anyway.
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I'd say buying music. Most of my friends outside of the forum can't understand at all how I can spend so much money on CD's, Vinyl, Concert-tickets and so on. Yeah sure, it's a bit crazy at times, but on the other hand I don't get people who spend loads of money on alcohol every weekend either, so I guess it's a two way street. :lol
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Getting up early to get ready for school. I don't like to be rushing about in the mornings, so I'll normally spend half an hour eating breakfast whilst watching Youtube videos before switching on some music to get dressed/made up to.
My friends don't understand that I like my Alice time :(
Edit: Also being quiet/reading a book at lunch. I'm not very sociable and I've been told to cheer up and have a conversation when I am quite happy to curl up and let my dinner go down.
Wow, exactly this for me. Everyone I know wakes up about 30 minutes before they have to leave - I wake up way earlier and really take my time eating breakfast, reading the newspaper, showering, etc. It's stressful enough as it is at my work, I try to start as peacefully as possible.
And at lunch at work, I don't eat with the others. I take the food back to the computer and surf some YouTube videos or similar while I eat.
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I think... dunno, I have no idea. I've lost touch to when people perceive me as weird, "most of the time" covers it pretty well, so I suppose it's most of the stuff I do.
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And at lunch at work, I don't eat with the others. I take the food back to the computer and surf some YouTube videos or similar while I eat.
I do the same - except I'm usually on DTF during my lunch/dinner break. :biggrin:
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And at lunch at work, I don't eat with the others. I take the food back to the computer and surf some YouTube videos or similar while I eat.
I do the same - except I'm usually on DTF during my lunch/dinner break. :biggrin:
Oh yeah, that too. :hat
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:lol :tup
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My chilli, ginger and tea consumptions are the first things that come to mind.
Air instrumentation (incliding air-pipa)
Hanging around with the anime/scifi society
Playing bass (especially above the seventh fret... SHOCK)
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Playing bass (especially above the seventh fret... SHOCK)
N***a yoo gawn to hail :xbones
I'm constantly researching numerical stats, especially for NFL and NBA stuff. It's a big enough obsession that even my savviest of sports-obsessed friends stopped questioning me on anything stat-based long ago. I really would like to get into sports journalism.
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And at lunch at work, I don't eat with the others. I take the food back to the computer and surf some YouTube videos or similar while I eat.
I do the same - except I'm usually on DTF during my lunch/dinner break. :biggrin:
Oh yeah, that too. :hat
I do that to but only because the cafeteria at work is horribly noisy.
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I do that to but only because the cafeteria at work is horribly noisy.
That, but I'm a bit antisocial at work. :blush
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Oh, and listening to chinese music/anything to do with my vast China-obsession (which reminds me I need to get more of the traditional side of it).
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Taking a shower stoned
This... is heavenly :hat
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I do that to but only because the cafeteria at work is horribly noisy.
That, but I'm a bit antisocial at work. :blush
Me too, but only at lunch. I love cracking horrible jokes with my collegues every now and then when we're working, but at lunch I think it's really relaxing to just put on headphones and forget about the outside world for a little while, before the madness starts again.
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I'm constantly researching numerical stats, especially for NFL and NBA stuff. It's a big enough obsession that even my savviest of sports-obsessed friends stopped questioning me on anything stat-based long ago. I really would like to get into sports journalism.
Hey, I'm also one true sport statistic freak, but for NHL and ice hockey in general. I can spend hours searching information, I know it might sound crazy, but I think it's fascinating!
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I enjoy eating the entire peanut (that includes the shell).
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ITT: We realize 90% of DTF does drugs :P
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Beverage buffet when getting stoned:
1. Glass of water
2. Beer
3. Flavorful beverage such as juice, sports drink, energy drink, chocolate milk, or vas deferens nectar.
:lol I thought I was the only one who does this, I get some weird looks when I'm at a restaurant.
I actually really like organizing my digital music library, tagging everything the way I want it.
I also like cleaning dishes, it's therapeutic to me, I don't use the dishwasher because I much prefer to clean them by hand.
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Actually: I have to agree on the organizing music library. I have been told I'm wierd for not using a media player with a library.
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Playing bass (especially above the seventh fret... SHOCK)
N***a yoo gawn to hail :xbones
I'm constantly researching numerical stats, especially for NFL and NBA stuff. It's a big enough obsession that even my savviest of sports-obsessed friends stopped questioning me on anything stat-based long ago. I really would like to get into sports journalism.
Damn, that would make a great career for you, you have enough of a unique style and a great sense of humor. You'd just need to spit out that tiger penis though. ;)
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I can never ever have anything on my feet whilst taking my morning glory. Or any other time for that matter. If I'm dropping a deuce, those socks/shoes are coming off. I have no idea how this manifested or why, but I feel constricted and almost claustriphobic if I try to pinch a loaf off and there's something on my feet; even sandles will make me feel all weird and I won't be able to complete the doody proccess. This is very weird. But not as weird as me having to clamp oysters on my balls if I want to be able to climax. Jay kay. It's clams. Okay srsly I don't do that last thing, I'm not really into pain. UNLESS I'M GIVING IT. :loser: :azn:
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Playing bass (especially above the seventh fret... SHOCK)
Bassists are weird, and ridiculous :biggrin:
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Having not drank any alcohol yet. And I'm still a big fan of arrow smashing games e.g. DDR and ITG.
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Playing bass (especially above the seventh fret... SHOCK)
Bassists are weird, and ridiculous :biggrin:
Wait until I fretless the crap out of you.
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I almost never watch TV with the sound on. If I'm watching a TV show or movie with my wife and/or family, then yeah, it's home theater time, crank up the surround sound, subwoofer, the works. But if it's just me, I turn the TV down and crank up the tunes. TV is a visual medium. I'm only watching it to check out babes, watch sports, or maybe nature shows, but none of those require hearing the soundtrack.
Especially with sports, I hate hearing the announcers babble on incessantly about shit I don't care about ("You know Dave, that's the fourth time in the last 17 home games that he's picked his nose while facing a left-handed pitcher with at least two runners on base, at least one of whom used to play on a minor league team with a W in the name..."). I can watch the game just fine and crank out the jams.
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Beverage buffet when getting stoned:
1. Glass of water
2. Beer
3. Flavorful beverage such as juice, sports drink, energy drink, chocolate milk, or vas deferens nectar.
:lol I thought I was the only one who does this, I get some weird looks when I'm at a restaurant.
I actually really like organizing my digital music library, tagging everything the way I want it.
I also like cleaning dishes, it's therapeutic to me, I don't use the dishwasher because I much prefer to clean them by hand.
Funny, I never have used dishwashers at any of the places I lived by myself either. It just seems a hell of a lot easier to wash <10 individual pieces at once than to let shit pile up and then laboriously scrub caked on shit or gamble on the dishwasher getting every bit.
Now I just need to discover I have Lithuanian roots and learn how to play the stock market so I can stop being such a dismal financial failure.
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I am a white, married, heterosexual 36 year old male, and I like to go out to clubs and drink and dance.
I enjoy eating the entire peanut (that includes the shell).
I do this as well. o/
I can't watch TV while listening to music, maybe the comflicting media messes with my brain. But I do turn the volume way down during sports, so I don't have to inundated by commentary and play-by-play that I get little value out of.
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I enjoy eating the entire peanut (that includes the shell).
I do this as well. o/
I do turn the volume way down during sports, so I don't have to inundated by commentary and play-by-play that I get little value out of.
I don't do the peanut thing but I have an equally crunchy weird eating habit. Anyone who's eaten boiled crawfish knows that there's a bit of seasoned "juice" (the flavor-rich combo of water, spices, and crawfish flavor) that can be sucked out of the shell once you separate the tail from it. When I was a little kid, I noticed my pep pep crunching the shell down with his teeth before sucking the juice out of it. I tried it out and realized it helps you get to way more of this delicious crawfish flavor and it's next to impossible to end up getting any of the shell in your mouth as long as you're paying attention. I've been eating them like that ever since.
I also agree wholeheartedly with you about sports commentary sucking. It really shows how moronic the average sports fan in this country is when you realize how much the commentary is filled with gross exaggerations, needlessly emphatic tone of voice when talking about stuff that isn't exciting or pertaining to the action on the field (like saying "AND THIS GUY WAS BETHUNE COOKMAN'S FOURTH-HIGHEST RATED PASSER SINCE 1990!!!", and pathetically inaccurate predictions/generalizations.
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Sometimes it seems like I'm the only person in America who doesn't think it's "weird" to sacrifice a sheep to the atheist god Athe.
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I talk to myself occasionally (though nobody really knows this).
I frequently eat dinner at ridiculous times (10:00 pm or later).
First thing I do when I come out of the shower is put a cd on to listen to while getting dressed.
I listen to music off Cds most of the times, seldom from my computer.
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I have this obsession with locally history and geography
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I enjoy eating the entire peanut (that includes the shell).
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I have this obsession with locally history and geography
And sigging awesome people.
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I enjoy reading and writing.
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I post at DTF all the time.
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I'm posting this from my iPad whilst taking a shit. Is that weird?
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Smell paper, books.
Smell new CDs and DVDs.
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I'm posting this from my iPad whilst taking a shit. Is that weird?
Yes. Because we won the American Revolution.
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After reading Orberts post about TV, I thought of something. When I watch TV shows (not the news, but series, stuff like that), I turn on the closed captioning. I leave the sound on, but I like knowing for sure what's being said.
That and if the TV's on as background noise, I keep it on the weather channel. People have commented about this, saying I'm weird for doing it.
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Watching anime? :lol
On my lunch break at work, provided it's a nice day, I go for a walk and listen to music. On my breaks, I listen to music and play solitaire on my iPod. All of my friends at work are smokers and I don't really feel like going out to the smoking area and being around all that just to talk to them :lol
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I'm posting this from my iPad whilst taking a shit. Is that weird?
I bring my guitar with me every time I take a dump, so it's not weird to me.
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ITT: We realize 90% of DTF does drugs :P
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Taking a shower stoned
This... is heavenly :hat
Was introduced to it by a good friend, funnily enough after... :lol
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ITT: We realize 90% of DTF does drugs :P
:lol (https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v317/bizarredevotedfan/Randomness/bdg.gif)(https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v317/bizarredevotedfan/Randomness/chronic.gif)
Taking a shower stoned
This... is heavenly :hat
Was introduced to it by a good friend, funnily enough after... :lol
I used to take showers stoned every morning. The bathroom I used had no windows, so I'd turn the lights off and be in the pitch black. That was fun.
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After reading Orberts post about TV, I thought of something. When I watch TV shows (not the news, but series, stuff like that), I turn on the closed captioning. I leave the sound on, but I like knowing for sure what's being said.
Sometimes if it seems like what they're saying is important, I'll turn on the closed captioning. But the sound stays off. Most of the time, you can tell what's going on by just watching, and if they're just talking, I usually don't care. I don't get a lot of time to listen to tunes at home, since there's usually at least one other person home and nobody else likes prog. The TV is really just there for some kind of visual element while I'm listening. It's never the primary medium, unless I'm watching a concert vid.
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I'm posting this from my iPad whilst taking a shit. Is that weird?
I bring my guitar with me every time I take a dump, so it's not weird to me.
Me too, or bass I should say...hard to hear it sometimes though. Really, there is always *something* in the bathroom with me; phone, laptop etc. Used to do the magazine/book thing (still do), then bring CD liner notes, then CD plus player, laptop, and instruments eventually joined.
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You guys should record a jam session in the bathroom sometime. I think that would be weird or ridiculous.
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PORCELAINCOOOOOORRRRRE!!!!!!!! :metal :metal :metal
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^ I bet the recording ends up rather crap.
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:clap:
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With piss poor production.
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May as well just hurl the instruments out the window.
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Re: What is something you enjoy doing that others think is weird or ridiculous?
Being straightedge.
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Smell paper, books.
Smell new CDs and DVDs.
I love smelling the CD and booklet :)
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May as well just hurl the instruments out the window.
Let's not be so hasty. I'd hate to see my investment go right down the drain.
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I like the smell of gas at the pump.
Eat all of the chocolate covering of a Ring Ding.
Drink out of the side of my mouth.
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May as well just hurl the instruments out the window.
Let's not be so hasty. I'd hate to see my investment go right down the drain.
Oh no! Looks like I am in...
HOT WATER
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I used to take showers stoned every morning. The bathroom I used had no windows, so I'd turn the lights off and be in the pitch black. That was fun.
Ours has no windows as well - I'm gonna have to try that.
Smell paper, books.
Smell new CDs and DVDs.
I love smelling the CD and booklet :)
Count me in on that one, guys.
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Re: What is something you enjoy doing that others think is weird or ridiculous?
Being straightedge.
I have received near unanimous kudos for the non-alcohol portion personally...
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^ ^ I too like taking showers in the dark.
But at night with the light off so the dim light from outside gives you just enough light to see what you're doing.
Very relaxing :)
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I like chopping vegetables with the light off. You really learn to trust yourself.
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I like taking a cold shower on a hot day.
... my housemates last year were not so keen (it was particularly cold water).
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-Waking up 'too early' on school mornings to avoid having to hurry up. I like to enjoy my mornings.
-Being obsessed with Formula 1.
-Using Apple devices. :D
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I like taking a cold shower on a hot day.
... my housemates last year were not so keen (it was particularly cold water).
You shower with your roommates?
Awesome!
I do a variation of that. Once I'm done in the shower, I re-rinse all of my hair in the coldest water I can get out of the shower to make sure all the hot water's rinsed out and then I make sure every bit of my body's cooled off with it too. I tell you hwut, by the time I'm done I'm hung like a millipede.
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-Being obsessed with Formula 1.
fuck yeah
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I like taking a cold shower on a hot day.
... my housemates last year were not so keen (it was particularly cold water).
You shower with your roommates?
Lol, no, but there was a certain amount of screeching at about eight in the morning.