• ... Sheldon from The Big Bang Theory explained his method of arranging his cereal boxes by fibre content, and instead of laughing at the joke, I thought "oooh, that would be handy!"
  • ... you were told you were only allowed to use one brand and colour of pen at work, and you were relieved.
  • ... you spent hours sorting different coloured Hama Beads with a pair of tweezers and you found it relaxing and fun.
  • ... you often feel detached from what's going on around you. e.g. you imagine what an alien would think if it was looking out through your eyes.
  • ... you heard about Taijin Kyofusho Syndrome and related to it more than anything in a long time.
  • ... you get stressed when anyone asks to borrow your pen, because it's your pen.
  • ... you have to use up your pen from full to empty and throw it out. The thought of somehow losing the pen before it's empty makes you dizzy.
    • god, that happened to me the other day, I. Just. Can't....
  • ... you become absolutely enraged every time you think about how that guy at work took all of your unfinished label sheets that time you had a day off.
  • ... you feel uncomfortable looking at people in the eye if you don't like them or don't know them.
  • ... you put stuff on the conveyor belt at the supermarket, it all has to be lined up neatly, and when the belt starts moving before you've finished, it's really stressful.
  • ... you're obsessed with a list or spreadsheet and you work on it for hours and hours.
  • ... you can remember your first boyfriend's phone number, but you can't remember when your doctor's appointment is.
  • ... you can't eat savoury after sweet. It's just wrong.
  • ... you have an ability to stub your toe on a perfectly flat floor.
  • ... you care about people, but you forget to show it.
  • ... you often get told you're talking too loudly, when you didn't think you were.
  • ... you're in a room where the wallpaper doesn't line up, and it really gives you the irrits.
  • ... you're really clumsy and sometimes you think your hand/foot is in one position when it's really in another.
  • ... you're asked a question about how you feel or what you think, and you need to think about it for ages before you can answer.
  • ... it confuses and upsets you when people are unpredictable.
  • ... you forget to ask your boss how his holiday was, but you remember that last week he wore a shirt with purple pink and blue stripes two shades of blue, and the stripes were 5mm wide
jan 30 2012 ∞
oct 3 2015 +