- fidgeting. i can't sit still. i'm always biting my nails/fingers, tapping my fingers together or on a table, clicking my teeth, pulling on my cardigan sleeves, pulling on the hem of my shirt, twisting my ring, turning my time turner, jiggling my leg, stretching, biting my lips, licking my lips, etc.
- playing with my hair. i twirl my curls around my fingers, pick at my split ends, ruffle it, rub the ends on my cheeks, tie it in knots, pull it across my upper lip like a mustache, and play with my bangs.
- clicking my teeth. i always click my teeth to the beat of whatever song is stuck in my head. the left side is the higher pitches, the right is the lower pitches.
- the number 8. i usually do things in eights. ex: when i scratch a bug bite, it's 8 scratches. if i can't do 8, i resort to 5.
- aligning the edge of the arrow pointer with the icons on my desktop. it matches up especially well to the right side edge of word documents.
- running my wrists under cold water when i'm stressed. it's the most refreshing feeling in the world.
- copying people's facial expressions. if we're talking face to face, chances are i'm copying whatever expression you're making. i also tend to repeat people's sentences back to them if it especially catches my ear.
- blue food items. i'm inexplicably attracted to the color blue. i'm a really picky eater but if it's blue i'll eat it with little to no hesitation.
- always knowing what time it is. i countlessly check the time. also, if i check it on my phone, i'll have to look two or three times before the numbers actually register in my head.
- standing on my tiptoes when i'm talking to somebody that's behind a counter.
- covering my mouth when i'm nervous.
- narrating events in my head.
- lowercase letters. i'm a really big grammar nazi, but i purposely use lowercase letters. i feel that uppercase gives the letter an undeserved sense of arrogance.
- eating food very slowly. i'm naturally a very slow eater, but i always try to savor my food and make it last.
- cleaning my nails. the few times that i stop chewing my nails long enough for them to grow out, i obsessively clean them. takes my mind off of chewing on them, i guess.
jul 19 2010 ∞
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