In honor of my 32nd birthday today, here are 32 silly, random, weird facts about me. You guys asked for more stuff about me… YOU ASKED FOR THIS!! Enjoy.
- Light switches. If there are two switches that control the same light (like in a gallery kitchen) then they both have to operate “normally” – pointing down for off and up for on. If they get reversed, I have to go switch them both to the proper orientation.
- Toilet paper. I don’t think I’m alone in this but it HAS TO BE THIS WAY:
- Microwave. I won’t set it for a minute or 2:30, I’ll set it for 1:11 or 2:33, which means I can get away with pushing less buttons and saving 0.000000001 seconds on my reheating.
- Microwave again. I try and be a timer ninja. I like to hit cancel before it hits 0 and beeps. If you do hear the microwave beep at my house, there’s a decent chance I am incapacitated or even deceased. Send help.
- Cruise control. I use it all the time. Even if the road is half a mile, I’ll cruise. It bothers me when I can’t cruise.
- Post workout attire. This one is slightly gross. I sweat more than the average person. After I workout, my clothes are usually sweaty. I change when I get home. But, I won’t put clean clothes on just to dirty them up for an hour or so before I shower. So, I grab something (dry) out of the hamper and wear it until I shower. Then I put clean clothes on. Yeah… you can unfollow me now.
- iTunes. Sometimes I don’t like Apple knowing how many times I listen to a certain song. So, I’ll skip to the next track like 2 seconds before it finishes so it won’t count as a play.
- Volume. The number has to be an even number.
- Wash. I add an R to this word. As in, waRsh. I waRsh my clothes and waRsh my face. My Dad says it this way. I say it this way. I’ll never not say it this way.
- Grammar. I will correct your grammar. If you write a book and you screw up their/there/they’re just one time… I’m done with you. I will make you google a word or tense of a word if you use it incorrectly and then remind you to never challenge my word game again.
- Grammar again. Your shows ownership.
- You’re. Simply means you are.
- Urination. I like to pee outside in my bushes. It’s awesome. Guys, you know what I’m talking about. Girls, just shake your head and move on.
- Spreadsheets. I need Excel for everything. Budgeting my income, tracking my workouts, packing my suitcase for a trip, hell I even use it as my basic calculator!
- Silverware. The fork goes on the left. Knife and spoon on the right. Anything else is unacceptable.
- Underwear. If it comes in a 2-pack, I have to wear both of them before waRshing either of them. They have to wear out at the same rate. I’m so weird.
- Dishwasher. I will rearrange the entire top rack just to fit one more coffee mug in. It’s like Tetris. I have issues.
- Left lane. People that drive in the left lane make me angry. I want to pass them just out of spite. Don’t drive in the left lane. It is for passing.
- Weight colors. Most of the weights at my box are the standard black Rogue bumpers. But we do have a few colored plates. I can’t have just ONE colored plate. The color scheme must be uniform on both sides of the bar.
- Clothes hangers. I have a system. Shirts that are freshly waRshed get white hangers. Shirts that have been worn once get a colored hanger. Shirts that have been worn twice go into the laundry basket.
- Ketchup. I love ketchup and I put it on everything. Nothing more to say.
- Giveaway. I’m cheating and using this to remind you to check out my last post and the giveaway sponsored by Fitness Sanctum (and use the promo code IFF15 to save!)
- Dollar dollar bills. Money must be organized in my wallet. They all must be right side up, front facing, and go in order of increasing denominations. $1s up front, $100s in the back. (ok ok, $20s in the back)
- Beer. My friends are all “beer snobs” and would clown me if I drank Miller Lite or Michelob Ultra around them… but sometimes that’s the beer I want to order and not some fancy schmancy crazy beer. Ah, peer pressure. =)
- Fingernails. I hate cutting them so much, I’ll let them grow and grow until I’m too embarrassed to shake someones hand or they rip off when I’m doing cleans.
- Ankles. Mine crack. All the time. They are loud. It can be complete silence and I’ll pop them super loud and I’m still weird.
- Exclamation points. If I text you “Hey!” I expect you to bring the same intensity and reply with “Hi!”.
- Shower. When I’m just standing in the shower letting the water hit my back (not any monkey butt!) I always stand with one arm crossed over my chest and my other arm reaching up with my hand around the back of my neck. Yup, still super weird.
- Shampoo. You’ve seen me. I don’t have a lot of hair on my head. Therefore, I had a bottle of shampoo last me six years. Six. Years.
- Chance encounters. I grew up just outside of Knoxville, Tennessee. I’m a UT Vol fan. Growing up, our big rival was Florida. Steve Spurrier was the head football coach at Florida. One day I was in Omaha, Nebraska (why is not important) and I had a Tennessee t shirt on and was in an elevator by myself when it stopped, the door slid open, and in strolled Steve. In Nebraska. We had a brief conversation regarding Tennessee and Florida. The elevator was glass on one side. To this day, I kick myself for not tossing him out and becoming the most beloved fan in orange.
- Windows. If I’m driving with a window down in my car and roll it up, I have to press up on all my window buttons to make sure they are all up. They always are up, but I have to do it.
- Presents. If you’ve made it this far, then you must like me a little. It’s my birthday, so you should give me a present and contribute to my CrossFit Level 1 Certification fund. You’ll be glad you did.
Your turn -> You put your toilet paper rolls on the proper way, right? Anything weird about you that you’re brave enough to share?
Chris, you and I would get on so well – there are so many things on this list that made me go ‘ that’s not random, that just makes common sense!’.
Apart from the peeing outside thing – you can own that one!
Hope you have a fab birthday! x
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Haha I’m finding out that I’m not as “weird” as I thought! Thanks, birthday was great!
Hahahahahahahahaha loved this post!!!! I hope you have a great day!! Happy Birthday!!!
Thanks!! =)
Happy Birthday Chris!
Your quirks are AWESOME and your list started my day off right. See a few in there that I recognize myself.
Thank you! Glad other “weirdos” can relate!
Not gonna lie.. I think this is one of my favorite posts yet. 😉
#2 – 100%. So much that if I went to someone’s house and they have it “under”, I have to fix it..
#6 – TK does this.. except immediately post-workout; often from the lost and found..
#13- wtf.
#25 – ew.
And all the grammar.. YES.
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#13 is the best. You don’t even know.
Happy Birthday!! Hope this year brings you plenty of PRs!
Thank you!! Me too!
haha you seem like a total maniac.
– i eat a sweet potato for breakfast every morning and it has to be just the right size.. i will literally pick up and inspect every one the store has just to get a couple that are perfect.
-i HATE matching. sometimes i will mismatch my socks on purpose and god help me if my sports bra and my shoes go together.
happy birthday!
Well thanks, I think! =)
Completely with you on the volume thing. Although, multiples of 5 can also be allowed in my head, I know I know! 5 is not an even number but it’s ok! The thing that annoys me the most is volume bars with no numbers involved! How do I know what if I’m on even or not!!?? Madness! 🙂
happy birthday too by the way!
That’s true…. I think I could be persuaded to do multiples of 5. But it has to be at least 25 I think haha.
Today is my Birthday too! I’m way Older than 32 though. My coach made us do a 47 Cal Row and 47 Burpees as a Cash Out this morning. My classmates weren’t too thrilled and now you know my age.
Too funny, Jill! When I was 55 and a box friend was 60 (our birthdays are 3 days apart), our coach made the WOD 55 bodyweight deadlifts and 60 wallballs! (Partition as needed.) Everybody at the box hated us that day!
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Well I hope your birthday was as good as mine! I avoided the box as a favor for my fellow athletes. =)
Very entertaining and happy birthday! On my 32nd, my box did partner wall balls, muuuuch better than 32 burpees!
Agreed! Much better! And thanks.
The thing about light switches bugs me a bit too, and circuits that flip the orientation would drive me batty. I noticed recently it stopped bothering me, but I have no idea how that happened.
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I guess your circuit switched huh? =)
I have so many things to say. First of all, #7, #17 and #26–YES lololol. I’ve always had an ankle cracking problem…it’s cute. Oh, and I drive in the left lane. Sorry. Do you hate me? After reading this lift I’ve determined that you’re Type A….. I just thought I’d let you know hahah
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Wow Erin I think that’s the first time anyone has called me type A. I guess maybe I favor that way a little bit but I definitely have some type B as well.
I am totally with you on microwave time. Sometimes I’ll do 1:11 just ’cause I don’t have to push any other numbers. Sometimes I’ll do :27 because :26 isn’t enough time and :28 is too much to heat up whatever. And I like your colored coat hanger routine better than mine… the front of my shirts face left when they’re clean, and I put them back on with the front facing right after I’ve worn them once. But having shirts facing the “wrong” direction (right) bugs me a little. I’m going to have to buy colored hangers! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
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This was the best comment! I absolutely love that someone else out there has a crazy way of closet management! Thank you for helping make my birthday awesome! =)
Happy Birthday buddy! So I can relate to most of it but some….dude. Don’t cut your nails. Bite them off.
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Eww, bite my nails? No thanks. I think I would hate that even more! You Down Under people are weird.
Holy OCD! You and my husband would get along great. On our first date, I caught him checking to make sure he locked his car THIRTEEN times. And to think we made it to date number two, lol.
I’m kind of with you on # 2, 12, 14 (I <3 Excel), 17 and 18.
In regards to your 13 – WTF? and 20 – You should maybe seek help! 😉
HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY!
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Hahaha, well thanks. I think. =) At least I only have to make sure my car windows are all rolled up only ONCE!
Happy Belated Birthday Chris!!!
A shampoo bottle lasted you 6 years??? WTH???? I hate reaching for it to find it’s almost empty – and it goes empty quick! That’s it – am getting a buzz cut!
I wish I could “Cruise” round town too – but rush hour traffic in Atlanta is insane! So sometimes, I drive in the left lane and pass in the right – bet you wanna throw that shampoo bottle at me!!! But I agree with you on the toilet paper placement!
One weird fact about me – I “skin” grapes before I eat them!
I mean, I didn’t use it everyday for 6 years… but yes, I had it in the shower for that long. It probably was nothing more than colored water by the time I was done with it! I don’t think I would have the patience to skin a grape, I would probably just crush it!
I PUT KETCHUP ON MY GRAMMAR!
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Happy Birthday! Love the 32 things list.
You are 100% correct about the toilet paper roll. Anything else is unacceptable. In fact, I’ve changed it….in other peoples’ homes before. Oops, only if there’s a big gathering though, so they won’t know who the responsible party is.
The Hubby has a spot in the backyard where he likes to pee. He also has a urinal in the basement, which is always an exciting thing for other guys to hear. You’ll have to tell me if that’s really the case.
I have very little hair so shampoo lasts me an ungodly amount of time as well, and sometimes when I cool down, I take off my sweats off and replace them with nothing. I like a little at home nudity.
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I feel like I wrote some of this post. 1) If you don’t know the difference between there/their/they’re or then/than, we can’t be friends. Also, if you don’t support the Oxford comma, again, we can’t be friends. 2) I ALWAYS catch the microwave before it hits 0. I think it’s an athlete thing — we’re so competitive, even with our appliances haha.
Happy Belated Birthday!!
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Ohh yes, I love me some commas! Good call on that one. Now, sprints to the microwave before it beeps!
The Excel worksheet one is totally interesting… I wish I were that organized in my life. Do you think it takes a lot of time?
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OMG PS HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY!!!! I hope you drank a lot of tequila.
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I’m definitely not that organized, it’s just that when something requires a bit of organization, I turn to Excel. I think it would take me more time, and I would screw up or miss something, if I just skipped the spreadsheets and went straight into doing something. Like packing. Thanks for the birthday love yo!
This. is. AWESOME! I’m with you on a lot of these – volume on even numbers, beating the microwave, left lane drivers and my weights matching on each side! 🙂
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Gotta have things even, no matter what it is! You know how drivers are in Knoxville… Ugh!!
HAHA I love this post! #2, #14, #17, #21, and #26. Ditto. I’m beyond happy to hear I’m not the only human on this planet with ankles that crack every .04 seconds. It’s a bit absurd. My co-workers and classmates think there is something wrong with me and/or that I just have uber bad arthritis (which I don’t). Just yesterday I actually created an excel spreadsheet for the classes I still need with all the prerequisites, which semester each class is offered, credits, and which have associated labs. I realized the neurology class I need is 6 credits. Yep, 6. Undergrad. WHAT.
Excel works for everything. All six credits worth of everything. And yeah ankles cracking… maybe we need to start a group or something? Haha, I know I’ve attracted my share of looks just from walking around going crack crack crack!
Totally start a group, we can’t be the only ones with this “issue”.
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I was totally one of the people who requested more posts like this and I LOVED it. I love reading weird things about people! I can definitely tell you’re an engineer. I also NEVER allow the microwave to get to zero because I don’t want to hear the annoying beep. Plus..I learned a great time-management skill from you today — I’m definitely using your 2:33/1:11 microwave technique 🙂
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Seriously! I bet if you used that microwave time trick you could save like a total of 5 seconds throughout the course of your life! Haha. Glad I know one of the requesters of more personal posts! =)