JFF... Annoying Habits You Can't Break. :)

oh my. so many. most of which i'm too embarrassed to post out loud.
so i'm just going to say that i'm almost certainly a long-lost sister to both riley and ephie, and go on about my merry way.
and keep reading this thread with guilty fascination.
:) khairete
S.

@ Ephie... I do something sometimes I call Faith Driving, or 'Dirk Gently' driving. I just pick someone who looks like they know where they're going and follow them. This is REALLY fun. Only problem is that they're rarely going where I want to be. Only exception is Downtoen Seattle. Apparently no one wants to be downtown, because pick a car, any car, and I mysteriously end up on I5. Occasionally people notice me following them. That's fun, too. The furthest I've ever gone, though was hwy 101 in California. I refuse to take 101 south of SF. That's just a heading collision waiting to happen. Also. There's no good radio stations.

Annoying habit #1... (ESP for the people who notice me doing it) : Dirk Gently School of Driving

#2... Being totally competent at work. Because I'm a failure at home. I look like I'm wandering the desert for 40 years at home. Circle and circle and circle... Knowing at SOME point I'll remember what I'm looking for. This always disturbs both coworkers and family alike... For opposite reasons. It's also highly annoying for me. I had no idea I did it for UEARS. It took my toddler saying "What did you forget?" as we got in the car to realize I ALWAYS go back inside, and him circling for no reason to realize I do it, too. Headsmack. I was perfectly content NOT knowing I look like a headless chicken several times s day, Thankyou very much!

2.5... Insert any other ADHD quirks here.

#3... I only use dishes under art or duress. If I'm plating a meal for others; it's plated. With sauce swirls and clean rims. Myself I'm snitching cold hotdogs from the fridge, and eating directly over the pan, or throwing it on bread and eating over the ant colony outside. Never have a problem with ants IN the house, though. I think the trick is feeding them outside. That way, they know their place. You don't want uppity ants.

#3.5.... That's MY bottle of coke. I don't use a glass. When company wants soda, I open a new bottle for them and mark the cap of mine.

#3.8... I don't know what is wrong with native Seattlites, but a person could die of thirst in other peoples homes!!!! First thing I always do is offer drinks and directions to the plumbing (bathroom). But, from painful experience, I ALWAYS bring a bottled beverage with me to homes of others (except Midwest and easy coast transplants, who DO offer refreshment).

#4... Word of the week. I never know what it's going to be until I've used it a ton. This week it's uppity.

#5... I don't sit up straight.

#6... I forget what I'm saying, in the middle of saying it

#8... I use ... As punctuation on message boards to indicate speech pattern flow. Also many othe grammatical blunders. On. Purpose.

#9... Rubbing 2 brain cells together to get a spark is an iffy project during the first 3 hours I'm awake

#10... Compulsive honesty & oversharing

#11... Whistling Xmas carols /playing Xmasusuc in the summertime

Oh silver bells! Sweet silver bells! All seem to say, throw cares away! Ding dong ding dong!

#10. Again. Seriously, 50 words when 2 are needed :P my wit never had a soul.

admittedly I have a few, but honestly my life seems quite boring compared to some of these. LOL! (see, I used the infamous LOL these) :) I wanna hang out with some of you Mamas on here.. you sound like SO much fun!! I say we all get together for a Mama reunion as in the first annual. We could meet someplace in the middle or osmething. It would be a blast! Who's in?? I have never laughed so hard in all of my life as I did reading some of these. I love all of you so much! My spirits have been lifted for the day, thanks all! Great question J. M!! Thanks :)

I pick at my finger/fingernails. Drives my husband batty. My daughter does it too and I try so hard to encourage her to quit it. I HATE the fact that I do it, but it is like chewing pencils for some people--just a tactile habit and when I notice a rough edge on a cuticle or whatever, I cannot help myself.
So I wish she didn't start with the picking also. If I knew how to stop myself, I'd probably know how to help her kick the habit as well...
:(

I chew ice. Doesn't bother most people, but I have a new cubicle mate at work who doesn't like it. I don't even realize I am chewing it until I am mid chomp. Oh well.

Just like Victoria, I too chew my nails to oblivion. I also chew my cheeks all the time. And my lips. In my defense, I have a bad anxiety disorder that I refuse to be medicated for.

At any given time, while searching through my purse for something, I find there are -at minimum- 20 receipts.
Receipts hinder your finger tips while searching for a specific item such as lipstick or a pen.
My purse is a litter bag.

I could have written your question. :)

But I think I'll just keep my other bad habits to myself. :)

Maybe it's the smiley face? :)

I say "Dude!" too much throughout conversation. I also use "I know, right?" way more than I care to admit.

I used to ALWAYS smell my socks when I took them off at the end of the day. Why? I don't know. Socks never had a chance of being worn a second day as do some other articles of clothing that pass the "sniff test." Ewww. I don't do it EVERY time anymore--not sure why that habit fell by the wayside, but I'm glad it did.

my worst is definatley nail biting.. i bite them down to nothing and am always picking at them/my hangnails.. and also years ago i burnt the skin on the inside of my cheek really bad eating something that was waaayyy too hot to eat so now the skin is all weird and occasionally i catch myself chomping on that.. i actually bit small pieces of skin off thinking it wont be like that anymore but it always comes back the same way- youd think i would stop because its obviously not fixing it but i sill do it

I am guilty of both of yours, overusing right and lol - both for the same reasons!

I also overuse
"So"
elipses........
dashes -

When I capitalize, I always get the 1st 2 letters of a word. I have to go back and change a bunch of letters when I proof read - yes folks, I occasionally proof read.

I annoy myself and everyone else by putting myself down, self effacing humor, and always taking way too much responsibility for everything. I'm always quick to say, it was probably my fault. I can't even justify why it's my fault, but I'll find a way.

I annoy my husband by shaking my head NO at him when I disagree or don't like something. I don't even realize I'm doing it.

I can't stop picking the skin off my lips. Drives me husband nuts. I've tried many things, but can't seem to stop.