Thursday, March 22, 2007

Five Weird Habits

Gus tagged me with this meme for my violation of the one-week rule. Weird habits? Me?

  1. When I'm done with the shower, after I turn the valve back to the spigot from the showerhead, I lift my foot into the flow of water draining from the spigot. My right foot to start, but I usually dip my left foot in, then go back to my right.
  2. Immediately after I step out of the shower, I open the bathroom door and let our puppy run in and lick my lower legs. He doesn't get my legs dry, but that isn't the point.
  3. My smartphone has RealPlayer and an adapter to play through the cassette deck on my car stereo, so yes, I frequently listen to Iron Maiden while driving to and from work. (Anyone know if A Matter of Life and Death is as good as the hype?)
  4. Liz and I have a partial season ticket package for the local IHL team, the Houston Aeros, and two things annoy the hell out of me during Aeros power plays. The first is that the Aeros sold naming rights to their power plays to a local company, and the PA announcer is contractually obligated, after announcing the opposing team's penalty, to say, "...and the Aeros are on a D&C Storm Solutions power play!" The second thing that annoys me is when the Aeros have gained the attacking zone and are passing the puck to set up a good shot: there's always someone within my earshot who shouts "Shoot!" Let 'em pass the puck, fool; they'll get a shot off soon enough.
  5. I've got nothing against Mormons. Yes, I think LDS theology is laughable, and its founding is a mix of charlatanism and delusion; but an objective observer would say the same things about mainstream Christianity, or any other religion validated by longevity and market share. I've had Mormon coworkers, fellow students, acquaintances, and friends. But driving around Houston, every month or two I'll see a pair of clean cut 20-year-old white males, dressed in white Oxford shirts and black trousers, pedalling their bicycles, and in response I'll cry out (with my windows rolled up so they don't hear me) "Los Mormones!"
I have to pass this meme to someone? Sorry, Gus, I'll save "pass the trash" for our next poker game.

Labels: