Quirks

Tagmongous, BBM got me again. I was going to say the sock thing but it appears she already has it!

Ok folks, here are the rules.

The rules:
1) Link to the person who tagged you.
2) Post the rules.
3) Share six non-important things / habits / quirks about yourself.
4) Tag at least three people.
5) Make sure the people you tagged KNOW you tagged them by commenting that you did.

So here we go, my quirks.

1. I expect to be brilliant at everything I try, straight away. I know it’s impossible and stupid, but I still get frustrated when I try something new and can’t do it fantastically well the very first time. As I’ve got older I’ve learned that with some time and patience I can get better at things, but I’m still an ‘instantaneous perfectionist’.
2. I will not share my food with you. It drives me mad if I have something to eat and people expect to have some of it, or worse, just take. If you want some of what I have, go get some of your own. You may have my food when one of only two conditions is met. a) I offer you some, or b) I drop down dead.
3. I have to hear a song I love; this means no chatter people. If I’m in a car full of peope and a song comes on that I love (and there are lots!), I have a thing where I must listen to it. Loudly. And no-one is allowed to talk through it. The only exception is if I decide to enhance the original with my own dulcet tones.
4. People leaving lids on things drives me mental. Not really lids, but the wraps under lids. Why oh why leave the foil top half-on the top of a can of pringles? Does it keep it fresh? No. Why leave the foil half-on on a tub of butter? All it does is collect crumbs and things from the filthy knives people put in it (don’t get me started on that one).
5. I tend to use overly-flowerly language. I’m a big fan of ‘why use three short words when one big one will do’, but it sometimes means I use less-common words. Sometimes I even think I sound like I’m from a period drama, it can get that bad. I don’t know if this is a problem on my part, or on the world in general for failing to use a English as it could. People don’t talk proper no more.
6. I’m a serial half-finisher. I think some of it stems from quirk number one, but I’m terrible for half-finishing things. Be it a book (I must have ten on the go that I haven’t finished), a project, a game, something I’m learning – it doesn’t matter, you name it, I can do half of it. Point in case; it took me two sessions sat at the computer to write this, I saved after number three and came back.

There are probably more I could come up with, but I think other people could probably come up with a better list for me.

I think I’ll be tagging Rob,  Amanda and James.