Crazy for you...

Here are a few things, in no particular order, that I am crazy about. And by crazy about I don't mean I like these things a lot, I mean I'm nutso:

1)When I'm drinking I often have a need to either place my glass or cup dead centre on the coaster or to line it up against some design or feature, usually a line, on the table. Anyone who has had a drink with me and who is either somewhat observant or has seen Paul try and move my glass when I'm not looking knows this about me.

2)Sometimes I feel a need to tap trees or poles as I walk by them.

3)When taking a newspaper from the newspaper box I have a very difficult time taking the paper from the top. The second one will do though I prefer to go down a few further. If it is a broadsheet style paper I won't take it unless the various sections are all lined up and tightly packed. If it is a tabloid or berliner style paper I won't take it unless the top and bottom are, for the most part, even. I will then take the paper, fold it, and put it in my backpack at which point if it is a broadsheet style paper the various sections may not remain lined up and tightly packed and if it is a tabloid or berliner style paper the top and bottom may not remain even. This apparent contradiction does not bother me.

4)When sitting in a room, no matter how many times I have been in that room, I will count ceiling tiles or venetian blind slats or anything similar that I am able to count. I am pleased if I discover that different windows have the same number of blinds and bonus points are scored if I can discern a not very obvious pattern in tiles.

5)I don't mind stepping on sidewalk or walkway cracks as long as I can step on all of them or at least step on some of them at a regular occurrence. If this is not possible I will attempt to step on none of them and I will adjust my gait accordingly to achieve this.

6)When driving or being a passenger in a car I like to count the broken lines on the centre of the road. For a reason unknown to me, though possibly it has something to do with the majority of modern music being in 4/4 time, I count the broken lines in fours. I am very pleased when the lines pass in accordance with the beat of whatever music I happen to be listening to and I'm also very pleased when the final line in a section corresponds with a four in my count.

7)When I'm drinking coffee from a paper cup with a lid the seam of both the java jacket and the cup need to be directly opposite the mouth hole of the lid. If I'm not using a lid, I still need the seam to be directly at the back of the cup so that my finger tips touch it. If I'm drinking coffee from my travel mug I need the mouthpiece to be at a 90 degree angle to the handle with the handle to the right side. If I'm drinking coffee while driving in my car, I prefer to place the cup in the passenger side coffee holder. If I actually have a passenger I may let this one slide as I wouldn't want the passenger to think that I am, in fact, crazy.