Weird Things I've Noticed

I got to thinking about this when I posted the comment about how when you write a word over and over again it starts to look foreign. It's so strange. So, I started thinking about other weird things I've noticed. Here are some:

1. One side of a Pringle always has more flavoring than the other, and when I'm eating them I'm always in a constant debate about whether to eat that side face down or face up. Usually I go for face down, right on the tongue, you know, instant gratification and everything. But sometimes it really gets me down that the moment all that flavoring hits your tongue, it's over and the rest of the chip-chewing experience isn't as good.

2. Justin and I have a knack for picking the line at the supermarket that will take the longest. I know a lot of people claim this, but for us it's actually true. It never fails, and it really makes you wonder at God's sense of humor.

3. I've noticed lately that people follow certain patterns when in the same situation. Let me explain. I was watching "The People's Court" today, as I do quite often, and all of the sudden it hit me. When the judge makes her ruling, and the people exit into the hallway, there is this guy standing there ready to interview them. He usually talks to the winning party first and the losing party second. And it never fails that the people approach him and he has to tell them where to stand. Hmm...maybe I need a visual to help explain this. Hang on...

Okay, as you can see, the people exit the door there and they are supposed to stand on those X's facing the camera. But it never fails that, instead, they come up to him like is shown above, totally ignoring the camera. And that's not an ice cream cone, it's a microphone. He has to tell them to "stand back" or "move over" or what have you. And he's not a very polite man, either.

Another example of how people follow the same patterns was at work today. I think I will need another drawing.

Okay, so this is a very crude drawing of an aerial view of the breakfast room. The red X is where I'm sitting in the kitchen and the dark black line in front of me is a window where I can see the breakfast room.

The two rectangles on the counter are the waffle makers. People will take a cup of waffle mix, pour the mix in the waffle maker, and then turn their head left, turn their head right, holding the cup in their hand. Then they ask me where the garbage is. I think they think there should be a garbage can on the counter or something. So I tell them where the TWO cans are. They are represented by the two black X's. One on either side of the room, one right when they came in. I can't believe how many people do this EXACT thing every day. It's very strange.

4. The weirdest thing EVER is how people get used to smells. Have you seen this? You walk into a room and it smells awful but the people in the room can't smell it. Their noses have adjusted to the smell. It happens to everyone, I know, but that doesn't make it not weird.

I guess that's all the weird things I've noticed lately.