Are You Eccentric?

[AndyAmo]

Looks fascinating!

 

[AndyAmo]

I'm similar in abilities, I never had to write a phone number down but soon discovered that I need to write it down anyway otherwise people think you're not taking them seriously and that you're just fobbing them off.

I'm the same with names and faces too, completely hopeless there. One trick I learned when I was young was to make jokes out of people's names in order to remember them, this was mostly only to do with people on the world stage though so that I could join in on conversations. I'm fine with people that I see on a regular basis.

I sometimes pretend to have difficulty remembering peoples names. I recently discovered that if people don't know me well they can get unsettled if I recall their name, even after many months have passed since meeting them. I guess that's masking though.

 

[the_tortoise]

I remember hearing a joke when I was younger that people can be weird, but if they’re weird and rich, then they’re eccentric.

So, I’m just weird.

Guess i'm just weird, too lol

The way I shop for clothes is by feel. I go around pinching the fabric between my thumb and forefinger of anything I find interesting. The feel of the fabric is much more important than the appearance.

I am the same -- second step after seeing something interesting is to touch it to see how the fabric feels against skin.

I also try things on if I can't retun them after purchase and trying on at home, if there is any question in my mind about how it will feel in terms fit, because it doesn't matter how aesthetically appealing I find some artcile of clothing if it feels bad; If it feels bad I will never wear it so there is no point buying it.

Comfort always wins and a lot of clothes feel intolerably bad.

 

[Jumpinbare]

At first, being called weird was taken as an insult. Eventually, I started to actually like the idea of being weird. To the point of thanking anyone for calling me weird.

I started doing that in high school and considered it a badge of honor

 

[RemyZee]

That is not a shell, but an actual cicada nymph prior to hatching.

I looked everywhere to find a cicada or nymph or shell this year--I heard them everywhere, but none to be seen.

 

[RemyZee]

So, this is where I play...

Am I weird or eccentric??? Or both???
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I think I would have to say both. That is a compliment.

 

[WhitewaterWoman]

I prefer the term peculiar.