That idiosyncrasy thing going around

[cupcake_goth]

Idiosyncrasy: A structural or behavioral characteristic peculiar to an individual or group

Five of mine?

1. I will not leave the house unless I have applied makeup and am what *I* consider to be 'properly dressed'.


2. I have a handful of favorite books that I will re-read at least once a year, and sometimes more.


3. I really don't think "Ooh, you could dress like a normal person for Halloween!" is that amusing of a comment. Even if it's from a friend teasing me, it's still cranky-making.


4. I try to avoid having to go into the basement after dark.


5. I really *do* talk to clovisdvlbunny. And take advice from him.

Comments

[pix-kristin.livejournal.com]

Ooo, you just made me think of a good meme...jokes that people make about/to you all the time that you don't find funny.

[oldhalloween.livejournal.com]

Hmmm...now I want to see your basement. :0 )

[cupcake-goth.livejournal.com]

If I think about it rationally, it really shouldn't be capable of freaking me out. It's almost completely finished; the floor is concrete, there are no half-walls in front of piles of dirt (unlike the basement of the house I grew up in!), and, now that stroppy_baggage was all industrious, there are no wobbly stacks of boxes.

... but there are all sorts of shadowy corners. Where things could be lurking. Which makes me uneasy.

[weaselmom.livejournal.com]

My dear friend, I don't think those are idiosyncrasies at all. *I* think they are all perfectly sensible. Especially number two and four. I used to do number one as well when I was younger (teens and young adult), to a ridiculous degree. Once when we were on vacation in Hawaii, the fire alarm went off. I got up and went into the bathroom and started applying makeup. My mother wanted to know just what in the hell I thought I was doing? Fortunately it turned out to be a false alarm. But there was no reason to evacuate in a state of unflattering appearance, was there?

[krafen.livejournal.com]

Which books do you re-read at least once yearly?

[cupcake-goth.livejournal.com]

Off the top of my head:

War for the Oaks - Emma Bull

Something Wicked This Way Comes - Ray Bradbury

From Dust Returned - Ray Bradbury

At least one if not more of the Harry Potter books.

Dracula - Bram Stoker

Anno Dracula - Kim Newman

Any of the following by Neil Gaiman: Stardust, American Gods, assorted collections of The Sandman, or either of the Death graphic novels.

The Blood Opera trilogy by Tanith Lee

Various Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett

... see, I'm a fast reader. A really fast reader. I end up re-reading a lot of books just because I've finished whatever new ones I have and I need something else to read. But the books I listed here are some of the ones I return to over and over.

[sophiap.livejournal.com]

The Discworld novels are also on my annual re-read list. It's nice to know that other people out there have traditional re-read books. (One of the big ones for me is "Last Call" by Tim Powers.)

[krafen.livejournal.com]

I tend to re-read book for the same reason. Just recently, I began reading Issac Asimov's Foundation series because I didn't have any unread books handy. Which reminds me, the bookstore called to tell me my special order came in.

[danaid-luv.livejournal.com]

Pratchett's 'Lords & Ladies' and Emma Bull's 'War for the Oaks'--If I could never read from any other book in my lifetime save for two, these would be my selections. (Ok, maybe Neil Gaiman's 'Neverwhere' as the understudy). attictroll pointed me in the direction of WftO in...98? ...and as this world is rather small, I have to wonder if you influenced him in the first place? Hmm.

[sistawendy.livejournal.com]

"Ooh, you could dress like a normal person for Halloween!"

I'm glad I suggested Diesel dyke and not normal person.