I CAN'T BLAME THE STROKE FOR MY WEIRDNESS. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN WEIRD. MY WAY OF THINKING IS NOT THE WAY MOST NORMAL PEOPLE THINK. ALSO, I DO WEIRD THINGS MOST PEOPLE WOULD CONSIDER "STRANGE'. BELOW ARE SOME EXAMPLES.

1) WHEN I SEE A COMMERCIAL ABOUT MOST ANYTHING, FROM ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION TO CONSTIPATION, IT STAYS ON MY MIND. THEN ALL THAT DAY WHEN I LOOK AT SOMEONE, I WONDER IF THEY HAVE THE PROBLEM.

2) WHEN I MEET A MAN, I WONDER WHAT TYPE OF UNDERWEAR HE HAS ON AND IT'S NOT A SEXUAL THING( USUALLY) LOL. I AM JUST CURIOUS. SO, WHILE HE'S TALKING, MY MIND IS ON HIS UNDERWEAR.

3) I AM A PEOPLE WATCHER AND WHEN I LOOK AT PEOPLE I WONDER WHAT THEY DO FOR A LIVING. I TRY TO IMAGINE THEM IN A CERTAIN CAREER OR JOB, AND WHEN I FEEL VERY STRONGLY I AM RIGHT, I HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO JUST ASK THEM.

4) I HAVE THIS "ELECTRICTY" PROBLEM. SO, WHEN I AM "SPARKING" I CAN'T TOUCH ANYTING METAL OR IT SHOCKS ME. SINCE I NEVER CAN BE SURE WHEN IT MIGHT HAPPEN, WHEN I SHOP, I TOUCH CANS WITH THE BACK OF MY HAND FIRST BECAUSE IF I GET SHOCKED, IT DOESN'T HURT AS MUCH AS WITH THE FINGERTIPS.

5) I AM SO SUPERSTITIOUS THAT IF A BLACK CAT RUNS OUT IN FRONT OF MY CAR, I BACK UP, TURN AROUND, AND GO THE OTHER WAY. SAME THING WITH CRACKS IN SIDEWALKS, I DO NOT STEP ON THEM. ALSO, I WILL NOT OPEN AN UMBRELLA INDOORS OR WALK UNDER LADDERS.

6) I AM SO PARANOID, THAT IF SOMEONE STARES AT ME, I AM CERTAIN THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH ME. SO, I'LL GO TO A MIRROR AND LOOK. IF I'M DRIVING AND SOMEONE STARES AT ME, I LOOK IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR TO SEE WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME.

7) I WILL NOT GO ANYWHERE, EVEN TO THE CORNER STORE, WITHOUT BEING DRESSED PROPERLY AND AT THE VERY LEAST WITHOUT LIPSTICK ON BECAUSE I AM CERTAIN THAT IF I DO, I'LL RUN INTO SOMEONE WHO KNOWS ME.

8) I CAN NOT DRINK OUT OF PAPER OR PLASTIC CUPS WITHOUT IT BOTHERING ME. I HAVE TO HAVE A GLASS OR I AM UNCOMFORTABLE. I DON'T LIKE PAPER OR PLASTIC TOUCHING MY MOUTH, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A STRAW. SAME THING GOES FOR PLASTIC UTENSILS. I CARRY AROUND A KNIFE, FORK, AND SPOON, IN MY PURSE.

9) I AM ATTRACTED TO MEN BY THEIR SMELL. EVEN IF THEY ARE VERY VERY HANDSOME, IF THEY DON'T "SMELL RIGHT" I CAN'T DEAL WITH IT

10) I DO NOT LIKE THE FOOD ON MY PLACE TO TOUCH EACH OTHER. IF IT DOES, I CAN STILL EAT, BUT IT REALLY BOTHERS ME. ALSO, I CAN'T BEAR FOR SOMEONE TO "SPEAR" FOOD FROM MY PLATE. IF THEY WANT TO SHARE, I GET ANOTHER PLATE AND PUT IT ON THAT AND PASS IT TO THEM.

11) I HAVE A RITUAL WITH MY TEETH. FIRST I RINSE WITH ONE TYPE OF MOUTHWASH, THEN I FLOSS, THEN I BRUSH WITH SALT, THEN I USE PEROXIDE AND BRUSH AGAIN, THEN I BRUSH AGAIN WITH REGULAR TOOTHPASTE, THEN I USE A WATER PICK AND IF I DON'T HAVE ONE AVAILABLE I USE THE SHOWER HEAD, THEN I BRUSH WITH AGAIN WITH A WHITENING TOOTHPASTE, AND THEN USE ANOTHER TYPE OF MOUTHWASH AND SWISH IT IN MY MOUTH WHILE I'M TAKING A SHOWER. IF I'M TRAVELING AND FORGET ANY OF THE ITEMS, IT REALLY BOTHERS ME.

12)I DO NOT LIKE PEOPLE TO INVADE MY AIRSPACE AND STAND TOO CLOSE TO ME. THIS HIGHLY UPSETS ME AND THE ONLY THING WORSE IS THE HUGGERS AND KISSERS. I AM REFERRING TO NON INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS. IF THE RELATIONSHIP IS INTIMATE, THIS DOESN'T BOTHER ME, I LIKE IT.

13) I CAN'T DEAL WITH IT WHEN SOMEONE PICKS UP MY DRINK AND DRINKS OUT OF IT. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, I WILL GET A NEW ONE.

I FEEL COMPELLED TO STOP AT THIRTEEN BECAUSE IT IS A LUCKY NUMBER.