Well the goofy one needs more emphasis then the serious one. I dunno about serious Australian accents. Maybe huge jackman's regular accent.T0ad 0f Truth said:
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Awkward movement cause of my height... but *****, that makes me more fabulous!
The tendency to work harder for something that is more difficult, out of sheer determination and perseverance!(I spent a month studying Physics... I raised my score in a mock, from a U in class, to a B in the actual exam in the one unit I found the hardest)
The tendency to work harder for something that is more difficult, out of sheer determination and perseverance!(I spent a month studying Physics... I raised my score in a mock, from a U in class, to a B in the actual exam in the one unit I found the hardest)
fidgeting with things near by me or things that I am holding. I have even broken in the past due this tendency to fidget with things.
also constantly tapping my foot or moving my leg from the knee dawn when sitting. from what see in this tread it not being able to stay still is fairly common.
I also have a tendency think out loud about what I'm doing when alone and occasion when other people are around
I am not very good analyzing my self but I am sure there is more things I could list
also constantly tapping my foot or moving my leg from the knee dawn when sitting. from what see in this tread it not being able to stay still is fairly common.
I also have a tendency think out loud about what I'm doing when alone and occasion when other people are around
I am not very good analyzing my self but I am sure there is more things I could list
I tend to switch between general American, English and Australian accents and pronunciation without realising (mainly the former and latter). When it happens, it's common that I'll do it for just a word or two until I go back to Australian. Doesn't bother my friends much (though they'll notice if I pronounce the "er" at the end of a word[footnote]Togeth-ER rather than togeth-AH.[/footnote]), but I'll sometimes get a weird look from people I don't know well and strangers.
There are also three words (that I can think of right now) I cannot say in my normally:
Naughty - English Accent (often affects the following word too).
Aluminium, Oregano - Australian accent, American pronunciation.
Funnily enough, it only happens when speaking English. German (and my limited Japanese) doesn't seem to flip-flop between accents.
There are also three words (that I can think of right now) I cannot say in my normally:
Naughty - English Accent (often affects the following word too).
Aluminium, Oregano - Australian accent, American pronunciation.
Funnily enough, it only happens when speaking English. German (and my limited Japanese) doesn't seem to flip-flop between accents.
A lot of singers here.. you can add me to that list.
I have a funny tendency to wiggle the fingers of my right hand before I get in to 'typing position' on a keyboard.
I keep a supply of 'interesting' replies to standard greetings handy--for example if someone asks "How are you?" I'll reply with "Insane.". Or if someone asks "How's everything going?" I'll say "It's Monday, and here we are.".
I frequently talk to inanimate objects as though they can understand me, and occasionally threaten them if they don't function properly.
I have a funny tendency to wiggle the fingers of my right hand before I get in to 'typing position' on a keyboard.
I keep a supply of 'interesting' replies to standard greetings handy--for example if someone asks "How are you?" I'll reply with "Insane.". Or if someone asks "How's everything going?" I'll say "It's Monday, and here we are.".
I frequently talk to inanimate objects as though they can understand me, and occasionally threaten them if they don't function properly.
Aww. That's disappointing. Can't you make an exception just once? Or ten times?Fiz_The_Toaster said:
Anyway. I talk to myself a lot. When I read something out loud I put no emotion into it. I almost never make eye contact. I stare off into space a lot I also give anyone a hug. Anyone.
I'm incapable of taking anything seriously. I'll generally manage it if it really does matter, but I always end up getting caught in double-entendres or ways in which something someone else said in front of me was actually pretty clever. Especially if said person didn't notice just how clever they sounded.
That and I've got this chipped-out segment of my left front incisor that I keep sticking a finger to when I'm idling or just watching TV. I'll press hard, having this weird and fairly childlike "game" of trying to turn that indentation in my tooth into a raised-up bit of my thumb's skin. Thankfully, it makes me look more like a nail-biter than a thumb-sucker.
If I do manage to see a tiny little bump in the middle of the bigger divot caused by my tooth's pressure against my finger, I have this little surge of exultation. Like, "Yay, I'm getting another look at a slight case of dental abuse one of my dentist's hygienists caused me in trying to get to a tiny bit of food that got encased in growing enamel!"
Suffice it to say, it looks real freaking dumb when I do that in public. I mostly manage to repress that urge for office hours. Once I come home, though, I'm like a Parkinson's sufferer who just *has* to let go and let all that pent-up dyskinesia happen. My hand goes to my mouth and unless I'm talking to someone, eating, typing something or stuck in a social event, I'm pretty much always messing with that indent. It's a solidly implanted tic, to put it mildly.
I'm also a real-life Grammar Nazi. Common mistakes don't trigger me, but big and egregious mistakes in French make me blurt out a correction without even stopping to consider if I've hurt someone's feelings in the process. I know it sometimes makes me come across as being pedantic, but I just can't help myself.
I also talk to myself a lot, mostly to try and road-test characters or concepts. It got to the point where the folks tried to stage an intervention, thinking I was in need of some, well, assistance.
That and I've got this chipped-out segment of my left front incisor that I keep sticking a finger to when I'm idling or just watching TV. I'll press hard, having this weird and fairly childlike "game" of trying to turn that indentation in my tooth into a raised-up bit of my thumb's skin. Thankfully, it makes me look more like a nail-biter than a thumb-sucker.
If I do manage to see a tiny little bump in the middle of the bigger divot caused by my tooth's pressure against my finger, I have this little surge of exultation. Like, "Yay, I'm getting another look at a slight case of dental abuse one of my dentist's hygienists caused me in trying to get to a tiny bit of food that got encased in growing enamel!"
Suffice it to say, it looks real freaking dumb when I do that in public. I mostly manage to repress that urge for office hours. Once I come home, though, I'm like a Parkinson's sufferer who just *has* to let go and let all that pent-up dyskinesia happen. My hand goes to my mouth and unless I'm talking to someone, eating, typing something or stuck in a social event, I'm pretty much always messing with that indent. It's a solidly implanted tic, to put it mildly.
I'm also a real-life Grammar Nazi. Common mistakes don't trigger me, but big and egregious mistakes in French make me blurt out a correction without even stopping to consider if I've hurt someone's feelings in the process. I know it sometimes makes me come across as being pedantic, but I just can't help myself.
I also talk to myself a lot, mostly to try and road-test characters or concepts. It got to the point where the folks tried to stage an intervention, thinking I was in need of some, well, assistance.
Well, let's see... for starters, I get very, very embarrassed/ashamed if I cry. Like, to the point of where I can't do it when alone without feeling like I'm weak/pathetic. Odd thing is, though, that I don't really see it as a trait of weakness in other people, just myself. I do feel sort of uncomfortable when people do it, though, should stop it. 
I go through conversations in my mind, replaying them or making up new ones to try to understand if there's anything I'd miss/deduce an outcome of a possible conversation, either for me, or characters from something I'm writing. Never aloud, though, thank god.
I meet people's eyes a lot when talking to them, because I find it the best way to figure out what they're really saying. This also means, however, that I'm sort of bad at conversations through text. I can manage through phone, but I'm more of a "in person" kind of conversationalist. I also tend to leave when the current conversation has no value to me, which means having people awkwardly go like: "oh, okay".
Finally, my mind works best when I'm under pressure, to the point of my best drawings/songs/stories having been created when I should be doing something else, often the night before an essay that I haven't even started on is due. It happens every deadline I have as well, everything just feels a lot clearer, and I'm a lot more effective. I'm also really relaxed during this time, especially since I've spent a week worrying about it and not doing anything about it.
I go through conversations in my mind, replaying them or making up new ones to try to understand if there's anything I'd miss/deduce an outcome of a possible conversation, either for me, or characters from something I'm writing. Never aloud, though, thank god.
I meet people's eyes a lot when talking to them, because I find it the best way to figure out what they're really saying. This also means, however, that I'm sort of bad at conversations through text. I can manage through phone, but I'm more of a "in person" kind of conversationalist. I also tend to leave when the current conversation has no value to me, which means having people awkwardly go like: "oh, okay".
Finally, my mind works best when I'm under pressure, to the point of my best drawings/songs/stories having been created when I should be doing something else, often the night before an essay that I haven't even started on is due. It happens every deadline I have as well, everything just feels a lot clearer, and I'm a lot more effective. I'm also really relaxed during this time, especially since I've spent a week worrying about it and not doing anything about it.
Same here, even though people tell me I'm "too old" for them. Whatever... it's not like I look anything close to my age.Vault101 said:
That runs in my family. My 96-year-old grandpa looks like he's in he's in his early 80s.I also sing a lot and tap out rhythms with my foot and my fingers. It drives everyone around me crazy, but I can't help it: I'm a drummer, for crying out loud. And I have ADHD so I don't notice when I'm fidgeting. As for singing, I can do karaoke in a crowded room without having any drinks.
Sometimes I walk like I was still modeling, especially when I'm happy. My clients at my last job commented on that a lot, saying I was tall, moved like a model, and had I considered modeling. Um, yeah? But that was 18 years ago.
I have a tendency to creep people out with my interests. For some reason it's "wrong" to enjoy looking at real autopsy and crime scene photos, listening to dark music, watching dark movies, and studying the paranormal and afterlife. I've been reading books and watching shows about psychic mysteries since I was seven years old.
I also do stuff that's gross for the sake of practicality. Like right now - I'm finishing off a bottle of vodka by drinking it straight out of the bottle because there's not enough to justify buying more 7-Up. Of course, I'm killing the taste with a few cans of Diet Pepsi and eating a few chocolate chip granola bars. Oh, and I'm watching Eraserhead while I do this because, as I mentioned, I like the dark and twisted.
Sorry dude, but I don't think I can.Eddie the head said:
The only thing I will bite happily is a good steak, or food in general.
Or the aforementioned toothpicks.
I know, I'm such a tease.
I guess it depends on a few things (I tend to stick to black) I just like simplicity and finding a T shirt that fits and it also....a t shirt and not some loose hanging thing that seems to be in preparation for some post apocalypse is hard enough...though I'm trying to branch out a bit like...Ten Foot Bunny said:Same here, even though people tell me I'm "too old" for them. Whatever... it's not like I look anything close to my age.
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[I/]a white V-neck[/I]
adventurous I know
You pretty much described my taste in t-shirts as well.Vault101 said:
Every one of my shirts used to be black (literally, every single one) until I decided to diversify a few years ago. I still have a lot of graphic tees, but they're different colors... I even have a couple that are pink camo. And I started wearing a lot of tanktops too. The reason I never did before was because I used to try hard to mask how ridiculously long my arms are, which is why I also wear really short shorts to draw more attention to my long legs.V-necks are a tricky one for me though. I used to be extremely self-conscious about my flat chest before the recent surge of actresses boldly embracing what I always saw as a "problem" with my own body. So now I'm a bit more comfortable about it, but I have a long way to go before I'd call myself confident.
black a nice netrual color (like white) depending on the style its usually black or white for me...though I am thinking of embracing plain onesTen Foot Bunny said:You pretty much described my taste in t-shirts as well.
[quote/]V-necks are a tricky one for me though. I used to be extremely self-conscious about my flat chest before the recent surge of actresses boldly embracing what I always saw as a "problem" with my own body. So now I'm a bit more comfortable about it, but I have a long way to go before I'd call myself confident.[/quote]
I honestly god really like being "flat" chested, it fits with my androgenous leaning ways (though 'm not parting with my long hair, I don't have the disposition or hair type for short...as much as I do envy those badass undercuts)
Sounds to me like we need some Donner party shit up in here. Don't ask why I'm so keen on this.Fiz_The_Toaster said:Sorry dude, but I don't think I can.
The only thing I will bite happily is a good steak, or food in general.
Or the aforementioned toothpicks.
I know, I'm such a tease.
I know what you mean about undercuts! They're cute, but I could never pull it off because I inherited my mom's strong jawbones. So I would never cut my hair shorter than my shoulders. Right now, it's almost to my belly button and I still want it longer.Vault101 said:
Apparently I am the only one I keep my notes and telephone numbers for my work in pocket size notebooks.
I am doing this because of my VERY bad memory I have.
Also I am addictive to creating Lists. Lot of them.
About movies,videogames,comics,books,Board/Card games etc.
Also when I shave my beard, most of the times I drink coca cola light.
I am doing this because of my VERY bad memory I have.
Also I am addictive to creating Lists. Lot of them.
About movies,videogames,comics,books,Board/Card games etc.
Also when I shave my beard, most of the times I drink coca cola light.
I am rather introverted yet not at all shy by which I mean I will talk to just about anyone and make intent to do so as long at is a group of 6 or less. As an example I have found that I love restaurants with group seating where in your party may me a seat away from another party. Just a few days ago I was talking to a family an d swapping back from a generation after me about Pokemon and a generation before me about what that IBU number by all the beers was and they both found me very insightful. This also leas to the "Your generation does not tend to talk to people (misinformed rant about Facebook and iPhones)" to which I responded actually we tend to use those to talk in mass and yes often in real life. For instance I have no cable or TV service and went to a huge conference called VidCon where i socialized by people in the thousands gathered to see what is the equivalent of about 80% of what is essentially our version of cable news.
Other than that I tend of often correct the "Casual" which is to say wrong definition of words. Your dog did not literary explode into a fit of barking and if it did that is one crazy phenomenon. You do not have a theory of how (X) caused (Y) unless you know how (X) caused (Y) and can likely explain it in detail, and no no of us avoid eating chemicals.
Other than that I tend of often correct the "Casual" which is to say wrong definition of words. Your dog did not literary explode into a fit of barking and if it did that is one crazy phenomenon. You do not have a theory of how (X) caused (Y) unless you know how (X) caused (Y) and can likely explain it in detail, and no no of us avoid eating chemicals.
I noticed another weird thing I do... or rather don't do, and that is turn on lights I was a friend's house and he was like "We should watch Alien" and i was like sure I will get it and some beer both of which are upstairs, in pure darkness in a house that is not mine I did this faster than he coud hit the light switch at the top of the stairs. The film was on and he just stares at me and was like "How... how did you do what you just did?" and i was like put on a DVD that is not hard. and he was like "it would be if i was blind! If you went blind apparently you could just do Parkour in a minefield while snipers tried to kill you. you got my own movie and my own beer from my own fridge in half the time I can" and I was just like have you ever seen me turn on a light? and he said nope.