[Wickers]

Maybe it's the extra stress I've been under... but I caught myself doing some odd stuff today.

Firstly, earlier today I went to get bread out of the freezer... so I walked up to the microwave and opened the microwave door, wondering where the bread went. After realizing the microwave was not the freezer I quickly walked away pretending like nothing was wrong.

And just now... I finished washing my face, giving it a hard scrub, and I went to get some moisturizing cream. I opened the medicine cabinet and grabbed my shaving cream, popped the cap off, and started loading my hand up with foam. I just stood there looking at my hand covered with shaving cream, like I was about to give myself a smooth shave or something, wondering what in the hell was I looking for in the first place.

I truly hope it's just the stress effecting me... because other then that I think I'm getting old.

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[v.noir]

I wouldn't worry too much; I do things like that from time to time, and I'm only 19. Unless we're both going crazy? A frightening prospect.

[spotcatbug]

Sometimes, when I'm falling asleep and I'm about halfway there, if there's a sharp noise (like if somebody dropped something), I'll hear the noise but also see a bright flash of light. Definite crossed-wires action.

[thuh Freak]

Originally Posted by spotcatbug Sometimes, when I'm falling asleep and I'm about halfway there, if there's a sharp noise (like if somebody dropped something), I'll hear the noise but also see a bright flash of light. Definite crossed-wires action.

that sounds pretty cool.

in school i'd always forget my pen/pencil, so i'd keep it on my ear. still very easy to forget, but when i ask someone else for one they are quick to remind me. some people were dicks about it, and would refuse to lend me one b/c "you already have one", and i'd be all "no i don't" they'd be like "yes you do" and i'd walk away angry at them only to find the pen an hour later. sometimes when i'm walking around like a zombie, i'll look for the remote control, but not paying attention i'll grab any small object around the house and start hitting buttons on it; pack of smokes, bottle of soda, bowl, anything. i haven't remembered to embed the microchips in them yet. i open the fridge looking for cigarettes so often that its not funny. in my place i only smoke in the kitchen, and its just natural to open the fridge when going in there. then i look and say, "i don't want any of that," walk back to the living room and work up an even stronger nic fit. i might go on a few empty-handed fridge trips before i remember that i was looking for my smokes.

[curiousuburb]

Then there's Synaesthesia... a neurological crossing of senses. Less than 1 in 2000 people have it.

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[bassplayinMacFiend]

I do that stuff sometimes. I'll also think I'm saying one word, but a different word comes out of my mouth. It's definitely made my wife go WTF?!? a few times when I told her what I thought I said and she tells me that that's not what I said.

Weird, eh?

I've also found myself looking for milk in the cupboard, or PB in the freezer or what have you.

[709]

I do shit like this all the time. Leaving my ice cream in the fridge door and mustard in the freezer and what not. That's no biggie. Losing my coffee pisses me off, but whatever, I'll eventually find it in an odd place and get a good chuckle. I'm always walking into the kitchen and forgetting what I went in there for...I don't know, I just consider that my brain has probably thought about 37 unrelated things in the hallway from bedroom to kitchen and it sometimes gets stuck. It's cool.

Although, mistaking the clothes hamper for a urinal was a tad embarrassing, but I was more than a bit drunk.

[thuh Freak]

Originally Posted by 709 Although, mistaking the clothes hamper for a urinal was a tad embarrassing, but I was more than a bit drunk.

first year in college my ra told us this story: wild party in the non-dorm area. lots of drinking and fun all around. a young student stumbles back to the dorm area, looking to drain the pipes. wanders into the wrong doorway. procedes into a student room, and to opening a student's desk drawer, leaving a pool of urine, and dries his hands off with a few pieces of printer paper before leaving. the next day the kids were nonplussed, to say the least. lesson #1 for locking your doors in a dormitory.

i've walked into the wrong room more than once, seconds away from pulling peter out. perhcance i've managed to protect my dignity atleast while others are around.

[murbot]

I have this thing for going into the ladies changeroom in swimming pools. Seriously. Two weeks ago I was at a spa with my wife (before the boner-inducing warm oil massage), went to shower before hitting the mineral pool, and strolled right into the ladies showers.

I've done that two other times in recent memory. It's like my subconscious takes away my ability to distinguish the female and male figures above the doorways, in hopes of getting a look at some titties. Of course you don't know if you're get firm 20 year old breasts, sweet 30 year old tits, or oily 70 year old bush.

[psmith2.0]

But it's that roll of the dice (and those great "unknowns") that make life sweet and worth living, m.

Cherish those moments, brother man.

[turbulentfurball]

Originally Posted by Wickers And just now... I finished washing my face, giving it a hard scrub, and I went to get some moisturizing cream. I opened the medicine cabinet and grabbed my shaving cream, popped the cap off, and started loading my hand up with foam. I just stood there looking at my hand covered with shaving cream, like I was about to give myself a smooth shave or something, wondering what in the hell was I looking for in the first place.

Phew. I'm glad I'm not the only one who does things like that. I've had toothpaste in my hair on more than one occasion

[atomicbartbeans]

Haha, I'll often do something incredibly stupid like that. At various friends' houses, I'll often walk into the wrong door, thinking I'm in the bathroom... my hand reaches southward to let the cat out of the bag, euphemistically speaking, and then I realize it's his sister's room or something.

[turbulentfurball]

Originally Posted by atomicbartbeans Haha, I'll often do something incredibly stupid like that. At various friends' houses, I'll often walk into the wrong door, thinking I'm in the bathroom... my hand reaches southward to let the cat out of the bag, euphemistically speaking, and then I realize it's his sister's room or something.

Sounds like a subconscious attraction to the sister rather than absent mindedness to me

[Windowsrookie]

or the microsoft lady.

[atomicbartbeans]

Originally Posted by windowsrookie or the microsoft lady.

haha

[curiousuburb]

Originally Posted by turbulentfurball Phew. I'm glad I'm not the only one who does things like that. I've had toothpaste in my hair on more than one occasion

"Is that hair gel?"

[curiousuburb]

Originally Posted by murbot I have this thing for going into the ladies changeroom in swimming pools. Seriously. Two weeks ago I was at a spa with my wife (before the boner-inducing warm oil massage), went to shower before hitting the mineral pool, and strolled right into the ladies showers. I've done that two other times in recent memory. It's like my subconscious takes away my ability to distinguish the female and male figures above the doorways, in hopes of getting a look at some titties. Of course you don't know if you're get firm 20 year old breasts, sweet 30 year old tits, or oily 70 year old bush.

Dude, those aren't crossed wires, that's a cunning plan.

[curiousuburb]

Originally Posted by 709 Although, mistaking the clothes hamper for a urinal was a tad embarrassing, but I was more than a bit drunk.

There's a classic tale about cybersex that brings to mind...

[bassplayinMacFiend]

Originally Posted by murbot I have this thing for going into the ladies changeroom in swimming pools. Seriously. Two weeks ago I was at a spa with my wife (before the boner-inducing warm oil massage), went to shower before hitting the mineral pool, and strolled right into the ladies showers. I've done that two other times in recent memory. It's like my subconscious takes away my ability to distinguish the female and male figures above the doorways, in hopes of getting a look at some titties. Of course you don't know if you're get firm 20 year old breasts, sweet 30 year old tits, or oily 70 year old bush.

I did that at the Olive Garden a couple years ago. I remember thinking when I went in "Why aren't there any urinals in here?"

Of course it didn't hit me until I left the bathroom and my wife started laughing at me. Then the kids sitting on the bench across from us starting laughing too and a minute later their mother came out of the ladies room. Oops!

[turbulentfurball]

Originally Posted by curiousuburb Dude, those aren't crossed wires, that's a cunning plan.

Tell that to Baldrick. He's the master of cunning plans.

[Ryan]

I was *so* tired one day that I was walking down the hall to head downstairs and on to class. I turn to corner, where the stairwell is on one side and another dorm room on the other. I, or course, walked into the dorm room (the door was open) as the guy was getting dressed, rather than the stairwell.

They still haven't forgotten that one...

[billybobsky]

The worst is when you do everything backwards -- put your hat on before your sweater before your t-shirt; shoes before pants..

[Wickers]

Originally Posted by billybobsky shoes before pants..

Done that too. hehe.

[curiousuburb]

If you've got a good promoter, you can make it a hip hop trend...