Yay - Friday the 13th!

Did I scare you?
Apparently, people are actually afraid of Friday the 13th. Not ALL people, but some people. That just seems so strange to me - to be afraid of a day due to its number. Then again, people are afraid of the weirdest things. There was a show on the other day about a woman who was horribly afraid of thunderstorms and tornadoes. She spends several hours a day watching the weather network for signs of trouble, and when there is a storm, she hides in her bathroom praying with her sister. (Of course, she lives in tornado ally - which does not help.) While I do have some fears (we all do), I don't think I've got any that border on that level of weirdness. I know that I prefer not to be around very large animals (horses and anything larger) but that's only if they're not behind a fence. Even then, I wouldn't run screaming from them, but merely hope they don't decide to come over and stomp on me. I also don't spend hours a day worrying about them, thinking that they might be right outside my house, waiting for me to come out so they can harass me. It's the strange and obsessive fears that I find interesting. It's sad for those who have them, but it's always interesting to see what variations humans have to offer.
What sort of fear do YOU have?



Randomness.
Many of us are on some sort of website where people post things and then you post them and so on. So here is a snippet of something lame I filled out and posted.

I hate commercials. They're poorly written, are a thousand times louder than the show I'm watching, and just plain stupid. There are a few I like, but the rest make me yell at the TV, or just turn it off. Yes, they bother me THAT much. And anyone who has had the misfortune of watching TV with me will verify that no, I can't just block it out. I shouldn't have to block out chunks of my life because of stupid commercials!

I hate to take baths. I shower.

I hate throwing plastic things in the garbage when there are no recycling bins around.

I hate when people say "Let's get this party started" or "That's what I'M talkin about" or "You know what I'm sayin".

I like coffee. I do not like cream in it, just sugar.

I'm not a morning person.

I like that sore achy feeling the day after a good workout.

I've had a website since 1996, and been using computers since I was about 13.

I can't imagine my world without music.

I love to read and hear about space and the universe. It gives me hope and makes me feel like I'm part of something important.

I always feel like I should be doing something, but no matter what I do, it doesn't feel important enough.

My favorite smells are cinnamon, vanilla, garlic and campfire. I hate walking into Shoppers Drug Mart or other places that have the perfume counters right at the door. I hate the smell of perfume and flowers.

My favorite planet is Jupiter. It's huge, it's awesome and it has lots of interesting moons.

I'm not convinced we're all the same species. Just because we all look like we're human doesn't mean we are. There are just way too many people doing horrible things that I can't even begin to comprehend.

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