Quirks

Have been forced to do this by Rahul. If only there was some way to get out of a tag…

Rules of the game: Check if your name is at the end of this blog post. If so, type out a similar blog copy-pasting these rules. After that, list down 10 random things about yourself (that many do not know) and then tag 5 more people who have to do the same.

1. Mild OCD: For e.g., things have to be arranged either perfectly parallel or perpendicular to an edge or surface. A friend of mine drove me nuts in Pilani by intentionally disturbing the vaasthu-friendly alignment of my shoes.

2. While programming, I HAVE to start comments from column number 57.

3. Stairs cannot be climbed purely one at a time. At least a pair should be tackled in one go for my conscience to be at ease.

4. I walk at a blistering 2 m/s. Trudging through snow and walking with slowpokes pain me to no end.

5. All my t-shirts are either black or navy blue. My laundry is a chromatic monolith.

6. I get really tense if a mundane chore – cooking, laundry, vacuuming my room or cleaning the bathroom – needs to be dealt with in the evening. A lot of planning goes into optimising the task. I feel really content after dispensing with each of the above. The sense of temporary control over my immediate surroundings is akin to divine omnipotence.

7. My English is the way it is simply because I crammed 4400+ words for the GRE…and actually remember 90% of them. I still actively consult the dictionary to confirm certain meanings or look up new words.

8. I am passionate about a handful of things (history, metal, R&D to name some), and try to joke about everything else. Twisting someone else’s words around or framing a pun out of them is a constant challenge.

9. I am an obsessive compulsive learner and a total news junkie.

10. I am socially inept. I judge people from the very first interaction and if I don’t like what I see, I actively avoid them to the point of being rude. After leaving Pilani, I really haven’t made a new circle of friends. I have also realised that living with people is a surefire way of ruining friendships.

11. I’m throwing everyone a bone with this one: I am not gay.

As for potential victims, I nominate Marvin, Aarthi and FB just to get them off their respective arses…and verify whether they truly absorb the profundity of my posts.