See how I'm not punching him? I think I've grown.

Mal ,'Shindig'


Spike's Bitches 37: You take the killing for granted.  

[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.


Volans - Sep 24, 2007 6:50:59 am PDT #6711 of 10001
move out and draw fire

You know you may be Not Ready for Monday if:

At Dunkin Donuts for coffee, you consider getting the Box of Joe. For yourself.

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Anybody want to play Psychoanalyze My Neighbor? He's in his mid-to-late 30s, single, white, has a pretty cool dog. As far as I can tell, he has only basic furniture in his house, and no pictures, decorative items, or anything.

Every morning, at 6:30, he comes out of his garage, gets into his SUV (which he never pulls into his garage, even though his garage is empty), backs out of his driveway, drives about 50 feet, backs up, pulls back in his driveway, gets out, goes into the garage, and then repeats the whole thing 5-7 times.

Sometimes he doesn't get out of the car between forays to the 50-foot mark.

On weekdays, he comes out later and walks the dog, then takes the dog somewhere (gets in the car and goes, no out-and-in). Then he comes back, gets into work clothes, and leaves for work around 9.

In the evening (or weekend afternoon), he comes out of the garage and uses the remote to unlock the car, then the back hatch, then lock it, then unlock it. He did this for 12 straight minutes once, which about drove my husband off the deep end - the car chirps "beepbeep" when it locks or unlocks, and R swore it was something in our house that was low on batteries. He refused to believe it was the neighbor until I literally forced him to go look out the window (we can play Psychoanalyze My Husband later).

Neighbor seems nice enough, says hi, is helpful. Could this be a type of OCD? Is there anything I can do to help, or to not trigger?


Ginger - Sep 24, 2007 6:52:30 am PDT #6712 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

I keep wanting to add steps like, "Now, productively procrastinate by doing the dishes for 20 minutes," because that's how *I* write a paper!

I had a writing professor who would ask "What's the first thing a writer does?" Answer: Avoid writing. He suggesting building the avoidance in, so, for example, you'd say, "I'm going to wash dishes for 15 minutes and then start writing."


Glamcookie - Sep 24, 2007 6:53:08 am PDT #6713 of 10001
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister

Ugh, Monday. And I have tons o' meetings today, starting in 5 minutes.

Thanks to P-C for the Avatar info! We watched it online last night. Damn, I love that show! I have a sort of thing for Zuko and his wonky eye.


Polter-Cow - Sep 24, 2007 6:55:40 am PDT #6714 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

I have a sort of thing for Azula and her sexy robe.


meara - Sep 24, 2007 6:56:44 am PDT #6715 of 10001

Whoah. Sounds very OCD, Raq. Poor guy. Either that or he's got some wicked crazy car troubles.


Glamcookie - Sep 24, 2007 6:59:55 am PDT #6716 of 10001
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister

Azula is too evil for me. Zuko is nice and conflicty.


Ginger - Sep 24, 2007 7:03:52 am PDT #6717 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

Taking the dog somewhere might be to a dog park or something. The rest: OCD, an obsessive need to practice backing up or setting the groundwork for an insanity defense.


Dana - Sep 24, 2007 7:04:15 am PDT #6718 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Could this be a type of OCD?

I can't really imagine what else it could be.


tommyrot - Sep 24, 2007 7:05:49 am PDT #6719 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

I can't really imagine what else it could be.

He's schizophrenic and he's trying to confuse the government agents who are spying on him?


-t - Sep 24, 2007 7:08:31 am PDT #6720 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

i'm thinking maybe the SUV is too big to park in the garage if you want to open the doors and get in or out. It's interesting that he doesn't do the back-and-forth thing with the dog in the car. I don't know what it means, but it's interesting.