amelie stuffs.

ever seen the film amelie? :) you know how they list random quirky things each character likes or dislikes? for example:

raphael poulain dislikes peeing next to someone else;
amandine doesn't like pillow marks on her face in the morning;
suzanne doesn't like seeing men humiliated in front of their children;
gina likes cracking her knuckles;
hipolito likes seeing bullfighters gored on tv;
philomene's cat likes hearing children's stories.

(and of course, the only thing joseph likes is popping bubble wrap. :D)

name a couple of random quirky things you like or dislike. just because it's fun. yeah. :)

i am beth.

j'aime:
~when concrete sidewalk blocks are a bit loose and shift when you step on them, making a soft *clunk* noise.
~hearing small children speaking languages other than english.
~wearing sandals year-round.
~the word "quixotic".

je n'aime pas:
~spelling or grammatical errors in official documents.
~the disjointed, pre-recorded phone voices that guide through various voice mails and calling card instructions.
~when professional radio DJs say "uhhh" too much.
~the flat corner on a bar of soap after it's dropped in the shower.

I like:

• Pizza that's so hot it almost scalds you, but it doesn't
• Taking the first scoop out of a jar of peanut butter
• The sound theater lights make when they're suddenly switched on "ka-chunk"

I dislike:

• Those idiotic "this DVD protected by theft deterrant" stickers on DVDs
• men with obviously-plucked eyebrows
• People who eat while they're on the phone

I like:

Picking at things. Getting a long peel is a satisfying thing.
Squishing silly putty
Feeling clean hair hit bare skin
Playing with kitty toes
Shaking my leg
Eating orange slices with even the membranes peeled off.
The profound silence inside a snow fort.
Scars
The twin freckles on my eyelids
Cotton thermal blankets that hug your body


I dislike:

The feel/sound of crunchy sand between my feet and the pavement.
Chalk
Being surprised by anise in something.
Papercuts
All my other freckles.
Unexplained dread.
Wool.
Shoes that make noise.
Convertibles.

like:

=the kind of almost squeak snow makes when you step in it (has to be uber cold).

=the weight of so many blankes that with your eyes closed you almost can't tell if you're laying on your back or stomach

=having paint in my hair

=suprising people

=lawn gnomes;-)

=being barefoot

=made up words

don't like:

=when people say IRregardless grrr

=small talk

=pigeons

=mayo

=reallyreallyreallyreally soft things. makes me shudder.

I like
-alphabetical order
-Saturday NYTimes crossword puzzles completed without using the internet
-the first spoonful of plain vanilla soft-serve ice cream
-kittens I can hold in the palm of my hand
-overhearing conversations in foreign languages I understand
-being amused by people's responses when I tell them I'm a Literary Studies majors

I dislike
-grammatical errors
-bad accents
-people with bad dining hall etiquette (i.e. the ones who see you trying to get past the ice cream toppings counter to put your tray away but make absolutely no effort to step forward and let you pass behind them, or the ones who don't scootch their chairs in to let you stand up)
-the noise my alarm clock makes
-not having voice mail, or having voice mail addressed to, like, the entire student body
-drivers who don't stop at crosswalks
-artsy-fartsy faux-intellectuals who take 5 minutes to make a point that should have taken 30 seconds

I am Zacques.

I like listening to frog calls at night; especially Western Chorus Frogs.

I like making inside jokes to people who I have never met and realizing that they understand them. (e.g. - Saying "Once...I was the king of Spain," and having someone respond, "But now you eat humble pie?")

I like saying the words "serendipity", "epiphany", "cirtcuitous", "superfluous", "conundrum", "plethora", "conflagration", and "somnambulism"

I like suddenly realizing that I am not the only one who appreciates works like The Catcher in the Rye and The Bell Jar.

I especially like when I find people besides myself who enjoy movies like Am�lie

I dislike a majority of the student body at my school

I dislike overhearing people who ridicule freethinkers or show utter contempt for nature

I dislike rediculously freezing temperatures.

I dislike public restrooms. I always feel uncomfortable and therefore rarely use them.

I dislike the sound of someone snapping their fingers at me so as to rush me along at anything. God that annoys me.

I dislike a prerecorded voice telling me that I have one minute remaining in my conversation with Amy.

I dislike itching. My love of nature and allergy to poison ivy makes such an event quite common.

I need to mention how jealous I am of the really good ones that I wish I'd done. like the flat corner on the soap.  I hate that. but on with the show:

I dig:
-Leaving pennies on the ground for other people to find, so they can have good luck
-Walking into strange apartment buildings and smelling that weird smell.
-Headlights moving over the walls as I lie in bed at night
-Freshly cleaned eyeglasses
-Scratches and cuts that I cannot recall recieving
-Sticking my finger into someones mouth when they yawn
-Tickling the soft pads on the feet of cats and dogs while they're trying to sleep
-The two or three seconds after I scratch the hell out of a mosquito bite
-Crunchng the ice that forms on the tops of puddles
-Those thick, long hairs that grow out of moles.
-Finishing other peoples sentences
-Picking up the phone to find the peson I was about to call had just called but the phone hadn't rung yet.
-Pulling enourmous gobs of sleep-stuff out of my eyes.
-Walking through the squishy mud in a lake and feeling the seaweed scratch across my shins

I detest:
-That last little jolt as the  elevator cars lines itself up with the floor.
-The cereal crumbs at the bottom of the bag
-When someone several steps ahead of me stops to hold a door for me and I feel like I have to rush to grab it for myself.
-Toilet paper that rips before I want it to.
-How the crotch on long johns always sits about midthigh
-Not being able to close the top of things with 'flip caps' due to all the built up gobs of dried toothepaste/ketchup/whatever
-Slices of pizza that can't keep their toppings on
-Wasting a really good flat rock on a bad skip
-Not being able to get up in the morning because I slept on my arms and they're both completely dead from the shoulders down

-losing a really good sneeze
-Other people finishing my sentences, especially when they're wrong.

gaah! you mean the artiiiiists? there is a difference between an artist and an artiiiiist, artists happen to create, artiiiiists wear all black and wear berrets and do like becca said. holy bad, long sentance.

Je suis Nitsa

j'aime:

- the smell of my mother's hands
- acting cat-like and curling up in the only ray of sunshine and napping
- the way a cat's ears perk up when you call them
- the sound of guinea pigs
- the colour of a glass of cranberry juice in sunshine
- la danse du splatte
- le vent du large
- walking barefoot... all the time
- the sound of rain on a tin roof, and thunder and lightning
- drift wood

je n'aime pas:

- the sound of someone learning to play violin
- people who put things in my dish-water _while_ I'm washing dishes
- when the fridge gets so full that you can't close the door
- frozen apple juice from concentrate
- dead eels and fish on the side of the river
- people who think they can sing, when really, they can't.

Taken straight from m'LJ:

j'aime:
~to mentally jump over shadows on the road when riding in a car
~the feeling of carpet after wearing sandals or strange shoes all day
~running barefoot in wet grass during a rainstorm
~jumping out from behind things and scaring people

je n'aime pas:
~people who write in that short handed text messaging type style
~when people walk to slow after classes
~those crazy white trees that smell like rancid body crevices.
~when a candle burns out, but instead of leaving a nice smell, is just all smokey

I'm Adam.

I like:

 - sleeping on freshly-laundered sheets while they're still tightly tucked in

- the blissful falling-asleep feeling

- the satisfying way the first scoop of yogurt from the quart tub keeps its shape

- the feeling of the needle going into my arm as I give blood

- the first sip of coffee on a weekend morning

- finding a place for everything and then putting it there

- getting things from the top shelf of the supermarket for little old ladies

 

I dislike:

- hearing other people crack knuckles or various other joints [edit: drat, Jaci said it first, but it really skeeves me out]

- the whey that accumulates in a yogurt tub in-process

- bad manners: table, phone, or otherwise

- turning on the light and seeing a spider on the ceiling, or other bugs somewhere else

- seeing people be mean to their kids in public

- people in Express lanes who don't start writing the check for their 2 items until the cashier says the total

Jay army:

- The feeling of walking outside on a cold crisp day, and breathing in that first lung full of air.
- Sleeping in the cold with lots of warm heavy blankets.
- Watching a plant or other living thing respond in different ways depending on the conditions you create for it.
- Waking up next to becca and being able to snuggle up close to her and smell her hair. *dorky smile*
- The smell of butter in a pan sizzling
- Being able to help.
- Lying alone on the roof of my car under a full moon and just thinking.

Jay no army pass:

- People who go the same speed as the car they're passing.
- Males who think it increases the size of their penis to "peel out" or to have their bass so loud that it rattles my windows.
- Hypocrites
- People who always think they are superior and/or can't admit they're wrong.
- People who force their beliefs on others.