Why, Briony, Why?

Okay so this game is somewhat self -indulgent, but then again so is the entire blogging concept, so whatever, Colleen "tagged" me on her blog, so here goes:

Here's the game, I tell you 6 "unspectacular quirks" of mine, then I mention 6 people and they have to list their quirks on their blog.

1. I subconsciously say hmm all the time, after like every sentence, and even more so when I'm in an emotional situation.  For example if I'm uncomfortable and haven't met someone before, I'll be like hmm, "SO blah, blah, blah, blah, hmmm" and when I'm really mad, Dan says I'll just sit there and be like, "hmm, hmm, hmm" It's weird, I don't know why I do it, and my students have actually counted how many times I do it in a class period, and it's a lot.  

2. I don't really like small children, yet I have 4.

3. I need a LOT of SPACE.  I'm not a hugger, I'm not touchy, and I stand like 6 feet away from the person next in line at the bank.

4.  I'm a nervous talker, can't handle silence in a group of people, and will start running my mouth to keep conversation moving.  Real life example: While taking my driving test at the DMV, I didn't realize it's common for the tester person not to say much, so I talked to her the whole time, "Sorry, I started out the test kind of shaky, I was just really nervous, hmm, I've relaxed a little now, hmm, and feel better, bet you're used to people being nervous, right?  Hmm.  Do you get nervous with all these new drivers?"  That's when she said, "Not usually, but I feel nervous with you."  Needless to say, I failed that time.

5. I'm an obsessive planner.  I usually know what the kids are wearing for Halloween in July.  I schedule the Christmas card photo the 1st of November.  I can't help myself.  But did you see the movie Bella, "If you want to make God laugh, tell Him your plans."

6. Lastly, I can become extremely obsessed with characters in books, TV shows, movies, etc.  For example, when I started watching Gilmore Girls (which was the best TV show writing ever, so witty, so funny, so moving) I had to watch all 7 seasons and I literally would dream about the characters.  I LOVED Luke and Lorelei (and I never saw the show until after my Lorelei was born, so it's just coincidence about the name)  When I was in high school, it only took me a week to read Gone with the Wind which is 1000 pgs. becuz I was consumed by Scarlet and Rhett.  And just to explain the title of my post, on Friday night, I watched Atonement, and I still haven't recovered.  Dan kept asking me what was wrong the next day, and I kept saying, "Why did she do it?  Why, Briony, why?"  I literally felt sick about it.  It was awesome.

So what about all of you quirky folks?  I know you're quirky if you're reading my blog.

I'd like to hear from Jen Oswald, Sam Neylan, Kat Hervey, Kelly Keller, Sara Garate (did you do this already?)  and Amy Sherman (she wrote the Gilmore Girls).

*Note: If you are sensitive about rated R type movies, don't see the movie Atonement, if you like beautiful cinematography, a tragic and depressing storyline, and James McAvoy's haunting, British babeness (and I'm not usually into pale guys),  it's a must see.