More Beautiful Anomalies (Fancy Name for Weird Stuff I Do)

In my first post on this blog I wrote about beautiful anomalies. They're the things about ourselves that we're perhaps a bit embarrassed of but can also (hopefully) be a bit endearing--at least to God. For example, the way your friend snorts when she laughs is a beautiful anomaly.

My beautiful anomalies tend to get worse when I'm busy. This week they have been in full force. I thought about hiding in the closet but decided to share them with you instead...

1) Burn, Baby, Burn - Although I'm not a chef by any means, cooking does relax me when I'm a bit stressed. The drawback to that is that I start thinking while I'm cooking, zone out, and the next thing you know I'm smelling smoke. Last night I made Red Beans and Rice. One side of the little sausage pieces stayed perfectly pink. The other side was beyond "blackened."

2) Did I Just Run Into a Door? - When my brain is preoccupied, my body goes on autopilot. When my husband does this, he's like a 747 with a super computer system. All is well. When I do that, I'm like the little 4-seater plane that really shouldn't be getting off the ground. I run into door frames, get paper cuts, and bruise myself on tables I've had for years. Nothing serious but a tad humiliating, I must say.

3) Giggles - Fortunately, all this busyness is good stuff and I'm happy. When I'm happy I sometimes giggle in my sleep. Yes, it's true. I've woken myself up at times. The weird thing is, I'm not really a giggler during my waking hours. Sure, I laugh. But it's not the bizarre sound that emerges in the middle of the night.

So there you have it, my friends. The latest chapter in my beautiful anomalies. As always, I love hearing yours too. Otherwise I feel even weirder than I already am. And believe me, that's awfully weird at times (just ask my husband and the dog).

Comments

[Linda]

Thanks for the chuckle. One of mine would be when my mind runs faster than my mouth. Who knows what words or new forms of words come out at those times. It is especially embarrassing when I do it to a customer.

Some of my friends will tell you my mouth can run really fast. Take heed if I leave you a message on the answering machine in the fast mode... (oh, dear!) Sometime last year I was doing a scripture recitation for a group who does it every few months. That particular time I didn't know my passage quite well enough. In order to keep the words coming in my mind I hit the speed. Sometimes that works and other times I just stall. When I was finished with my high rate of speed, my friend told me, "Now you can breathe." He said another friend looked at him while I was doing it and her eyes got HUGE. So, that is one of the beautiful anomalies which has been a part of me.

[Antje]

Hi Holley,

This is Holland calling.
One of my "anomalies" is not being able to finish books that I really love. I usually stop a few pages before the end because I don`t w a n t them to end.

Linda, I loved your comment :-).

Have a good weekend,
Antje

[Terrie]

As I have read what "anomalies" means, this one comes to mind for me. Being from northern Wisconsin we have some wierd quirks that only we do such as; using our chins to point when someone asks us a question (actually thinking about this a little bit more, I think this is actually a Native American anomalie). When I was a missionary in Ontario, there was this little boy sitting on my lap, didn't speak any English only Cree, I asked him where he lived? He only used the chin gesture to mean "over there". I just laughed as this small child's response. He understood English more than I thought. As I returned home to Wisconsin, I started noticing more and more "Native Americans" that did this same thing. I did it yesterday to my child, as my hands were full of groceries, and just gestured with my 'chin' to mean over there. I caught myself laughing at this unusual gesture. In some ways it felt good because it connected me to a group of people that I have missed terribly (my family).

[Jeanette Levellie]

Holley: You are so fun-- thanks for sharing openly!
I have two anomolies that I can immdidately think of (I'm sure there are tons more!).
When I spent seven months on the little island of Saipan, near Guam, I picked up a gesture the natives there use: raising the eyebrows to mean "yes" instead of saying it. Often when I am thinking to myself and want to say "Yes" I will raise my eyebrows. I've wondered if people who see me in the grocery store or at work wonder why I'm raising my eyebrows for no apparant reason!
The second one is my "hooting" when I'm panicked. As a teenager, I studied operatic voice for two years, planning to be an opera singer. That didn't happen; I am a pastor's wife and writer. When I get stressed, however, I will "hoot" or sing one or two high notes in my opera voice, I guess as an emotional release! If you come to supper at my house and I drop the soup or trip on the cat, don't be shocked when I sing!
Jeanette

[RoverHaus]

Hey, this should be a three step process for a book or something.

Burn something. Run into something. Laugh about it and feel better.

May I take this idea and run with it?

[Couch potato wanna be]

I loved your anomalies and thought I would add a couple of my own to the list. Although, I don't think mine are nearly so endearing.
The first one is that I talk to myself a lot. It helps me think things through but is rather embarassing. This anomaly is genetic in nature because my father and grandmother both did it and at least 2 of my children do.
The other is that I sing when I work. The unfortunate part is that I often sing off key. I'm not sure if this is endearing or just irritating.

[Holley]

Thanks for sharing all of your anomalies! It was fun getting to know some of you a little better. It seems we're all a little weird...and that's wonderful.

[Maria Jones-Davidson]

Hello Holley, Thank you for giving us the idea that we can be open to each other. One of my anomalies is when I'm typing and sending emails, I talk my message out in front of my computer or verbalizing it and I sound rather funny whenever I do this, especially when I'm very tired and I want to get my message across. I hope you find this funny. Another one is when I'm in a hurry doing things at home, I'll be rushing around, walking fast and before I know it, I'm stepping on Simba's tail. My dear cat is in my way following me around. He's just terrific and cute and I love him.