Silly Habits

[Graw]

Whenever I'm out i'm always checking to make sure my wallet, keys and phone are still in my pockets. I also check to make sure my fly's up probably more often than I need to because of one time in elementary school up in front of the class with the fly down caught out and laughed at by everybody in the class.

 

[Big Finger Jim]

Ceaseless fardin and shiddin

 

[AxeHammer]

Whenever there's a tight turn in a racing game i tilt my controller like a steering wheel.

 

[Boularingos29]

When i am ready to play a game that i've never played before i have this hype that this game will be one of a kind, even if i know somewhere deep in my mind that i am wrong.

 

[Strategist's icon Strategist Strategist]

Whenever there's a tight turn in a racing game i tilt my controller like a steering wheel.

Lol, that is funny. When I was a kid I used to pull up the controller when I would jump.

 

[RanmyakuIchi's icon RanmyakuIchi RanmyakuIchi]

I try to press buttons to Ukemi/Ground tech when I get knocked down even in games that don't have that mechanic. I have wasted multiple Ninpo in Ninja Gaiden to this stupid muscle memory habit.

 

[LiberoVulpesLiberoVulpes's icon]

Here is another one, when i save state, i do it manually using the mouse, cause i am always paranoid i may fat finger it and mess up a previous save state, or load an old one by accident.

Another one, i used to do this one as a kid, was that i thought that if i pressed the button harder, my character will do more damage.

 

[Deleted member 884]

What about pressing B after having catched the PKMN, when the ball closes?

 

[oxyhime]

Whenever there's a tight turn in a racing game i tilt my controller like a steering wheel.

Building up on that: if I'm playing a flight sim (mostly arcade stuff, tbf), I tend to crane my head in the same direction that I'm pulling the controls and generally "follow" the yaw/pitch/roll in my upper body.

I'm not sure if it really does anything lol, but it feels like it's easier for me to keep track of where I am in the space when I do it

 

[RustySK]

I check the fridge like three or four times in a row when I'm trying to decide what I want to eat for lunch. It's not like I forget what's in there after the first time, it just has to be done. The universe decreed it so.

I also can't stop myself from playing with my beard whenever I'm thinking about something. It's why I can't play poker anymore.

 

[RageBurner]

I always organize my open windows when using the computer in the same order.

 

[prnzoDraGoonZweiOrta]

I uhh.... do I even need to say anything? I exist lol by now I'd figure some have reached maybe even just a subconscious-stirred fraction of a conclusion that I am an embodiment of irreverence. yes I more than fully understand it can be obnoxious n overextended of one's presence to semi-aggressively do the cLass-cLown court jester routine, I guess I should provide a lil insight to try to dispel any notions of me having an agenda of tryin to mess the vibe up or stop the vinyL record from playin pullin the needle off it cold (everyone knows that sound).... so here it is:

I retreat into jokeysmurfLand quite a bit cuz - increasingly so anymore - I tend to get too wound up about the state of many things (not just the world of today - past eras - even eras before my time maybe - or even just within pure artistic contexts or imaginary universes comprised of accumulative lore)... my racing thoughts traffic cLusterPHvQ has too much emotion n grief crashing into it n I fight back with my grandiose silliness creative buLLshit to try to lighten the goddamn'd load. then after being mr. bold ass super duper hyper guy my depression cycLe makes me eat the exaggerated guilt n regret of puttin mehself out there like that (today is a case-in-point good example) n leaves me not knowing what to think or feeL n 2nd-guessing myself to death then things get surreaL n I feel numb feeling like a wandering ghost even while talkin to local IRL friends n neighbors with even awesome memories haunting me in some negative way that makes absolutely no fuckin sense but clinical depression isn't about making sense. it's about pain for pain's own sake. ok ok veering away from heavy talk - I apologize, I'm not lookin for sympathy or even empathy so much (though reactions both positive or negative are welcome) - this was just some insight so I hopefully am *less* misunderstood as I do these crazy, outgoing things. I have not much to prove in a few senses but I'm over-ambitious so I guess maybe that's total buLLshit xD

my quirks are actuaLLy uhm.... well, I guess my personality is 'loud' (not sure about good, but LouD fuhSherr) enough to where it's hard to gauge where 'normal' behaviors end n quirkositee begins. for the record, although the depression unearths old insecurities in pure counter-productive neo-destructive fashion (I always thrown in the prefix 'neo-' for little to no legit reason xD ) - I stand behind my at-times excessive weird jokes or controversial statements (to a tempered extent, I truly don't want to make anyone legitimately uncomfortable. I've been in such horrifyingly painful, mindfucking situations of paranoid discomfort or intolerably abrasive emotional discomfort n despair - I don't wish anything negative upon even ppl I at-times borderline-hate n if I say anything to the contrary I am just venting) - but yea I'm fearless n in my teens I would think fearlessness is great but I see deep caveats at times to swinging the pendulum the other way like that - n then suddenly instead of having a true DGAF about what anyone thinks bein cooL or something to covet... then the loneliness I will always feel inside from bein pushed into the dark realms of bein unique at the bottom of the proverbial ocean - risks gettin mirrored in the outside world by - and justified too, in some cases - alienation. instilling fear or repulsion in others when that's not my fuckin goal or intention at aLL.

ughh sorry. I don't do the 'erase then retype then erase' thing cuz it feels spineless to do so n I already went through a phase of that for a few years before. for better or worse I put meh shit out there. if it destroys me or fucks shit up somewhere then oh weLL. I ain't tryin to push anyone's buttons but you can never quite know how other ppl wiLL react to stuff at any given time. I just want to continue to do things with conviction, compassion, n make stuff more interesting n promote understanding n acceptance !!^_^!! <-- n ye olde animeh emoticons with dreadlocks. RGT rockxS, etc. but I mean that - this forum community is superb, sublime. outstanding. we aLL should have a LARP picnic n play board games with missing pieces xD

<3 I'm 45 n stiLL catch mehself doin 4 yr old shit like hangin spoons off my nose. I eat a bowL of cereal every morning n when the bowl is down to 1/3rd of its OG content I tip the bowl n beer bong-shotgun the cereal n milk, sometimes I throw choc or strawberry syrup into the mix on certain cereals. I create new imaginary words everyday - mostly for my 2 tiny doggies to enjoy hearing n seein the beautifuL LoveyLook on their cutie faces. I barely speak any legit English to them anymore, it's aLL woofyworld words for their badass lil microcosm that immensely helps keeps me sane on the regular.

yeezus khrist wut a ramble o _ O prnz don't do eeTZ

so there you have it. I exist n random outta controL shit happens. don't h8 the play0R h8 the game. h8 Total Recall for NES xD

 

[RanmyakuIchi's icon RanmyakuIchi RanmyakuIchi]

I suppose this one is pretty common, but saving multiple times to be safe. I'll quicksave two or three in something like Doom just to be sure even if it's the same savefile.

 

[Taukyrie]

-If I'm bored, I sometimes run my fingers through my own hair to try and pull out any knots that may have formed.
-In FGO, I always roll the Friend Point gacha until I get a 3-Star servant before I roll for a 5-Star.
-If one of my plushies fall out of bed, I always get out to go pick it up.
-I stick to only one major game at a time per console and don't play anything else until it's done. This has inflated my backlog a lot, but I don't want another Star Ocean Second Story situation where it's on the backburner for too long. (I'll finish it after Brothership I swear!!)

 

[Don Patch]

I habitually tap the drumbeat from Nine Inch Nail's "March of the Pigs" on the back of controllers.
While reading, waiting for loading screens, cutscenes, etc.

 

[prnzoDraGoonZweiOrta]

I habitually tap the drumbeat from Nine Inch Nail's "March of the Pigs" on the back of controllers.
While reading, waiting for loading screens, cutscenes, etc.

I love beatboxin that percussively by hand, MEH NAME IZ MUD by Primus is another fav beat for me to smack desks n tables with ^_^

edit: another fav is Mombius Hibachi by Melvins. if you listen you'll see why xD

 

[Lweo4]

What are some silly habits you have?
It can be anything, not necessarily related to video games, but not something "serious"! Only silly, innocuous habits allowed!

I'll start:
I almost always watch youtube videos at 480p because I feel like I waste CPU usage if I go higher.

I like to close EVERYTHING on my PC when running a game/program, doesn't matter how lightweight it is, my PC ain't that good, but I can run almost everything with all the programs I use with no performance drop, but even when playing things like PCSX2 or Snes emulator, I automatically close all programs.

I still have that itch from when I was 10 years old using a 2 GB RAM PC with an old Pentium.

 

[Konatalzumi]

I still have my old security blanket from when I was born and I still feel its soft fabric in my bed before going to sleep at night.

 

[stealthRUSH stealthRUSH]

check my last.fm profile occasionally to correct any double played tracks

 

[Nidstang]

I always make indents on the front and back on my cans when I drink. I've done it for as long as I can remember. Everyone knows what cans belong to me when I'm at a party because mine are dented in the same way, every time.

I also "cricket" constantly - rubbing my feet in circular motions on the carpet, or my legs together while I'm in bed. My girlfriend called it "cricket legs" as a joke, but apparently "cricketing" is a real term used to describe what I do.

 

[prnzoDraGoonZweiOrta]

guess I'LL add that even though I've gotten a lot better last coupla months - I get crippled in indecision with the vast options for leisure (especially with games n music) n my stupid autism has me tryin to look for an objective cryptic sign as to what to play, this can get n extremely frustrating - in fact, a few months ago I was having shooting anxiety/panic attacks/blood pressure - mostly frustrated with the fact it's so stupid to have to suffer with the things I've always been at total home with n are supposed to do the opposite of breeding painful strife - frozen from an illogical 'strive for perfectionism' n bein compelled to make various lists n invent systems to help me to make 'perfect' choices in shit that don't even need to be aLL that stressful n unnecessarily over-complicated for reasons wrapped up in abstract-riddles or something. I know better than to think any of this paradoxical nonsense has any merit in reality but sometimes that doesn't even matter n that can be scary n is just flat-out fucked up. I'm tired of goin through these immaterial channels n processes but if I rail against it too hard at the wrong time I could end up settin off multiple triggers in a horrifying illogical tryst n aLL the explaining n understanding in the world won't refute the inevitable pain that ruins everything regardless of figuring any goddamn thing out. it's not right but with this I feel for ppl with schizophrenia. no mentality or perspective makes enough of a difference in the scheme of things cuz shit is tirelessly makin us tired n wearin us down over any half-ass length of time. ughh but givin up is not an option

 

[Den MDM Den MDM]

I have the habit of going to turn the knobs in the oven off randomly, even though they're always off. I just make sure 'cause the fear of dying by a gas leak Is so much lollll

 

[RageBurner]

I have the habit of going to turn the knobs in the oven off randomly, even though they're always off. I just make sure 'cause the fear of dying by a gas leak Is so much lollll

I do that too. I doublecheck valves, taps, anything that can be turned in this fashion. I also go around the house turning off unnecessary lights.

 

[Ruky Ruky]

I have a habit of saying "Wahoo!" anytime something good happens. It absolutely does not matter where I am or what it is, as long as I'm happy about it. Lol.

 

[PrismRed]

- If it exist and I can paint red, I will paint it red.
- Talking to my car when I drive. Or consoles when I play.
- Walking with my hands on my waist.
- Swearing, English when alone, Spanish in public.
- Always check for an exit when I enter a new place, also look out for cameras and stuff, then I make up scenarios on what I would do if I want to explore the place undetected.
- Being naked at home, if a guest is coming, I put on my boxer and nothing else.
- When meeting someone new face to face, I always take note of the first thing the other person said after the introduction, if the subject of the next convo is about him/herself, it means they are looking down on me. Sounds stupid but my prediction is always on point when it comes to this.
- Related to above, I legit forget my own name and had to check my own ID to see what it is.
- Whenever I do a good job at anything, I want a pat in the head.
- I try to memorize every Rider/Sentai henshin pose.
- Guessing the voice actors of every Japanese game.
- Guessing what anime someone else is watching just by hearing the voices.