When we were done with this photo, I HAD to fix that entire stack of paper. This is definitely a neurosis I share with the person who submitted it.
the i am neurotic migration and other news
I have some great news today! The blog has been redesigned with added user friendly features including search, tag clouds, and recent comments. Readers will also now be able to send in illustrations or photos with their submissions. These new improvements should make browsing and searching the blog much easier.
Unfortunately, these improvements come at a small cost. It would have been difficult to integrate these new features into Tumblr so the blog had to be migrated to a new platform. This means that people following the blog through Tumblr will no longer see new posts on their dashboard. I encourage those of you who are following through Tumblr to use the RSS feed on the new site which will retain the same web address at iamneurotic.com.
More good news! A book based on the blog will be published by HarperStudio in Fall 2009! I can promise you that the book will greatly differ from the blog, but I’d rather not reveal too much so as not to spoil the surprise.
Thanks for your readership, commenting, and submissions.
Neurotics Unite!
9 ccs of experience
Whenever I get a shot at the hospital I always ask how many other patients did they shoot. I have to know or I freak out.
circle circle dot dot
I need to eat circular foods all the way around the outside before I eat any of the middle. I used to do it cus thats where the most flavour would be but now I even do it on bagels and there’s not much in the middle.
trapper keeper handcuffs
When I was in school I would use extreme caution opening my trapper keeper because I was afraid the metal rings would snap shut on my wrists.
Gmail is tricky
When I send an e-mail I always have to go into the Sent Items and re-read the message I just sent, just to reassure myself that it still reads the way it did when I sent it a few seconds earlier.
handle each mini wheat with care
When I eat Frosted Mini Wheats cereal, I have to put each little piece in the bowl one at a time, making sure the frosted side is facing up. Then I add the milk and eat them one at a time with the frosted side up on my spoon. I have been doing this since I was a little kid.
one-legged jump rope
Whenever I was forced to jump rope in gym class, I could never do it unless I was standing on one leg. I’ll never understand why.
let me push the belly button
Sometimes I get sudden urges to touch someones bellybutton. If they don’t let me I freak out and beg and plead them until they give in.
walk the straight line
I have to walk from one place to the next in the straightest line possible. I will choose my route based on which has the fewest turns. I will also climb over things that are in my way.
wink
When I see a car driving with only one working headlight, I have to wink at it because I feel like it’s winking at me. I sometimes wonder if anyone driving a car with daytime running lights has seen me winking and thought I was winking at them.
sleep scratching
I cut my fingernails every night before I sleep, because I think that I’ll fall asleep on my hands and my nails will grow into my face, leaving hideous scars.
i'll have what they're having
Whenever I go eat with friends, I wait to see what they’re getting before I make a choice. If they’re getting deep-fried this or greasy that, so will I. If they’re getting health food, so will I, even though I hate it. Otherwise I’m scared that they’ll think I’m a disgusting glutton.
a clean banana is a yummy banana
I can only eat sliced bananas.. Biting them always seems too mushy in my mouth. If they are sliced they feel clean.
left going to the left
When I’m backing out of a parking space, I always have to turn out to the left from where I am parked. This may mean that I have to go around the block, but I feel as though I am more likely to get in a wreck if I turn out to the right.
