We are symmetrical beings

Just like pretty much any other living form... Isn't it funny, when you think of it?   We are mostly symmetrical, at least externally, is that to save on some DNA?   Just flip one sign?

Drums and rythm

There is something "universal" about drums.   Why 4/4 sounds so natural?   Who has decided that drums must have kick, snare and hi-hat?

If you can't see my mirrors...

The bumper sticker says: "If you can't see my mirrors, I can't see you."   I get the idea, but that's an over statement!   If you can't see my mirrors, the only thing I can say for sure is that I can't see your eyes.

Expectations

When I plan to go to a place a lot ahead of time, after a while in my mind the place starts taking a life of its own.   Then of course when it's finally time to go I find it completely different.   But the funny thing is that the made-up version doesn't immediately fade away, for a little while the two memories co-exist, and the real one isn't less fake than the imaginary one.

Let me introduce you...

Is it just me?   When they introduce me somebody, I never manage to memorize their name.   Then I always have to ask the embarrassing question "What is your name again?"   I remember everything else but the name... Bizarre.

Reading voice

Ok, another really weird consideration, buckle up!  I don't know about you, but I usually re-read all my writings (even all my emails), and I mentally read using my own voice, of course.  When I read emails from somebody that I know, I usually imagine his or her voice.  And when I'm reading stuff from somebody I don't know?  Well, I default back to my own voice.
My way of reading, I guess, implies that I have to go exactly at the same speed as if I was speaking... That's why for me reading a book takes forever!

Candid Camera

An entire afternoon spent at my mechanic's gave me an idea for a candid camera that has some potentials, I think.  It seems that the best way to describe a car problem is to reproduce the noise with the mouth!  "When I brake it makes a khrkhrkhr", "Is this graaang normal?", "I hear a strange cktik!"

Typing watching the screen

I started doing that a while ago, and now I'm pretty good in it.  I wouldn't be able to tell if «v» sits to the left or to the right of «b», but my fingers seem to know... And if I get it wrong doesn't matter because my fingers know exactly where backspace is!

Minimum energy

OK, I noticed another weird thing that I do.  When I get a dish with a couple of side orders (like a combo in a fast food) I position the plate in front of me on the table and then I start rotating it until it reaches its "optimal" orientation, an angle that gives me the right view on the food.  Then I start eating.

Two double cheeseburgers for 3$

How can they do that?  Can somebody explain it to me?  Oh, 3 Canadian dollars!

Turn it down!

Have you ever listened to the commercials on the radio at a stupidly high volume just because they happened to come right after your favorite song?  I do all the time!

Effect and Cause

Sometimes I forget what is it that made me feel unhappy or worried.  I have the feeling sitting there, but have to stop and think for a few seconds before I remember what caused it.  This can also happen when I'm happy...