Oddities, tics and analogies

I apologize to my two or three dedicated followers for the long hiatus; this last rotation of this year is like a sprint to the finish. (unfortunately, like my real-life sprinting ability I feel like I'm expending a lot of energy and still moving at a slow trot.) 

My other excuse is that I got engaged last weekend to the guy who literally keeps me going. I am so fortunate to have a life built around a strong foundation of a relationship. Plus he's very tolerant, forgiving, and patient.

Being in a relationship with him while going through the stress of med school has brought to light some new (yes, new, although my fiancé strongly disagrees) quirks:

-Abuse of analogies: apparently I severely overuse (no- slaughter) this grammar tool (I deleted one from this post already). I am very skilled at "turning a stupidly simple concept into even more stupidly simple pieces of a concept."

-Inability Too lazy to screw on caps.  Rather than screwing a lid or cap back on, I place it on and give it a half of a twist. This results in a lot of spilled cranberry juice. I can't convince anyone else that (except for soda) the lid is more of a courtesy, and that if you live with me and just assume that no lid is tightly secured, nothing will get spilled.

-I have a list-making addiction. I attribute it to a poor memory. If it's on a list it'll probably get done; if it's not on a list it probably won't get done.  Hence, honeydo lists are made by me (list-maker addict) for my fiancé (forgetful anti-list maker). But seriously, it alleviates my anxiety (blaming it on poor memory). Plus The Checklist Manifesto says lists are good.

-I have weird sleep issues: apparently I can sleep through my dog licking non-stop for 8 hours, or a loud train horn, but the light from the alarm clock or my fiance using his phone light to find something in the middle of the night will completely ruin my sleep cycle (and therefore my whole next day).  I'm too broke to get a new alarm clock, so I put a scarf over it at night.  I went the cheap route on the sleep mask and it lets in a lot of light so I haven't really been sleeping well these days...

-A few specific aversions to water: the oldest one is having wet hair on my back after a shower.  This is incredibly repulsive for some reason...it used to just be because I hated the feeling of a small area of soaked shirt around my neck, and now I just can't stand it at all.  My fiance also thinks it's weird that I won't put my face into water (washing my face, in the shower, or anywhere), although I don't mind swimming.  My explanation is that my eyes don't close all the way and the water burns when my contacts are in.  He still thinks it's crazy.  (I've lost enough contacts while swimming to know that it's not fun...and now that I have to pay for them I squeeze my eyes even tighter!  This is only applicable right now because I'm leaving for HAWAII in two days!!)