issues with assymetry
I have issues with asymmetry. Seriously, I have to force myself to allow asymmetry in my life because I find it disturbing which is weird and since my issue with asymmetry clashes with my need to be in control, I make sure I allow certain things to be asymmetrical so that I am not a slave to my neurotic tendencies. I am totally laughing at myself and how whacked that sounds, but it is totally true so I figured I'd share.It's part of why I have more ear piercings in my right ear than my left...but my right nostril is pierced b/c I couldn't stand being so imbalanced. My next tattoo will be on the right side of my body because there are 2 tats on the left and only one on the right. When I quilt, I have a tendency to balance everything so that it all looks beautifully organized so I sometimes force myself to imbalance things for a more natural artsy feel, but it is not how I would naturally do things. It really bothers me that on my desktop all of the icons are on the left side of the screen, but there you go--forced asymmetry. On my bookshelf, the books go from biggest on the outer edge of the shelves on both the left and right sides and get progressively (but evenly) smaller as they move inward. This is difficult to manage since it conflicts with my need to group the books by genre and author, but here is another place to insert a little imbalance...just a little. When I load the dishes in the dishwasher, I do balance them even though they are just sitting in there to dry, not to be washed. A cup on the left, a cup on the right; one piece of silverware in each slot, then go around and put one more in each slot, etc. Sometimes I go a little wild and put all the plates in a row, leaving one side completely empty...and then don't look at them until I'm ready to put them away. So there you go--a little bit of an inside view to my craziness. Could be why I do so well in math and science, eh? *laughs at self*