random acts of habit

i just had one of those. my nightly routine generally exists of my turning off my tv, checking/turning off the lights in the stairway, locking the door, turning off the light in the living room, brushing my teeth and then crawling into bed.

i may or may not watch a little tv, but that depends on how tired i am.

tonight however, i didn't turn the light in the normal order of things. in fact, i didn't really follow the 'normal' order of things. instead, i checked the stairwell, turned off the LR light and went to brush my teeth, leaving the tv on (Sex and the City). after brushing my teeth, i went to turn the tv off while watching the final moments of the show. it ended and then reached to turn off the LR light.

it was already off because i had turned it off before brushing my teeth. it struck me funny as i started to ponder what other habits i have. i'd offer some, but then i would have to realize that they were habits.

or are they behaviors?

or both?

what about my mannerisms? i never notice those but i wonder what they are. at least the less obvious ones, but then if they were obvious to me, would they still be mannerisms, or would i be playing them up as i saw fit?

hmmm...what other habits, mannerisms, behaviors, etc do i have?