Creeped Out with Some Normal Things

How do we know if something has gone beyond normal and is to be considered as creepy? For many of us, the line that divides creepy and normal is pretty thin and everyone sets his boundary in the normalcy spectrum at a different degree. What may be creepy to you is normal to me and vice-versa. But of course, there are things that are generally considered as normal by most people and there are others that are just downright weird and uncomfortable for everyone.

So in the interest of fun and hilarity, let me share some things (and people) that are usually considered as normal and mundane by others but nevertheless creep the hell out of me for reasons I can't really put my finger on. =(

Clowns and Mimes


I have already told several of my friends before that clowns, mimes, or pretty much any kind of performer who wears white make-up creep me out, no kidding. Of course, it's not like whenever I see one, I'd scream my lungs out and run like a sissy from the room. No, it's more like whenever I'm near one or when I see one on TV, things just feel very uncomfortable. Maybe it's how unnatural their painted smiles are? And in the case of mimes, the silence makes me feel really queasy. Can't you guys just say whatever it is you want to say?

Perfectionists


Martha Stewart, that obsessive-compulsive woman in Desperate Housewives, Monica from Friends... Just what the hell is up with these people and their desire to make everything around them perfect? I was channel surfing the other day when I chanced upon Martha's show and saw her showing off this really perfect bouquet of flowers. It's so perfect, it defies reality and the rest of the known universe. These people also seem to possess this certain air of aggressiveness that would rain fires from hell on you if you even dare go against what they say or do. I sometimes wonder if they and serial killers fall under the same Myers-Briggs personality category.

Religious Sculptures and Paintings


Being born and raised Catholic, the decorations and atmosphere inside a church are to me very familiar. But having seen and experienced them for the longest time, can you really blame me if some of the things I see inside a church scare me? Sculptures and pictures of holy beings bleeding or crying, triumphant angels standing on top of defeated demons with the most horrible faces, sometimes thinking that that statue is staring at you when you're not looking. Add to all these that eerie Latin song I can't understand. And for the record, I'm not an evil hellspawn who's just afraid to enter a church. =P

*shrugs*

Thinking about these things stressed me out. I need to do some meditating and deep breathing.

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