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33 Tell-Tale Signs You’re a Closet Lifestyle Designer

tony danza

1. You fantasize about ripping that freaking fish right off of the back of your neighbor’s Prius, and replacing it with a bumper sticker that reads Satan is my homeboy. And then videotaping their reaction from your bedroom window, and posting it on one of your several blogs. Evil laugh optional.

2. It baffles you that there is no World Cultures for Dummies book, yet the following titles are somehow in print: Canadian Wine for Dummies, IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) for Dummies, Rabbits for Dummies, MySpace for Dummies & Raising Smart Kids for Dummies (Step one: If you’re currently pregnant, put down the Scotch.)  Obama, where you at, bro?

3. You secretly always wanted to see Tony Micelli throw down his oven mitt & realize his potential as more than a glorified bitch. But not before he took Angela on the kitchen table.  Just once. Hopefully Mrs. Rossini doesn’t happen to be nosing around.

quantum of solace

4. You have a love/hate relationship with suits; on one hand, James Bond wears one, and you like this. On the other, well…James Bond doesn’t really exist, and you despise everything that a suit represents. Unless, of course, Angelina Jolie is wearing a blazer with no pants on.  Then all bets are off.

5. You’ve engaged in sexual intercourse simply on the grounds that you couldn’t resist the accent. This may or may not have evolved into a long-term personal challenge to see how many “countries” you can add as a notch on your belt.

6. You’ve been known to bust into spontaneous dance parties while driving with your left knee, and bobbing your head from side to side while simultaneously doing the wave and making faces at the person next to you at the stoplight. Mostly because this makes them extremely uncomfortable. This is funny to you.

7. People fall wildly in love with you because of your sarcasm. Then, 6 months into the relationship, that same person complains that you never take anything seriously and you’re “insensitive.”

8. You’ve been voted most likely to fake your own death and escape everyone and everything.

9. You always thought you were smarter than your teacher, professor and/or boss. The day you called them out to correct their misuse of “immigrate” instead of “emigrate,” they silently admitted defeat and began covertly plotting your demise.

10. At one point in your life, you contemplated becoming an airline pilot so you could see the world while working.

11. You think a lot of things are stupid.

12. You refuse to do stupid things.

13. You’re routinely referred to as stubborn, pig-headed and/or an ungrateful for refusing to do aforementioned stupid things. Meanwhile, you can’t help but think the same about those people, but for opposite reasons.

14. The idea of not having a cell phone is appealing.

15. For you, I, Robot isn’t just a movie.

16. You know what I meant by that.

17. You don’t mind sitting in traffic, because you don’t really give a damn if you’re there “on time” or not. The concept of keeping time is a social construct in the first place.

18. Speaking of time, you disagree with the statement “Time is money.” Silly buffoons, those mind renters.

19. You laugh every time at Achmed.  (This really has nothing to do with lifestyle design, but whether or not you have a sense of humor.)

20. You know who Achmed is.

21. You’d have to seriously consider whether having The Donald’s fortune would be worth sacrificing your time and mobility. And hair.

22. You’ve pondered how, exactly, a turban is wrapped. Bath towels don’t count, cheater.

23. You look up to homeless people, in a way, because they are completely, utterly free to do whatever they want.

derniere croisade!

24. You also look up to Indiana Jones, because, let’s face it: That hat was BAD–ASS.

25. You’ve questioned religious teachings on more than one occasion; especially after they tried to convince you that a stale, moldy little crouton was actually the body of christ.

26. Even though you shudder at the thought of wearing a fanny pack, you tolerate their existence because you have friends in four countries that still wear them.

27. You drink alcohol in excess.  Mostly because you’re always in new social & cultural settings where everyone is inviting you out for a drink.

28. You romanticize the idea of meeting the most intriguing guy/girl in a hip little coffee shop, where you have instant chemistry; within an hour the two of you are on your way to the nearest international airport, where you scan the departures for the next flight out to wherever, and you board on a whim. You have no luggage, and you could care less. Could life be any more exciting?

29. You would actually do number 28.

30.  No Fear is still your favorite brand.  For obvious reasons.

31. You’re more intimate with your laptop than your partner.

32. You laughed at most of these, and can identify.

33. You just read this post to the end and are immediately going to tweet/facebook/stumble it!

You know you wanna add to the list.  Rally!

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  • http://www.mayfieldvisuals.com Adam Mayfield

    Brilliant! I laughed, I cried, and I relate to almost all of those! :) Love the sense of humor! Keep up the awesome work!

    • Anonymous

      This was one of my first posts ever – doing it throwback style!  Glad you liked. :)

  • http://castlesintheair.org Nina Yau

    You always make me laugh with your excellent sense of humor, Ash! And I totally dig #14. As a minimalist, I oftentimes wonder “what else can I possibly get rid of??”

    *look at my phone which I hardly use*

    “Yes, that’ll go next. Now NO ONE can reach me. I’ll be even more free!”

    *parents become extremely angered and frustrated at their “wild and rebellious” daughter*

    “HA!” I chuckle with amusement. But then give them a call from someone else’s phone to let them know I’m alright and still alive. Wherever I’m at.

    Life is good. :)

    • Anonymous

      Life IS good.  Always important to remember to laugh at it once and a while, eh? ;) XO

      • http://castlesintheair.org Nina Yau

        Agreed!! :D

  • http://marianlibrarian.com Marian Schembari

    Yup, this is amazing. My favorite is #6.

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  • simpleinfrance

    Ah the fish.  I've bought two used cars with fish!  One I peeled off and put on my bother's truck . . .which is sort of the opposite of your number 1–including evil laugh, but no video.. . .the other I left on my giant, yellow, dodge charger (1977) as a sick joke.  The car was a sick joke actually.

    • TMFproject

      I'll just have you know, that envisioning both of these things totally made my night!! :) Especially the yellow charger.

  • TMFproject

    You might as well.  It'd be just as valid.  :) *innocent face*

  • TMFproject

    Haha what can I say….somedays the sarcasm takes over!  :) Thanks for the Stumble!

  • TMFproject

    Thanks, Dianna!  :)

  • TMFproject

    They're cute, but will seriously take over your life…..and right now I'm still in my selfish phase!  :)

  • http://www.richardspindler.com/ Richard Spindler

    Hm, like it, … Hey, wait, who am I to tweet this? A social marketing whore?

    btw. I like religions, they are so funny, one day I'm going to come up with my own one.

    • TMFproject

      You might as well.  It'd be just as valid.  :) *innocent face*

  • http://www.wordplaywithvinay.com/ Vinay

    hahahahahah awesome post!!! I stumbled it at no 7. seriously this made me smile lots! thanks :)

    • TMFproject

      Haha what can I say….somedays the sarcasm takes over!  :) Thanks for the Stumble!

  • http://www.finallyfreetobeme.com/ Dianna

    From one blogger to another!!!  I loved this entry!  I've posted on my fb account.  LOL!

    Feel free to review my site as well. http://www.finallyfreetobeme.com

    • TMFproject

      Thanks, Dianna!  :)

  • Sharif

    Got me on 6 :) , hate to admit it though.

    • TMFproject

      They're cute, but will seriously take over your life…..and right now I'm still in my selfish phase!  :)

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  • http://seanstargazer.com/ Sean Stargazer

    27. You’ve questioned religious teachings on more than one occasion; especially after they tried to convince you that a stale, moldy little crouton was actually the body of christ.

    Hysterical!

    I questioned religious teachings when I was given wine and told it was the blood of christ as well.  And I have a difficult time being told to live my life in accordance with the values of a mythological person (Jesus) who, I am told, lived over 2,000 years ago.  Which means the information is outdated as well!

    I am a Steve Pavlina fan and he makes some really cool points about religion in a blog post 10 Reasons You Should Not Have a Religion.  Hilarious!

    Thanks for the humour while you bent my mind!

    • TMFproject

      That article of Pavlina is by far my favorite blog post in the entire blogosphere.  Ever.

  • TMFproject

    Shoot.  I've blown my cover; I've actually been stalking you for months.  ;)

  • http://www.task.fm feint

    I laughed when I got to number 21…how the hell do you know what I watch on Youtube

    • TMFproject

      Shoot.  I've blown my cover; I've actually been stalking you for months.  ;)

  • http://www.facebook.com/maryfoxfirebird Mary Fox

    Just found your blog and this post laughed my ass off….thank you. My name is Mary and I am a closet lifestyle designer and I am working hard to get out of the closet. Keep up the good work

    • TMFproject

      Yeah!  So happy to hear it!  Sometimes when I write things, I wonder if it's just funny to me inside my head :) Mary – we need to get you out of the closet!  If you ever need a really big kick in the pants, don't hesitate to shoot me an email.  :) ash@themiddlefingerproject.org.  I'd love to help!

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  • http://www.dreaminthelife.com/ Karen

    You're awesome and hilarious, and I am so glad I just found your blog!! I think you're my new hero.
    :)
    Karen

    • TMFproject

      Yay!

  • donnatalarico

    Ashley- LOVE this list. #19 hits home for me. Being on time has been a battle for me always, and I don't give a shit. : ) I work late, I work at home after I get home from work, so The Man can take those few extra minutes. Love it. I actually coined a term and have a domain name – CreLATEive — wanted to do something about quirks of creative people, and being late is often one of them. SO glad I found your blog. This list is great. I've done #7. It was a Swiss boy. And maybe a few others.  #29, yep. #33… check…

    • TMFproject

      Donna – I somehow missed this comment when it was made, but wanted to say that CreLATEive is awesome, and I hope you follow through with it!  Might help us creative folks not feel so bad about ourselves when the numbers folks try and tell us we're a few minutes late.  ;) And a Swiss boy, eh?!  I'll have to put that on my list.  ;)

  • http://www.seanogle.com/ Sean

    Man it is just one awesome and hilarious post after another with you isn't it??  I can relate to many of these, and as much as I wish I could relate to #19, I just can't.

    The chains of corporate oppression still have a partial grasp on my wrists, and to this day I freak out if I am late to something, anything really.  Hopefully I get over this soon, and shed my last remnants of a life where I had to feel guilty for being 30 seconds late to that meeting…

    Great post!

    • TMFproject

      Thanks, Sean!  Sometimes I still get all hot and bothered if I know I'm running late, but then I remind myself that the world's not going to end.  Furthermore, I hate being held prisoner by some stupid little gadget whose sole purpose is to count the seconds until my death.  I'd love to live in one of those African societies for a few months in which they have no concept of keeping time.  How liberating would that be!

      • http://www.livecollarfree.com James NomadRip

        I think it was Glen Allsop on PluginID who said he owns this watch, though they aren't made any longer: http://www.geekologie.com/2007/07/16/now-watch.jpg

        • TMFproject

          THAT IS FANTASTIC.  If they don't make them anymore, I'm going to make my own.

      • http://seanstargazer.com/ Sean Stargazer

        Ash, you are hilarious.  How the bloody hell are you doing it?

        'Furthermore, I hate being held prisoner by some stupid little gadget whose sole purpose is to count the seconds until my death.'

        Indeed!  This stuff is genius!

        • TMFproject

          Why thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  It's true, is it not?  :)

    • Hayley N.

      Just go live in Sucre, Bolivia for a few months and you will lose that american anxiety.  By the third month in Bolivia, you learn that being 30 minutes late is actually quite early.

    • http://helpyourselfblog.com/ bloominglater

      Holy ISH, Sean! i've been looking for your blog! i found it once and couldn't remember the name! Yayy! now THIS is serendipitous!

      now, to you, ms. Ambirge – you are an absolute FEWL and I mean that in a good way! hilarious! unfortunately, i failed the test – not a closet lifestyle designer, but wouldn't it be nice!

      thanks for making my night!

      ~bloom

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  • Vin

    This list made me smile ear to ear.  Reminded me a lot of college, and I could not help but to agree out loud with much of this.  I believe 5, 8, 30, and 31 were my favorites and truly hit home.  Miss our face !

  • http://www.thelifething.com/ Jonny | thelifething.com

    You had me at number 4, although I have to correct you slightly. James Bond does exist, I am going for a drink with him latter. He can still pull off a pair of Bermuda shorts.

    • TMFproject

      I would've taken you for the kind of guy to be meeting up with Angelina ;)

  • wanderingearl

    You don't even realize that you got into your car, drove to the store and bought oatmeal, went to the cinema and had a beer at your favorite pub…all while wearing nothing but a sarong.

    • TMFproject

      I knew I could count on you for a witty response!  :)

  • http://www.journeyofmyown.com/ Clayton

    “5. You are relieved when small children cry in restaurants. It reaffirms your life decisions. Not to mention your intelligence.”

    I'm still annoyed, but I'm relieved I don't have any… or the front yard littered with cheap plastic crap that comes with them.

    Great list.  Very entertaining.  Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to do #33 now…

  • http://www.fearlessendeavors.com/ Nate

    This goes to show you why list posts aren't a bad thing.  I'm getting sick of people hating on them and thinking they're evil and worthless. 

    Thanks for making me laugh this morning!

  • http://www.livecollarfree.com James NomadRip

    You are crazy and dangerous.

    That is not a bad thing.

    • TMFproject

      This might have to be my new personal slogan!  Haha, that made me laugh.

      • http://seanstargazer.com/ Sean Stargazer

        The answer to the question, 'Are you crazy and/or dangerous?' is, 'God, I hope so!'

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  • http://leadersofthefreeworld.org Andrew Caldwell

    Numbers 5, 8, 9, 13 and 14! Shame on you for #33…. Bah, shame on me for giving in.

  • http://rulesoptional.com Andrew MacPherson

    On the rare occasions you do drive, you drive illegally because the DMV doesn't consider an Andy Samberg and T-Pain video a legitimate proof of address and you refuse to claim you live anywhere more specific than planet earth on official documentation.

    • TMFproject

      Originally saw this on my blackberry and didn't see the link to the video – just watched it this morning and am DYING of laughter.  For anyone reading this, Andrew lives on a boat and is sailing around the world.  Now go watch that video he linked to, because it'll be the funniest thing you do all day.  I suppose Andrew can add “mermaid” to number 7.  What country would that count as?

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