rituals

there are quite a lot of complicated bits to my routine, & other things i don't do except at odd intervals.

making turkish coffee on the stove, for me is nearly as enjoyable as drinking it. i bring it to nearly boiling three times, just like you're supposed to. i think it's either the holy trinity or else this custom was invented by an aspie.

i also have numerous rituals associated with writing poems. e. g. taking a line & using only anagrams of that line for each of the following lines (this may take awhile). but my favorite here must be the composition of a poembook. i choose the total number of poems so it equals a square number, number them chronologically, then sort them according to the places of a magic square. e. g. 4-9-2-3-5-7-8-1-6 if i had only nine poems. the one i wrote earliest would be in eighth place.

not only does this satisfy my sense of hidden order, it always creates interesting juxtapositions i never would have thought of.