This morning my wife Carrie, preparing to go to work, asked me what I thought of her orange top. I said, "It's Thursday. I don't wear orange on Thursday."
She gave me a weird look upon which I explained:
Since I've been in the third grade, I've associated colors with days of the week. Monday is brown or gray. Tuesday is blue. Wednesday is yellow. Thursday is purple or black. Friday is yellow or orange. Saturday is red. Sunday, my least favorite day, is black mottled with yellow. I tend to wear warm colors on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and I tend to wear cool colors on Tuesday and Thursday. I'm more flexible on weekends.
Am I the only person who has this "condition"? It sure made my wife raise her eye brows.
Sounds like you have some form of synesthesia.
That's OK, I see numbers as dots on dice.
Posted by: Ed S. | 05/02/2013 at 11:23 AM
I have heard of that word synesthesia. Any other symptoms of that condition? Benefits? Flaws?
Posted by: herculodge | 05/02/2013 at 11:27 AM
Youd be in good company ...Stephanie Carswell has the same condition... http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_with_synesthesia
Posted by: Ed S | 05/02/2013 at 11:42 AM
And Asperber's spectrum. My wife always thought I had a touch of that.
Posted by: herculodge | 05/02/2013 at 11:47 AM
I'm writing the colors I've always associated with the days of the week without looking at yours first. Let's see if any match.
Monday: Dark Blue
Tuesday: Hot Pink or else Yellow
Wednesday: Light Green
Thursday: Burnt Orange
Friday: Deep Red
Saturday: Aquamarine
Sunday: Lemon Yellow or Rainbow-colored
Posted by: Jeff Jung | 05/02/2013 at 08:03 PM
Wow, not one match. Clearly one of us is crazy.
Posted by: Jeff Jung | 05/02/2013 at 08:04 PM
So you have a touch of synethesia?
Posted by: herculodge | 05/02/2013 at 08:38 PM