Are habits contagious? I know that a lot of what I do now by default has been pieced together from various external sources. I'm not even counting the numerous things I picked up from my parents.

Going around the block for a cigarette at four in the morning.
Showering rarely (preferring baths) and wearing the same clothes for days-on-end.
Smoking in general, and Bali Shag tobacco.
Taking for granted that FOLK means AWESOME.
Cooking with as much garlic as possible.
Gin & Tonic.
The Tarot.
Speech mannerisms collected from all over the place.
Wearing a watch.
Nodding my head in time to any music I hear.


And there are also things that are innately mine (though they are harder for me to recognize):
Tidying up at bedtime.
Compulsive notebook-keeping.
Chai, and preferring to work or read in coffeehouses.
Underlining as I read.
Singing outloud in the street.
Waiting until the mirror reflects something I can appreciate.
Semiotics and printmaking.
Mid-day napping.