I do a lot
of gloriously awkward and embarrassing things, and I find that the best way to
handle my awkwardness is to laugh and get others to laugh along in the process.
I’ll go ahead and share one of these moments of my life, which is also known as
‘my continuous plethora of awkward’. Hopefully it will give you a little
chuckle as well. Don’t feel bad for laughing, really. It’s good for you. And if
you already heard this story in class, I apologize.
One night a few weeks ago, I was having a
casual dinner with a few friends in the BLUU. All was going swimmingly…until we
decided it was time to leave. Everyone stood up and picked up their plates and
cups like normal people do. Trying to be normal like everyone else, I followed
suit. However, the universe was simply not having it. Somehow, and I truly can
tell you I do not know how, my plate catapulted out of my hand (and yes, I mean catapaulted, not slipped). It
clattered (rather loudly) across the table, over the back of a chair, and onto
the floor. The fork clanged to the other side of the table and the knife
followed the plate to the floor. We all burst into fits of laughter because a)
I just did this embarrassing and noisy thing in an awkward place and b) this
was not the first time this had happened to me (the first time I did this the
plate shattered…but that’s another story, and it is completely and totally
true. Those “unbreakable” plastic plates DO BREAK). But anyway, there we are,
laughing, and I lean over to place my hands onto the table…only to knock over
my glass of water and send it spilling out onto the table, floor, and my shoes, ice and
all. Well, naturally, this only sent us into greater fits of laughter. Leave it
to me to cause a scene. Some dear, dear souls walking behind me gave a word of
encouragement, telling me not to worry, because it happens to everyone. That
meant a lot, because a lot of the time when I trip on blocks of gravity laying
all over the sidewalk or run into a door, the people around me who witnessed
the event suddenly turn completely incapable of seeing, hearing, or empathizing
with me. They just stare ahead with an “I can’t see you” attitude to leave me
trying to stifle my own laughter (admit it, we've all done it)! So there you have it. Seriously, if you ever
need a laugh, just follow me around sometime. I promise it won’t take long for
me to do something awkward and humorous. But don’t worry, I’ll be laughing at
myself so it’s completely okay to laugh as well.
The BLUU definitely is a catalyst of embarrassing situations. Something that has happened to me a couple times is that as I am walking to the dish return, my napkin will fly off of my plate. Of course, I reach down to pick the napkin up and I end up dumping my silverware and cup off of my plate and onto the floor.
ReplyDeleteI did follow you around on Friday at Sig Ep formal, and I was slightly disappointed. I was expecting at least one fall, and what did you go and do? Not fall once. Not even in heels. I'm pulling your leg (not literally, or else you would have fallen). One awkwardly hilarious thing that we BOTH did was run away from a bee as our picture was beeing taken (pun intended). Luckily, we didn't get stung and ended up with a splendid photograph.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you feel the plight of the giant blocks of gravity everywhere, they always get me. One time outside of Scharbaur (I've given up on trying to spell that correctly) I was walking down a set of maybe five cement stairs when one of two things happened: either I got caught up by those pesky gravity blocks or I simply quit the stairs. I somehow flew from the first step all the way down to the bottom and landed on my hands and knees, it was more of a magic trick than a fall actually. Regardless, the moral of the story is that I join you in the awkward struggle! Spilling drinks all over myself and knocking cups over is also a talent of mine, so trust me, you're not alone!
ReplyDeleteI love the image of the plate catapulting over the table! Great description.
ReplyDeleteYour comment about "blocks of gravity" is absolutely hilarious and entirely too relatable. I can totally empathize with you there, as I have tripped on my own feet more times than should be acceptable. And you are spot-on about the witnesses who completely ignore your actions and existence. I have done this myself a time or two to keep form offending some poor, clumsy soul, but whenever I am the subject being ignored, I can't help but laugh extra loudly at myself. This makes the situation even more awkward, but at least it eases the tension a bit!
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