Awkward Conversations & Grovelling Bypassed

Successful Afternoon?

Anyone who ever wants to know me needs to know two things;

1. If you spend much time with me, you will spend much of the time in stitches of laughter. Not because i'm a stand-up comedien or anything, far from it. But more because of the ridiculous situations that i can get myself into. Like last week, when i had sixty-five kids claiming that i was divorced, engaged and having an affair. Or when i locked my keys in my car, while it was still running. Or when i fell through a wall infront of around 800 people - all of whom did not fail to notice. Moments like these tend to haunt me. It must be some kind of magnetic attraction to embarassment or absurdity. Anyway, you're bound to see it in action at some point...

2. I have foot-in-mouth disease. Not the kind that killed half the cows in England. I'm talking about the unfortunate condition in which i say the very first thing that comes into my head, without thinking of the consequences or the fallout. It's a very emotional condition. It's very tiring - all of the outbursts, followed by the much needed grovelling for whatever it is i said that offended.

These two things are crucial to me being me. Unfortunate as it may be. Today was a lovely day, combining both of these lovely qualities.

First, i managed to offend a friend twice in the last few days. Second, i got myself into another one of those bizzare situations (the one where i'm confusing my dreams with my reality?), which i aimed to resolve tonight.

Well, surprisingly, my half-stumbled and definately incoherent apology and explanation for my outburst was not only accepted but apparently totally forgiven because instead of the frosty silence i was treated with the usual slew of insults (this time it was my driving that was the butt of all jokes :P). So, that counts as a victory. Onto my second challenge. Well, when faced with a moment in which i could have asked a question that could possibly lead to excruciating embarassment or simply an answer to my question. A question that could resolve the 'a dream or not a dream' problem. In light of the possible bad ending that could arise... well, i chickened out. Oops.

Hey, there were two situations there. One was resolved nicely. The other wasn't resolved - but at least it didn't end badly! So i'm happy. Albeit in a strange situation.

Maybe i'll try again tomorrow.

Annie