1. A confession: OK, so I have this INSANE problem. You know "they say" that a strength in excess can be a weakness. Well... I think one strength I posses is compassion, but sometimes I think I go overboard. Here's the bottom line: I get so extremely nervous and embarrassed for people that at times I have to go "hide" because I get so uncomfortable I have no choice but to remove myself. (I usually hide in the bathroom when this happens.) You see, I can't stand, (I literally can't tolerate) people getting embarrassed. ESPECIALLY when people are embarrassing themselves and don't know it. A few examples... when a "long-winded" person is in possession of a microphone and they don't know when to "give it back", when someone tells a joke and it doesn't go over well, when someone gives a "heartfelt talk" and no one responds or connects..... you get the picture. In the midst of these "situations", my response usually begins with nervous laughter and then from there I get so uncomfortable that I just leave. What is wrong with me?? Maybe I should talk to someone...
2. I love The Office (tv series). My plans for this Thanksgiving are as follows: 1. Go to Montgomery, Alabama, 2. trick someone into watching Caroline for me in the mornings so I can sleep in, 3. eat a LOT of good food without gaining a pound (have not figured that one out yet...), 4. watch most of The Office season 3. Let me just say that because of my "problem" discussed above, I almost could not watch The Office when I saw the first season. Michael made me too nervous. I had to convince myself that it was not "real" and then I thoroughly enjoyed it. IF I worked with Michael, my desk would be in the bathroom. Where would yours be?
3. I love spell check. I would not blog if it weren't a feature. I spelled 10 words wrong in the two paragraphs above. But you would have never known that!
4. Happy Thanksgiving.
5. Caroline update: She's unbelievably resilient . Yesterday, the chair her booster seat was in turned over but she stayed strapped in. Then, her car seat (that WAS buckled in) flipped over twice yesterday when the car made a turn. From what I can gather, she will not enjoy roller coasters...she gets that from me.
Love to all (especially Brett my faithful blog reader).
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When I was little I couldn't watch the Carole Burnett Show. She embarrassed me so bad! I thought it was only me who couldn't bear other peoples folly.
P.S. I would probably send you running to the bathroom at dinner as I often get bored with small talk and launch into inappropriate banter. It's called ADD and it's real.
The best parts of the Carol Burnett Show are when they break each other up! I love that!
I can sit for hours and watch people embarrass themselves. Does that make me a bad person? Don't get me wrong, I feel bad for them, but I can't look away. Kind of like a car wreck.
Here's the deal: if the people are intentionally trying to embarrass themselves then you should definetly "watch" them, laugh and not feel bad. Those people deserve humiliation, they are asking for it! I just can't stand when someone is being genuine and they do something embarrassing....
The Carole Burnett Show...You guys are making me feel young. (I hate that!) ...hummm....I haven't seen it. That is probably a sin.
Hey... #3 I'm with you!!
We are too young for the Carol Burnett Show!
You should talk to David about #1, he is the same way. He can't watch American Idol because he doesn't like to see Simon critique the people.
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