Embarrassing Moments...

What an interesting week-- I spent all of last Sunday morning on the back of a bike on a 100 mile charity ride, only to hear about it all week at work! why? well, let's just say that ride provides perfect fodder for a blog post. Some of you have already heard of some of my other embarrassing moments, but if you haven't, they're all typed out below. So, have fun laughing at my mishaps! Really I just need a break from Accounting, since my April balance sheet does NOT work out and I have given up on trying to figure out why... and after the discovery of G. Love's "I-76," I'm in a totally fun mood. This song is SO going on my fun summer mix! (how could it not with a chorus: "oooh 76'ers... Charles Barkley... dissed Larry Bird") :)

Embarrassing Moments #1 & 2 (pretty embarrassing)

Somehow I find myself always running into things. And these two moments were no exception. In moment #1, I was in Washington D.C. with my family when I was 11ish. And as we were walking along the street to the next destination, I was particularly fascinated by the random people all along the sidewalks playing trash cans and other homemade musical instruments. So, at one place with a large population of performers, I got so into watching them that I didn't notice the pole right in front of me. Yes, I walked straight into a light pole. Head on. In fact, it was so bad, that ALL of the street performers on the corner stopped playing to make sure I was okay, as all of the other tourists stop for a second to watch in horror. yeah...

But, that was not enough. 10 years or so later I was in Philly with some of my softball friends I had brought home. Overall it was a fantastic weekend to be home! It was NBA All-Star weekend in the city, which meant there were celebrities everywhere-- Charles Barkley and Justin Timberlake at Finningan's, LL Cool J hanging out of his limo on South Street, Don Cheadle and his bodyguards in line at Pat's... and yes this was the weekend when I asked Jerry West to take a picture of me and Danny Ainge, which WOULD have been an embarrassing moment if I had realized at the time. but anyway, I digress. So, I decided to take the girls to KoP, and after a long day of shopping, we decided to hit up Dick Clark's American Bandstand Grill for lunch. and this time I forget exactly what I was looking at, but I do remember that I didn't notice the glass door. and yes, I ran smack into it. head first. and this time I fell over too. And for those of you that have played sports, you know your teammates never let you live ANYTHING down. yeah that was fun.

Embarassing Moment #3 (VERY embarrassing)

so now we get back to last weekend. First of all, this was my first time on a bike other than a short ride on Ramseys' R6, but that was a long time ago. he also had a full faced helmet. So, when in the middle of this ride, I switch bikes and end up with a half helmet thing, I discover I am not very good at putting it on. Also keep in mind that this ride is with the riders' group at WORK, so basically I see these people all day every day. so anyway, after stopping in North Carolina, my bike ends up being the lead bike heading back to Pungo, so we load up and get going. And after riding for a little bit, we look back and notice everyone is gone! we stop and wait for a minute, but no one comes, so we continue on our way, although we definitely agree it was very Twilight Zone. So when we get to our next destination and see everyone there already, it's a surprise. And, when everyone, led by my boss, is cracking up and pointing when we get there, it's another surprise. Are they laughing because we took the long route? NO! They're laughing because I just spent the entire 45 minute part of that ride with my helmet on backwards, and since we were the lead bike, EVERYONE noticed! In fact, it was the joke ALL week thanks to my boss telling everyone in the office ("the DOT was in the front and the HJC was in the back! and she didn't even notice!") Yeah I don't think I'll live that one down for awhile...

Embarassing Moment #4 (HUMILIATING)

I was lucky enough to have had a couple of great interviews my last semester and ended up with a final round interview where a company flew me to Rhode Island to talk to the company execs. good deal, right? Well, keep in mind that I graduated the semester after 9-11 AND I was flying out of Dulles (D.C.), so security was pretty tight. So when I learned the security pattern at Dulles flying out, I wasn't at all surprised: first put your stuff through the thingy, then go over to the uniformed air marshall, who while looking extremely mean will do the little wand thingy all over you to make sure you're not packing anything else. Then go collect your things and catch your flight. Easy enough, right? So, I fly from Dulles to Providence, go through my interview, and prepare to leave for home from the rinky dink little Providence airport. So, I put my bags on the conveyor belt, thinking I knew the drill, and then walked over to the uniformed person with my arms out. And it was then that the air marshall looked confused and said "ummmm.... did... you... want a hug?" Yes, it turns out that in Providence, only CERTAIN passengers are subject to the little wand thingy. oops. but at least I gave everyone at the airport a good laugh :)

so there you have it. my most embarrassing moments. luckily all laughable now :) If you have any good ones, post them! and if not, talk to you again next post. later all!