Random Lessons Learned
• Don’t ever give perfume, that you can’t stand the smell of, to a very close friend. I thought I was getting rid of it. I didn’t. It came back today, all over my friend, and gave me one whopper of a headache.
• Don’t get drunk with friends who keep video cameras handy. A few girlfriends and I were out at a bar and I was getting out of the booth (correction: I was trying to get out of the booth) we were seated at. Once on my feet, I managed to fall straight back and onto the floor. Because a friend had a video-taking apparatus handy- that moment will live forever.
• If your hair is really long- people will touch it. My hair is now to my waist. It got played with all night at work. I thought only pregnant women had their personal space violated. I was wrong. My friend Stacy even goes as far as to brush it. In public. But I let her because I love her and, for some reason, it makes her happy to do that. I’m sure to the rest of the world, we look like groomer monkeys.
• The right thing to do is almost always the hardest. Along with this I also learned that love, alone, is not enough. And that sucks.
• Just when you think your puppy is done chewing up expensive things you own- she isn’t. This also applies to things that other people own. Puppy does not discriminate. When I’m done here, I’ll be Googling up some replacement items.
• My nose will ALWAYS itch when my hands are full. And I will have to cough, or sneeze, only when I’m trying to speak.
• I will never know what goes on when I’m sleeping that causes me to look like a cracked-out version of myself when I wake up. I’m pretty sure it’s not that I actually am smoking crack. But again, I’ll never know.
And those are the lessons I’ve gathered up for the week.
Peace and comfy shoes.
February 10th, 2008 at 7:33 am
You crack me up. Love it. And thanks for the video - I blogged it.
February 10th, 2008 at 10:38 am
Regarding the hair, I recently started wearing my hair curly (it’s natural and sometimes unruly). Everybody just loved when I started “going natural” and they insisted on touching it. To see how real curls felt? Strangest feeling to know people want to touch a part of your body out of sheer curiosity. I pity pregnant women who get asked if their bellies can be touched. Weird.
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February 10th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
Thank you for these valuable lessons. I hope you’re not smoking crack in your sleep. That could be dangerous.
I have “must touch” hair, too. But the unpleasant surprise for anyone who feels the urge is that my hair is so tangly and snarly, you’re not getting your hand back any time soon.
Maybe your friend could try brushing mine?
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February 10th, 2008 at 4:41 pm
B.- Anytime… I’m going to head over to your blog just to watch it again.
Kathy - I’ll never understand people who need to touch other’s hair. And it would be nice if most people asked to touch a pregnant woman’s stomach- but they don’t. They just do. I’ve seen it happen a million times with my friends. Could you IMAGINE just touching a stranger’s tummy?? I think it’s rude.
JD - As always: LOL… I promise to never get tangled in your hair and I’m sure Stacy would like to groom you too. lol
February 11th, 2008 at 6:40 pm
LMAO…
I will never know what goes on when I’m sleeping that causes me to look like a cracked-out version of myself when I wake up.
Me neither!
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February 11th, 2008 at 9:45 pm
Great tips. And thank God I stopped drinking before video cameras became so ubiquitous. I’d be in a heap of trouble …