Did you ever spend time in a small group of girls (maybe in a cabin at camp) and play truth-or-dare? I can think of a dozen times during such occassions I was asked to relate my Most Embarrassing Moment and a dozen times I blanked and couldn’t think of anything to say. I’m very shy and very careful about avoiding said MEM’s. But next time I’m at a sleepover, I have a story that turned every inch of my skin, from the back of my neck to the roots of hair, as BRIGHT RED as the wool Christmas sweater I was wearing on Friday.
What could possibly be that awesome? Sitting in a meeting with a dozen people (students, interns, & pharmacy techs) and having your URL show up in the browsing history while the attending searches for something on the computer.
Even more awesome? The attending clicks on it.
Later, he asked me if I keep photos of my wedding on the front page to remind me that marriage used to be a happy time.
“Well, it is still a relatively recent occurrence for me…” I responded.
“When did you get married?” he asked.
“August.”
“Oh! You probably still like him then.”
A fellow student asked me if he should erase the browsing history of that computer after the meeting. I said no and laughed. What am I going to do? Run around the hospital and erase the browsing history of all the computers? I have no idea who was reading my site from the 10th floor, but it didn’t really matter. It wouldn’t have been as embarrassing if it hadn’t caught me by surprise.
I just don’t do well with spontaneous put-Jen-on-the-spot occasions. I am an introvert after all.
AH-HA! so you are an introvert….
cute story. You rock!!!!
eek! That does sound like a surprising moment….whoever is reading this blog and also works with Jen, show yourself! Now she’ll never write any juicy work stories :(
i would have turned bright red, too! i didn’t know you were an introvert… i grew up very shy as well, but that didn’t stop the millions of embarrassing moments in my past (and present)! :)
I always have a tough time thinking of my most embarrassing moments as well. I think it is because I have put a block on them in my brain so that I do not have to re-live them.
It has been exactly 1514 days since I married Rick. Or we could call it 4 years, 1 month, 24 days including today. Or 2564 days since we met…..or rather 7 years and 7 days and I still like him…. alot.
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