Verbal Diarrhea

I have been known to say some really stupid stuff out loud. Sometimes I just seem to get lost in a trance and blurt out whatever I am thinking. Most people, thankfully, just laugh it off, but it is usually very embarrassing. I’ve gotten better lately but there is still the occasional slip up.

One time at college my friend’s mom came to visit. She looked amazing and totally different since the last time I saw her. They went out to lunch but later that night my friends were sitting around talking. I started to not really pay attention but all of a sudden I heard one of them say something about a mid-life crisis. That was when I decided to pipe and say that I agree that her mom does look like she’s going through a mid-life crisis!

Then there was silence and my friends busted out laughing. They were talking about the restaurant’s décor and not her mother!! Needless to say I felt like an ass. I tried to explain that I didn’t really think she was going through a mid-life crisis but that she just looked great today. I just wanted to run away and hide from them. I’m such an ass.

Another time I had this verbal diarrhea was when I was at a family gathering. Again I started to daydream and wasn’t really listening to the conversation. After some time I decided it was time to contribute to the conversation. I heard someone mention meatloaf so I decided to announce, very loudly, that I hated to eat meatloaf. It was one of my least favorite meals.

Again there was silence followed by everyone laughing at me. They were not talking about the food but about the signer. Again I feel like an ass and really embarrassed. Luckily I didn’t say anything as bad as the one before but still. I really need to pay better attention.

It’s not just embarrassing for me but I feel bad because it’s blatantly obvious after I say these things that I was not paying attention. I really need to focus better. However that doesn’t mean this verbal diarrhea will go away. There have been plenty of other instances where I say something inappropriate and I was paying close attention.

Some if it is intentional and sometimes it’s not. It’s just something I have to either work on more or I have to get over worrying what people think about it.

Let me ask you. Have you ever said anything to someone that made you want to put your foot in your mouth?

Musings

• There was a man preaching to people on the platform today while I was waiting for the train. Why? Do you think us commuters are really bad sinners or something? I’m sorry but the last thing I want to deal with while waiting for the train is someone imposing their religious beliefs on me.
• I am loving this fall weather. I’m so excited that I spent a lot of money on fall/winter clothes this past weekend. I’m even seeing some trees start to change colors! Oh how I love when that happens!!
• I’m taking a half day off of work this coming Friday. It’s for a doctor’s appointment but even so I’m so excited to leave at one.
• Tomorrow is my best friend’s birthday. We’re calling it her Champion birthday because a psychic told her that it’s your champion year when you turn the same age as the date of your birthday. AKA she’s turning 24 on the 24th.
• Mine will be when I turn 28.
• If this is true it really sucks for people who can’t enjoy it, ala a one year old.
• I am also loving having new television to watch. My DVR is getting full and I love it. Tonight I am looking forward to watching a new episode of House.
• I sent out a bunch of resumes out today at work. I know this makes me a terrible employee but when the weekend comes the last thing I want to do is sit in front of a computer.
• I think I made a pretty decent cover letter for these applications. Let’s keep our fingers crossed.
• I am not keeping my hopes up with anything I send out. I’m tired of being disappointed all the time. Whatever happens, happens. I will just move on to the next thing.
• Even though it is fall, I can’t believe that people are already talking about Halloween. I cannot believe time is going by this fast!

Will you dress up for Halloween? If so what will you be?

Let’s talk about politics

No wait! Don’t leave yet! This isn’t a post about who I love and hate and why. This is just about the election in general. Some things have been bothering me a lot lately with everything that’s going on. First I will say that I am not telling you who I will be voting for. One because I actually haven’t decided, I keep switching back and forth. Secondly because I don’t think it’s anyone’s business who I vote for. There is a reason why you walk behind that curtain to place your vote. When did it become acceptable to tell everyone whom you are voting for and when you tell that person that you don’t really feel like telling them they actually get mad at you? Don’t get me wrong I’m all for people expressing their opinions. I am a huge fan of the first amendment and I don’t believe in censorship, but I do believe in respecting people.

If you want to tell people voluntarily whom you are voting for and why, go ahead. I think it’s great that we can freely express our opinions and talk about things like that. That’s what makes this country so great. I feel like people tend to forget how lucky we are that we can do this. The fact that we can share, disagree, debate, and freely express ourselves is amazing. However if a person doesn’t want to share or if they happen to disagree with your views I believe that the person should still be respected, not attacked. I also believe that you should hear the person out, even if you disagree. It’s all about equal coverage. Which brings me to my point.

Last night while watching the RNC there were some disruptions during John McCain’s speech. I think that was in really bad taste. He deserved equal coverage. Just because you disagree with him doesn’t mean it’s okay to make a scene like that. American people deserved the right to hear him out and what he had to say, without being disrupted. How else can people come to an informed decision about who to vote for? I believe in getting all the facts before making a choice like that. Which is why I haven’t made my decision yet. I am learning toward one, but I’m taking my time. I still have plenty of it. Again I don’t mind that someone there disagreed with him, but there are better ways to get your point across. If anything he just made people pay more attention to the speech. Made them more interested in learning about John McCain and what he stands for. Both parties deserve equal coverage.

That is why America is so great, to get all this information and not have something slanted. Which is why I think blogs are so great. People have the opportunity to freely express who they are voting for and why. While I’m sure we don’t all agree with one another, I am seeing that everyone (for the most part) are respecting the people’s posts and not attacking them for their thoughts.

It gives me hope that no matter who wins, things will start changing in the country for the better. And no matter what, we are first and foremost American citizens and we will always stand beside one another.