10 Awkward/Uncomfortable Situations in the Last 10 Days

1. Last Tuesday I went on vocal rest. And, of course Tuesday is one of the days I have choir! So I show up to class, manage to mime what I need to, and lip synch my way through class. That is until my professor noticed a student without his music, and he called him out on it. Apparently the student never got his music, so the professor looks at me and asks me about it. Ok, firstly, I didn’t even hear the question. I had no idea what to say even if I could. Secondly, I can’t talk! What am I going to do? Luckily a friend of mine told him that I couldn’t talk, and my professor leans back in his chair, smiles, and says, “Well this is a nice conversation, isn’t it?”…and then he said IT. “This must be every man’s dream!”
....um….WHAT?
People laugh awkwardly, I get some apologetic glances from some of the guys I know, and then the girls start asking things like, “You want to take that back?” and so on.
Let me just say, I love you Oratorio girls, you got my back! ☺
Then, my professor realizes what he just said and says, “Well not YOU of course!”
Sorry. Too late.
Awkward.
2. So I’m in math class. My teacher begins passing out our tests. Mine is the last to be passed out. He says my name, “Alicia?” I raise my hand and he hands me my test (A+ thank you very much!) and proceeds to take roll.
My name is 2nd on the list. So in the 30 seconds it took to take one step to pick up his roll sheet, to say the first name to himself (because he KNOWS her name and doesn’t even look up), says my name and looks around.
I raise my hand, and he finally sees me and says, “Oh there you are! That’s right. I forgot about you.”
He then checks my name off and goes on to the next person.
I didn’t know I was that forgettable.
It didn’t help that everyone around me start laughing at what he said.
No cool.
And awkward.
3. Sex trees. Yes, you read that right. At APU, we have what are commonly known as “Sex Trees”. They are trees (duh.) that have tiny flowers that smell like…well…I’m sure you can guess.
Let me clarify here, I am TOLD they smell like sex. Just saying.
By the way, they STINK! Just saying.
On my way to the trolley stop to go to class, I passed by two guys who were talking to each other.
Unfortunately they were talking about the trees.
And unfortunately they were talking about sex.
And even more unfortunately they were (hopefully) joking about having sex with the next girl that walks by to really see if the trees smell like sex.
NO!!!!!
And awkward.
4. I was in line waiting to order my food. I was waiting behind a man. An attractive man. The girl taking our orders seemed rather TOO perky while helping him, and when he was almost done, she asked him if he had a class with her last semester.
He said he wasn’t sure.
She said a class name and the professor.
He looked back at me with a face expression that say, “Is she for real?” and looked back at her, said yeah.
He then bought his food, and left.
Then she “helped” me with my order, but she was grumpy the whole time. Whomp, whomp. ☹

5. Five minutes before choir started I was standing behind the piano figuring out some of my librarian stuff. Suddenly up walks this guy who I barely know, and he starts singing the Beatles, “All You Need Is Love”.
Now, this isn’t too surprising, must of us here are music majors.
Until he says, “There! I hope I brightened your day!”
…what?
Not that I don’t appreciate it, it’s just….what?
Want to know what makes it awkward?
Is that Cute Boy was standing close by and saw the whole thing.

6. I sat down for my class. In walks a guy and sits down next to me. Class begins. Guy next to me starts to nod off, until he is asleep.
Like…asleep-asleep…twitching-asleep.
My teacher doesn’t notice. Or if he did, he just didn’t care.
By the time class is almost over, I glance over, see him twitch, then OPEN HIS EYES AND LOOKS AT ME!
AWKWARD!

7. After #6, I was walking back to my apartment and walked by a couple sitting on a curb.
It’s APU, this isn’t news.
The problem was as I was walking by she said, “But what does that mean for us?”
The guy said something that I couldn’t hear, but the girl quickly replied:
“But I love you!!”
Followed by uncomfortable silence…
I quickened my pace to get to my apartment ASAP.

8. The best part about this story is it’s not the first time. So keep that in mind.
After classes one day I checked the bulletin board in the School of Music, then walked to the doors. Well in front of me was a guy, and behind me were two guys. The guy ahead of me walked out, and held the door for me.
Or so I thought.
He really just held it open for himself and ½.
So I’m thinking he’s waiting for me, so I hurry up a bit so he doesn’t stay around forever, when he lets go…
And the door slams on my forehead.
With two guys behind me.
Did I mention they were cute?
Yeah…this is the second time that’s happened.
I think I need to wear a helmet to classes now. It’s getting dangerous.
No wonder I have such bad headaches…

Now, I’m just too excited to post this, that these last 2 are my BEST awkward moments. They’re sooooo good, I just have to share!

9. So…there’s a boy. We shall call him “Cute Boy”. Cute Boy invited me to a concert he was playing in. So, obviously, I went! Afterwards I went up and talked to him, but then he asked how my head was doing. (This was right after I had one of my headaches) and I said, “Oh, it’s all gone!”
He gave me a questionable look, and I realized that I implied my head was gone, and said:
“Not my HEAD, the head ache. Cause that’d be pretty weird if my HEAD was gone. How could I be talking to you right now? Or have listened to your concert or even be alive cause of all the blood that would have been gone, and my brain wouldn’t be functioning because it’d be separated from my body and…and that’d just be bad.”
Seriously?
VERBAL VOMIT.
Lucky for me he seemed to think it was funny.
Little does he know that it’s just me getting tongue tied and light-headed and all that icky mushy stuff…

10. Spirit West Coast. It makes me so happy! However SWC ’10 was most definitely the most awkward year EVER.
But, as to not embarrass the other person involved, I will refrain myself to this ONE story.
There’s a group called the Navigators made up of people from different branches of the military and their families.
The thing I loooove about the Navigators is that 1. I’ve grown up with half of them, 2. Some of these guys are just flat out HANDSOME! And 3. They all love God with all their heart.
Side Note: My mom always says if there’s a cute guy I want to talk to, to let her know or signal her somehow and she’ll make sure that we serve or work or whatever next to each other. heeheehee
So one day, we were getting lunch ready and a small crew of guys (I should clarify CUTE) guys came to help. I was working on buttering bread and putting it on the skillet (grilled cheese obviously) and saw Him.
He was gorgeous.
He was memorizing a verse.
He was tall.
He was my future husband.
So my mom told him to have me show him what I was doing so he could take over my job.
Which worked out well…until I had to do something else cause he was taking my job…
Nice job Mom.
My new job was to take the HUUUUGE bowl and fill it with grapes. Well, after I filled that bowl, it was pretty darn heavy…
So what’s a poor girl like me got to do? I can’t carry the bowl…
Heeheehee
So I kindly as Boy to help me carry it out to put it on the line, and we walk all the way there and back, then I ask him to carry the bowl of pasta salad all the way out there and back.
I’m very sneaky.
Then it’s time to start serving lunch. He keeps working in the kitchen and my friends are on their way to eat, so I find them and sit down, but one of my friends comes over late and gets in line…BEHIND BOY!
After she gets her food she sits down next to me and I quickly tell her that HE was behind her in line!
So, obviously, we giggle over this and I LOUDLY say, “He…he’s just…he’s just so cute…I WANT HIM!!!”
And at that EXACT moment, Boy walks by.
Right behind me.
Aaaaawesome.
Of course he didn’t know I was talking about him but…c’mon, what are the odds?!?!


And with that, I hope you enjoy laughing at all my uncomfortable and awkward situations...because I sure enjoyed creating them!!

January

I was inspired by Andrea's December blog, but mine is without pictures (sorry!) and is a bit more detailed...not to mention everyday..hahaha
But this is what my January looked like...

January
1st – Jonathan and Michelle leave, day of shopping with Mom and Grandma

2nd – Church, movies with Andrea ☺

3rd – Shopping with Mom, Tangled (!!!!), and baby sit next door neighbor’s daughter. She slept the whole time except for about 30 minutes with which I sang her to sleep. That’s right. I rubbed her back, sang, and she fell asleep to the sound of my voice. ☺

4th – Sleep in, dinner with Nathan Bolin, Worship Team, late night Rite-Aid excursion with Andrea…when they were closing. We were then politely asked to leave.

5th – Shopping and lunch with Andrea, frozen yogurt with Andrea and “The Tom” (comfy couch included!!...and of course some awkward conversations on Andrea’s part. Way to go A.)

6th – Accomplished sleeping in and staying in pajamas all day.

7th – Accomplished sleeping in and staying in pajamas all day AND cleaned the kitchen and organized the tuberware drawer.

8th – Early shopping with Mommy, lunch with Annie, dinner and movie with Bolins and Lexi, girl’s night with Mommy (and Cary Grant!)

9th – Church, last minute packing, ride to the airport, airport adventures with Andrea, airplane ride (PS I have a new alias: Samantha Jenkins, and I major in Business at UCLA...) and unpacking, dinner, and One Tree Hill with Jen!

10th – Classes begin!!

11th – 2nd day of classes begin

12th – 3rd day of classes, I begin to realize that my classes are going to be pretty nice and relaxing. What?? I KNOW!

13th – Classes, stress over Oratorio music being copied and lost…supposed to pass it out the previous Tuesday…
14th – Class, chapel, lunch with Jen, rehearsal (where I was bumped up to Soprano 1 and I sight read my part and slightly kicked butt!!), went out with Dore and her bf Ryan.

15th – Surprise baby sitting job for Kendra! Spent the day with Viola, dinner with Jen and Jerry, Moulin Rouge with Rachel, Adam, Dore, and Ryan, and singing Glee songs while making a gingerbread house, and truth or dare. And by truth or dare I mean I google “truth or dare” questions and we all answer the questions.

16th – Sleep in, lunch with Jen, nap, Golden Globes, phone calls, and Burlesque.

17th – Sleep in (whoops, missed the gym!), cleaning, homework, Friends marathon, and sushi!!!

18th – Work out, class, lunch and Bachelor with Jen and Jerry, crazy Oratorio shenanigans, homework, dinner and Narnia with Tatiana!!

19th – Wake up with a headache, so I shower, take medicine, and go back to bed. Wake up later, feeling better, hang around, clean, do homework, go to class, dinner, homework.

20th – First voice lesson – success!! Reading time in the beautiful music building courtyard where college “men” giggle over “Forget You”…the uncensored version… o-O
Amazing class time and amazing choir work/sectionals time.

21st – Class, get the last textbooks (finally!), lunch, homework, power nap, rehearsal, dinner, Friends marathon, laundry, practice, creative juices start flowing and I start writing…
followed by more cleaning, taking down Christmas decorations, and laundry.
This is my Friday night without my roommate. ☹

22nd – Sleep in a little, homework, read for fun, shower, check mail, get TWO things: care package from home and a super adorable letter from A! Lunch, intense cleaning session, grocery store with Dore and Ryan, make dinner, Step up 3, another intense clean session, more reading for fun.

23rd – Homework, more cleaning, DISNEYLAND WITH TATIANA!!!

24th – Class, homework, Friends, homework…did I mention homework? Am officially put on vocal rest (allergies, over-practicing, and Disneyland don’t make for a great well-rested voice…)

25th – Class, class, and homework. Oh, can’t forget the pantomiming all day long. It’s getting interesting…

26th – Class, chapel, class, lunch, homework, take math test (which I totally aced by the way), homework.

27th – REALLY not feeling good, so I sleep in, drink fluids, go to choir, come back and eat dinner and study/homework.

28th – Class, chapel, voice is back!! Call mom, clean, homework, catch up on some tv shows, man choir with Rachel and Jess, rehearsal, tv with the sick roomie

29th – TV with the roomie while she rests, quick trip to her Grandma’s house and Wal Mart

30th – sleep in, homework, clean, homework, make dinner (chicken and pasta), clean, make cookies (sugar cookies that turned out more like sweet bread, still tasty!) clean, bed.

31st – class, chapel, class, finally wake up, homework, class, and homework.