Random Moments

[JustSkipIt]

The frequency that I walk into the room to do something on the computer and completely forget what it was is scary.

[Laragh]

The frequency that I walk into the room to do something on the computer and completely forget what it was is scary.

I constantly do that too. I read a theory somewhere that our brains wire themselves by separating memories into compartments based on location and that when you cross a doorway it can basically be like a brainwipe because you're in a new, 'unrelated' environment.

I don't know if it's really the case, but it explains why I can forget something I just thought of three seconds ago.

[T.G.I.F.]

That might explain why I always forget to buy half of the stuff of what I need at the grocery store too

[BeMyDeputy]

And now another moment from the "Conversations with Straight Girls" file.

Me: Okay, if [the recording of Amber Benson singing "The One I Need" we just listened to] doesn't make you want to have sex with women, then you're hopeless.
Her: I think the word you're looking for is "heterosexual."
Me: Right. Hopeless.

[JustSkipIt]

I go back to work tomorrow after 10 days off.

[Finey_McFine]

Watching an episode of Quincy, M.E. from 1977 and after about 20 minutes my daughter pauses the show and asks:

"Did you guys have phones back then?"

I was at a complete loss, for several seconds all I could do was stare. Finally I said, "No, we had two cans and a string and we didn't have school buses either. I rode on a dinosaur. What do you think??!!!!"

She laughs and says, "I never understood how all of the Flintstones and Dino all fit into that small car. Why didn't they just ride Dino? And how did Fred pick up a car made of heavy stone and run with it? AND how did it keep going for so long without him picking it up again? Did they always travel downhill?"

Yet again, I was at a loss.

[Kessari]

Watching an episode of Quincy, M.E. from 1977 and after about 20 minutes my daughter pauses the show and asks:

"Did you guys have phones back then?"

I was at a complete loss, for several seconds all I could do was stare. Finally I said, "No, we had two cans and a string and we didn't have school buses either. I rode on a dinosaur. What do you think??!!!!"

She laughs and says, "I never understood how all of the Flintstones and Dino all fit into that small car. Why didn't they just ride Dino? And how did Fred pick up a car made of heavy stone and run with it? AND how did it keep going for so long without him picking it up again? Did they always travel downhill?"

Yet again, I was at a loss.

Weren't people drumming and using smoke signals back in the 70's and 80's?!

OT: The commentator for yesterdays football match acted like a human thesaurus... I didn't know there were so many words for "intelligent"... And all in one sentence. *shakes head*

[JustSkipIt]

OT: The commentator for yesterdays football match acted like a human thesaurus... I didn't know there were so many words for "intelligent"... And all in one sentence. *shakes head*

I don't think it's possible to be OT in the random moments thread.

Shel - That's so funny. Every once in a while we see something like a phone booth on a TV show and have to explain to Asher what it is. We always used to scream at the TV when Buffy was on that they needed phones (which did appear in the years that are off limits on this board) but when I started watching Veronica Mars I told Rachel it was the opposite - the phone was like a character. And now Pretty Little Liars? I mean how would that show exist without cell phones?

[Laragh]

My mother, like most parents, got on facebook in the last year or so, and now she goes around in real life giving a thumbs up and saying 'Nessa likes this'.

Please stop, mom. Please.

[Kessari]

OT: The commentator for yesterdays football match acted like a human thesaurus... I didn't know there were so many words for "intelligent"... And all in one sentence. *shakes head*

I don't think it's possible to be OT in the random moments thread.

Let's call that a blonde moment on my part, then.

I must be crazy to still be up at almost 3 AM to watch the US Open and listen to a love struck commentator talk about Serena WIlliams.

[Foomatic]

I am avoiding going downstairs because the wifey bought cookies and I don't want to be drawn into their gravitational pull.

[JustSkipIt]

Still waiting...

[meretricious]

An adult female pt I had recently, who was at least 35 years old and had teenish kids actually told me that before her test "I need to p - e- e". Doesn't she realize that even when you spell it, you've already said "pee" in the first letter, and the e's just drag it out longer?

[RainbowNerdette]

LMFAO at that!

[Paint the Sky]

I've been torturing myself reading unfinished fics on the back up stuff - oh how I wish Final Exam had more chapters

[JustSkipIt]

My boss switches between wanting me to just wait because the customer knows I'm waiting and wanting me to hound the customer to make them move forward.

[Finey_McFine]

Ever deal with a kid that is a complete asshole and wonder, How did they get this way at such a young age? Then you meet the parents and you know EXACTLY how!

[Finey_McFine]

I was "attacked" taking out the garbage tonight by a roving band of perfectly groomed Shih Tzu's with pretty pink bows in their hair. It was definitely an odd moment.

[Legolise]

Two random moments from the category "correct pronunciation is very, very, very important":

A few weeks ago at school (where I did an internship) in 6th grade, English as a foreign language. They had just learned some irregular past tense forms and had to tell the class what they did yesterday.
Most students said stuff like " I bought a shirt" or "I sat on a chair". But then one of the students said: "Yesterday, I broke my dog's foot." This lead to various exlamations of "oh my god, how did you do that?!" "what happened?" while the student in question looked really confused, not knowing what he had done to provoke these reactions. It took the slightly shocked teacher about a minute before they found out that he actually wanted to say "I brought my dog food", which is still sort of clumsily phrased, but a lot less shocking.

Next random moment: My mother and I were watching a documentary about bears.

Mom (quoting her native American pen friend): "I'd rather be among a hundred beers than in one of your cities."

She noticed her mistake about five seconds later, but by that time I was already laughing my ass off and claiming that I could totally relate to those wise words. I still tease her with that whenever she suggests something I don't want to do.

[CrazyTaraWitch]

Today I nicknamed my roommate's son Pretzels. I gave him the option of trading the name for Cat Spiders, but I think he found Pretzels less creepy.

[Laragh]

None of my friends follow American politics much, but one did just tell me she hopes 'Obak Barama' gets re-elected

[T.G.I.F.]

None of my friends follow American politics much, but one did just tell me she hopes 'Obak Barama' gets re-elected

Close enough

[CrazyTaraWitch]

Apparently crossword puzzle toilet paper is a thing. I think I want some...

[Finey_McFine]

As I type this, I'm sitting out on my deck and there are about a half dozen or so, Hummingbirds swarming around the feeders. They are such beautiful and delicate little creatures. The feeders are less than 6' away, but I have yet to get a decent picture...they just move too damn fast! lol

[Foomatic]

I feel like rewatching the X-Files.

[JustSkipIt]

Got a text from Amazon telling me the package (SD cards) has been delivered. Delivered where? It's not on the porch. It's not in the mail box. They didn't ring the bell.

[Finey_McFine]

This is more of a random memory than a random moment, but still relevant. A friend of mine from HS posted this article on Facebook from June of 1985. I always forget about this party until someone brings it up. One of the craziest nights of my young life and most definitely not our finest moment. I wasn't a part of the shenanigans, but I was witness to some serious destruction and got an up close introduction to 'mob mentality.' Ahhh, memories....

[Kessari]

More like a random Amazon order... Tongue painting lollipops, Magic Gum (Chewing Gum with Pop Rocks) and jelly sweets... All those things we used to love, when we were kids. Been going down memory lane a lot these days and thought "What the heck.."

[meretricious]

The meatless, vegan friendly even, Boca chicken nuggets we had for lunch want to be microwaved to an internal temperature of 160 degrees. Really Boca? I'd love to see the ven diagram overlap of people who purchase Boca meatless products yet still own a meat thermometer.

[Finey_McFine]

I got out of the shower this morning and noticed something written on the foggy mirror:

"I'm back bitches!" ~A

Written by my teenager, who apparently, has been watching entirely too much Pretty Little Liars.