That Moment...

Whereabout did you grow up? I grew up near DC too. My one random day off in HS was September 12, 2001. And the 11th ended up being a half day. Junior year of HS.

 

Ah, if we're going that far back... We had that day off too, as well as a day or 2 during the DC Sniper man hunt i believe.
My elementary school was in NW near the embassies and the National Cathedral.
My HS was near the Capital building.

 

Ah, yes, the sniper...they cancelled sporting events for that one but we didn't have any days off. I was a little further out, in Montgomery County MD.

 

That Embarrassing Moment When:
You look up random countries and see that countries that either just survived coups (i.e, Myanmar) or in the throes of chaotic war (i.e., Syria and Yemen) or are recovering from the scars of genocide (i.e., Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia states) are doing a damn better job at handling the COVID-19 Pandemic than your own country.

 

That moment when a t-shirt and a pair of jeans arent "dressy/professional" enough, so you throw on a pair of oxford heels and call it a day....

 

Didn't know that term, googled. Pretty nice shoes actually.

 

When it's time for the first tornado watch of the season.

 

That moment when you spend all day researching the perfect timeline software, only to realise it would be neater and simpler to just do it in Excel.

 

That moment when you spend 1 hour making a margarita only to realize it tastes terrible and you wasted your money

 

TMW your dog is so happy to see you, he busts your lip.....

(i bent down to pet him at the same time he tried to jump into my arms )

 

Pretty much

 

The moment...
when you've finished a super long essay by yourself, only to realized that you've written the essay about the wrong topic.

 

the moment when you have your desk and writing area just as you like it, you have a good handle on Scivener and a solid idea for a story, the house is quiet and all is ready, and you . . . just . . . can't . . . quite . . . get started. And you sip a coffee and . . . .

 

I just watched the trailer for the movie Finding You (2021), a romcom from a "beloved" novel (their words, not mine, because I have no idea what novel this is) . . . I am not a dramatic person, but this was one of those moments where I felt like shooting myself.

 

The moment when you learn that even a SLIGHTLY pulled groin muscle is something you should be really careful with.

It felt like it was better. I went for a walk. It doesn't feel like it's better any more.

 

forget the hernia, you might want to get those locusts checked out

 

TMW someone pays for their print job with Canadian coins... And you realize only as hes walking away. And you dont feel comfortable calling after him "this is 'merica! We take 'merican coins!"

 

Personally I'd go with Loki.

 

Seventeen years, man, seventeen years.

 

Just sayin'.