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So I was at work yesterday and hadn't slept in like two days at that points. (It's three now!) Anyway. I was talking with my manager about my plan for that work day and trying to fit in how I could take over another coworker's duties in that same day since said coworker had broken her hand. (HR said she couldn't come in.) Sometimes I can't talk or form logical sentences when I'm that tired, so I said something along the lines of "I know no one else will work on [Name]'s face while she's gone" when what I meant was "I know no one else will work on [Name]'s cages while she's gone."

Face. Cage. Same difference. My manager didn't seem to notice but I thought about it like thirty seconds after he left, realized what I'd actually said, and burst out laughing. A little bit awkward. It would've been more awkward if he'd noticed or, you know, said something. Still, it was entertaining... for me. Then again, I have a weird sense of humor.

So: let's talk about our favorite awkward moments. The funny ones, preferably. Let's not dwell on the sad ones.

What was your awkward moment? How did it make you feel? (Besides awkward.) Has it happened more than once? Llamas or alpacas? Other assorted questions.

What miracle exercise is this?! I have been wanting to trim down my waist without building abs for the longest time. Did you tell your parents about that little potentially-intentional accident yet? xD

So, I recently had an interview in a newly constructed building with a pretty futuristic set of elevators. I didn't realize just how futuristic they were until after I walked inside one of them, the elevator doors closed and no floor buttons could be found. Inside the elevator, there were only buttons for opening/closing the doors and a display panel showing the next 2 floors to which the elevator is headed.

To my horror, the numbers jumped from Floor #9 to Floor #17, with no way for me to make the elevator stop at my floor that was somewhere in between. So I got out at Floor #9, quickly spotted the digital panel that was right outside the elevator, tapped on my floor number and of course I slipped back inside the same elevator of which I had just gotten out. One of the guys inside that elevator recognized me, saw my little stunt and literally laughed out loud. In my embarrassment, I could only awkwardly smile back, stared at the display inside the elevator until it thankfully stopped at my floor, and quickly got out.