Manic Monday

Name two things you consider yourself to be very good at: cooking is one of my strong points even if I don't always cook every night. I don't know if this counts as something I'm good at or not but seeing beauty in things that aren't necessarily beautiful like an old abandoned house or graffiti.

Name two things you consider yourself to be bad at: gardening. Everytime I try to spruce up our surroundings with flowers I manage to kill them. I either waterlog them or don't water them enough or maybe it's to much sun- not enough. The other thing I'm bad at is dodging potholes. If there's a hole to be hit you can bet I've hit it and MANY times.

Name one thing not many people know about you: If you're a close friend of mine then there isn't anything you don't already know. I'm pretty much an open book. For my blog friends however I think I could share... this.

The school year was 1982- 83. I was in 8th grade. The spacious room we were in was divided into two classrooms by a bulletin board. Our teacher was up front teaching Social Studies, I think, when I decided I had something to say to my friend. She was sitting in the next row talking to someone else and I couldn't get her attention.

In the minutes that followed I not only got my friend's attention but BOTH classrooms at one time. I could feel it coming on, pressure building. Still, I'm trying to tap my friend's left shoulder. One last attempt. Before. I BURRRRPPPPED out loud. It was the longest burp I had ever let out in my life. Naturally I put my head into my folded arms at my desk and laughed, red faced until I was out of breath. The whole place was a riot in laughter. The teacher however wasn't as amused as everyone else and said, "Who did that?"

10 comments:

Jeeves said...

Coooking..Yumm. Even I like cooking, though cant say if someone would like eating it.

noahthegreat said...

Seeing beauty in something that hides it is one of the best powers anyone can have.

m said...

great memory, that burp must have been something

I can only cook if given exact, very exact directions, I find cooking to be a great skill and would definitely befriend that person

Quiet Paths said...

Cooking is SO fundamental and so few are really good at it. I think it's wonderful -- food cooked with love is the very basic talent ever. Somehow the attention to small details fits in with the ability to make wonderful food.

Crafty Green Poet said...

that's a very funny story but yes must have been embarressing at the time....

Seeing beauty in the old or abandoned is a real gift...

lisaschaos said...

Embarrassing moment? :) Too funny!

Just someone said...

I love your manic Monday posts

li'l tidbits, and you say it so well:)

Rambling Woods said...

I laughed at your story... I don't share your love of cooking but maybe I would if I had someone to do all the prep and cleanup. I too am not a gardener although I kind of would like to be one or at least possess the knowledge....

Frances said...

That is the greatest burp story I ever heard/read in my life.
So good that you were able to laugh about it.
I'm a good cook too, but rarely touch the stove these days. Now that our daughter is grown and married we tend to eat out.
Your bit about plants reminds me of an old friend who told me, "If you don't like a plant - send it by me ;)"

Bone said...

I liked this exercise. And I think the ability to see beauty in things is definitely a gift :)