What defines awkward? Urban dictionary used the following: Walking by a homeless person on the way to a coinstar machince. Or having your roommate walk in on you while you are making out with yourself in the mirror, moaning, and saying in a deep, sexy, voice: "oh, baby."
Both of those are legitimately on the site, and are grand examples of the wonderful world of awkward.
I find myself in these situations quite often. I would love to say it's just because I'm a weird person, but it isn't. It's because everyone I am friends with is, at the least, equal with my level of awkward. It's not our fault..we were born that way!
I tend to be that guy that can carry on a great conversation, but then is completely unaware of how to appropriately escape the social encounter. So, I do what any awkward person would do. I start a sentence that sounds like an excuse to leave, but then I get nervous about lying, and just kind of slur off into mumbling, which makes the other person significantly less comfortable with the circumstances, then when I have thoroughly ruined what was probably a great conversation, I wave and run.
Seriously, that happens. It is less of a 'run' and more of a brisk power walk though to be honest.
So how should we handle this social faux pas? Should we all act like normal people, and try and move past our shady awkward past?
Nay, I say. Embrace the awkward!
Go hug a stranger.
Bring up inappropriate topics in conversation at your next dinner party.
Break out into a slow clap the next time you are in a crowded Starbucks.
Enjoy the beauty that is being 'that guy/girl' at every event your friends or family host.
Because together we can make this world so awkward that even Kristen Stewart looks comfortable in a public forum. Yes, I went there.
Kristen, we're sorry but the awkward is ours.
I mean Popcorn.
I mean uhhh.
Bye...
*brisk power walks away*
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