Embarrassing moment

So apparently

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my camera has a focus lock button. Who knew?

It’s a funny little slide-action lock on the back of my camera that, well, locks the focus in place. Though small, this funny little thing was cause for much angst, consternation, frustration and worry on my part. For about the last three months, I have lived with taking photos with the focus “jammed” to the upper left-hand quadrant of my focus field. I was picturing a major computer repair to my not-so-old camera. I think I had about $1000 as the repair estimate in my head.

So, much to my relief and the amusement of the camera repair man and my dear friends Kim and Bethany, I am now educated in all things related to focus locks! I think I made the camera repair guy’s day. He gave me that look. Something that goes like this, “poor thing, she is so completely camera illiterate. Someone please get her a Polaroid camera!” Should I mention the fact that Kim and Bethany were laughing rather loudly as this whole scene unfolded? Sympathy? What sympathy?

Glad I can provide a little entertainment in their worlds.

PS – I’m also proud to say that I’ve added a new most embarrassing moment to my rather large repertoire. No, it’s not the above story. But you’ll have to call me for that story, because I’m not going to blog about it. Maybe when I’m 87 I will.

lesson

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So I was walking up Madison Ave this afternoon at a fairly brisk pace (needed to get to the Met store before it closed) and BAM! I walked straight into the guy in front of me who suddenly decided to stop and dial a call on his cell phone. I politely smiled and walked around him, but on the inside was feeling smug that I had finally learned to navigate the streets of NYC to such an extent that I now know that stopping in the middle of a busy sidewalk in this city will cause certain calamity.

30 minutes later.

I was on the phone with my sis and having lousy reception, so I stopped to look at my phone and see what was up with it. Yes. I stopped. I stopped in the middle of a busy (and very crowded) sidewalk in this city. BAM. The poor (short) dude who ran into me gave me that look as he side-stepped around me. I’m sure I can guess what he was thinking.

I’m not feeling so smug anymore. Ah pride, you do cause the mighty to fall.

Naughty and Nice

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So, yes. I’m the gullable one of the bunch. Eryn and Jess had the bright idea of “blacking out our teeth” using dried cranberries. So look who’s all into the idea and the other two who conveniently have their decaying teeth NOT showing. Yet another example of how the nice ones always get taken advantage of.
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High Maintenance

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I went to Starbucks today with a coworker and I was teasing her about being high maintenance as she ordered her “decaf-single-shot-extra-hot-vanilla-latte”. I was taking pride in my being not so high maintenance and then we started going back and forth a bit and the Barista’s behind the counter got involved in the conversation.

As I continued to brag about not being high maintenance, the Barista making my drink asked if he could take me to dinner at McDonald’s.

I laughed.

Maybe I’m not so low maintenance after all.

phone call

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Krista: hello, this is Krista.
Female voice: hi, can i talk to Robert?
Krista: there’s no Robert at this number, can I take a message?
Female voice: (pause) there’s no Robert there?
Krista: no, sorry
Female voice: (pause) then why did you ask to take a message?
Krista: sorry, I said the wrong thing, it’s been a crazy day.
Female voice: (laughs) okay, have a nice day.