Girly guy shoes Mar 2, 2007
Every once in a while, I'll be walking down the hall and I'll hear footsteps behind me.  Instead of turning around to identify the person, I'll jump to conclusions based on my super-keen senses.  You can usually tell a lot about a person based on the sound of their footsteps.  You can tell how rushed or important they are based on the speed.  You can tell how tall or short they are based on how quickly the footsteps are traveling towards you.  And you can usually easily tell gender because guys' shoes sound different from girls' shoes.  Usually.  It's in those rare instances when I think a woman is following me only to turn around and see a dude, that I take a full step closer to a meltdown.  With some guy shoes, it's a sign of luxury to sound feminine.  Most executives have shoes that make them sound a little girly.  But executives usually have a recognizable gait or some sort of personal peculiarity that identifies their gender, such as talking on the phone or grunting as they walk.  Other guy shoes are just girly for no reason.  And some men (in this case, the 70s clothes guy) have such a dainty way of walking that they definitely shouldn't be wearing shoes that make them sound even more girly.  I'm not sure who to blame in cases like this.  Shoe stores are usually carpeted, so there's no way to know what the shoes sound like on hard floors.  But it's pretty easy to figure out.  If the bottom of the shoe is hard and shiny, you'll sound like a woman.  Guys:  Don't buy those shoes. #lifestyle
Bring it to the bathroom (3) Mar 2, 2007
One of the biggest struggles I have in life is deciding whether or not it's ok to bring certain things to the bathroom.  The bathroom at work is about 10 miles from my desk (or about 50 feet down the hall), and it's conveniently close to certain people I frequently work with.  So oftentimes, I'll bring a laptop or some papers to my co-worker's office and then stop in the bathroom before I get back to my desk.  But right as I get to the bathroom door, a major struggle takes place in my brain.  Should I go back to my desk and drop my stuff off, or should I bring it into the bathroom with me?  I don't think there's any excusable explanation for actually doing work in the bathroom, but that's not what I'm doing.  I'm merely bringing work materials into the bathroom and placing them on top of a cabinet in there, to be picked up after I wash my hands.  But I still know that what I'm doing can look pretty bad.  So I look both ways, check over my shoulder, and enter quickly.  Upon leaving the bathroom, I have a similar dilemma:  Should I risk being seen walking out of the bathroom with my laptop, or should I just stay in there the rest of the day until everyone else goes home?  These are the kinds of questions that keep me up during the day. #entertainment
Right day Mar 2, 2007
I would say about 2 or 3 times a week, I arrive somewhere and think, "Wait, is today the right day?"  Last night I showed up at my Bible study on time, but no one was there (this is normal).  But then the lights were off in the house we were supposed to meet at, so I thought, "Wait, is today Thursday?  Did I miss something?"  It turns out the lights just happened to be out, and more people showed up later. 

This morning I got to work and it was nice and dark in my office area.  I'm perfectly fine with this because it lets me get a slow start to my day.  But it's after 9am now and I'm pretty sure no one else is here.  Is today Saturday or something?  Did they cancel work?  Am I missing something? 

This is similar to my fear of showing up in public places and forgetting to wear pants. #psychology