Moments when you feel stupid

[Roen]

One morning I got dressed while I was still half asleep and it was dark outside...

 

Got to the office, and about an hour into work, I realized that I wore my brown boot on right foot, and my black boot on my left foot.

 

>__<

 

I crossed my feet a lot that day.

[Nero]

As a child I once lit a daisy on fire and ate it thinking it would let me throw fireballs like Mario.

 

It still makes me wince when I think about it.

[Dravus]

Oh, man...

 

I was invited to a charity event a few months ago but nobody told me that I'd be expected to speak about my experiences regarding what it was like to live with bipolar disorder. Someone asked me what helps keep my mood stable and I just started rambling about my cat for like...five minutes.

 

Granted, it was well received and I managed to put forward some good points towards the middle and end of the speech but after I stepped down from the stage I felt really silly.

 

I also walked into a glass door whilst out shopping for Christmas presents last year. Though to be fair it was super busy and I just wanted to dart from one shop to the next as quickly as possible.

[Momo]

So....this is a story about myself traveling, during an event which happened a little over two years ago.  Lady GaGa, who is for lack of a better word, a great idol in my life, announced the release of her ARTPOP album, she also released a teaser stating that she would be having a concert, which she called an ARTRave, which would be free, and that she would be having this concert later, just after the launch of her full album.  Needless to say, having seen her about 7 times live up to that point, I NEEDED to get to that concert, and ingrained that immediately in my mind.

 

Months passed, we got the full glorious album, not well received by the public, but just another era in her life and creative process for a diehard fan like me, and new news came!  That week, at the end of the week, there would be said concert, the first ARTRave, and by her standards the most spectacular.  It was to be in NY City somewhere...but that was the kicker, she said: "The location is secret, if you make it to the venue, you may be able to get in free."  I immediately booked a ticket to NY and a hotel in Brooklyn (where I always stay in NY) and was off by the end of the week to find a single venue somewhere in NY.

 

I arrived in NY around 9-10 am, got to my room, threw on my favorite leather studded jacket, fishnet top over a longsleeve, tightest black jeans, and favorite black leather boots (of course full make up, hair done, and my favorite pair of Spitfire shades with the circle lenses), grabbed my fully charged phone, my moneh, and a snack, and headed out.  Normally I like to walk around the area, I tend to stay in the Jewish district, which is for whatever reason, a very peaceful and lovely little part of Brooklyn, but this time I raced out, and headed into the city.  Probably left my room around 11 miraculously.

 

Like any good NYer at heart, I walked, I took the train, I took the bus, aaaaaall over that damn city, Uptown, Midtown, Downtown, East Side, West Side, I did all the areas up for around 6 hours of random searching, having compiled a list of possible venues based on GaGa's haunts and the number of people said to be able to enter the venue.  I found nothing, I decided to head back to my room, ahng out for a bit, threw my phone on the bed, and relaxed in a morbid mood about my lack of luck, until my phone beeped.

 

"Go back to Wall Street, hit the pier, I hear you can find something there, who knows?"

 

The above was a message from one of my NY monster contacts, someone I frequently saw when I was in the city for GaGa, and I trusted it, so I grabbed my phone, grabbed my jacket and grabbed a cab this time.  Back to Wall Street (the pier this time, I had been on actual Wall Street at random earlier that day), searching about, finally stopping to ask the pier workers if they had any clues for me.  While doing so, two gentlemen noticed my outrageous garb, and were dressed similarly, and looking lost similarly, and they joined me in talking to the workers still around the pier, it was around 6pm at this point.

 

Yes, indeed, they had seen other dressed similarly take a boat further down the way, but that it would be faster and easier to grab a cab, which we all did so, sharing the fare.  We arrived to find probably 200 monsters hanging out at the dock there, apparently, the venue could only be reached by boat from this place.  So I waited....and waited....aaaaand waited.  For about 5 more hours, around 11 was just before the concert was supposed to start.  We had seen VIPs of all sorts with tickets and such, and many began to get discouraged as it was cold and the wind off the water was quite chilling, many gave up, many many.  From around 200, probably 50 had tickets to get on a boat, our numbers dwindled down to 20, then to 18, the guards stationed around telling us that we should give up, we were -never- getting in.  I didn't give up after all that, no freaking way after bus, train, walking, cabs, clues, secret location mapping, covering the whole of NY, was I giving up.  

 

Finally, around Midnight, one of the staff came over and said, well...GaGa just called over, she said if anybody else was waiting this long, they must be crazy, and we need to let them on the last boat over.  I very nearly cried at that moment, and gladly took a place on the boat with the few remaining people, refreshed by free drinks and service staff on the way over, we all gathered outside to look up at the enormous venue, a Glass-walled factory setting, with lazer lights coming out of the top, we all threw back the last of our drinks, and ran off the boat, going through the VIP paparazzi area, having our coats taken off by the valets waiting outside the glass doors.

 

GaGa with Visa, has spared no expense on this free concert, that was totally clear upon entering.  Statues created by Jeff Koons were erected sky high, the DJ booth housed Madeon who was DJing the night, the bars were all free, wine and liquor overflowing, best food trucks in NY parked out back serving free food all night, fashion, and design from her artist friends housed in various rooms, all around a giant tiered white stage.  I partied with Alexander Wang, who was such a sweetheart to us, her crazy fans actually dancing insanely, I had literally a bottle of red wine in my hand I was swigging out of, I got to meet GaGa's mother, her sister, her father, and her dancers and their parents, all of which who were making rounds, the concert itself was pure magic, of which I loved every second, and which you can watch on youtube if interested.  I MET TONY BENNETTE FOR GODS SAKES!  He was also so sweet to us.  An outrageously free good time was had by all I can tell you.  A time I could never forget as long as I live.

 

Just when you entered the venue was the biggest art spectacle outside of GaGa herself, a truly massive Lady GaGa sculpture produced by Jeff Koons specifically for the event, and I am not much of a photo taker, preferring to utterly experience things without a lens in my face, but I knew I had to take a picture for my friends who couldn't make it.  So I went over, gave my phone to someone who was partying with me all night, she lined up the shot, then her face fell.....

 

I HAD FORGOTTEN TO CHARGE THE FUCKING BATTERY ON MY PHONE WHEN I WENT BACK TO MY ROOM....

 

Naturally three people took pictures of me and promised to send them, I never received a single one I should tell you, I had nothing to return home with besides one of the most memorable experiences of my life, and a wild story that could very well be nonsense.  As I said, I will never forget it, but you know, that means I will also never forget that time I had that amazing once in a lifetime concert experience and forgot to charge my damn battery to take a single picture for proof...I was this close to punching myself in the face, and at times I still want to kick myself when I think about it.

[Kurt S.]

-Get home.

 

-Tap ID card on reader.

 

-Door's locked.

 

-Realize I tapped my train card on the reader.

 

-Fish out ID, tap on reader.

 

-Door's locked. Still.

 

-Try again and again.

 

-Realize it's not a reader, it's a fucking doorbell. 

 

-Tap card on doorknob.

 

-Realize I'm not at my university anymore.

 

-Fish keys out from pocket and go inside. Grandmother lounging around the living room being entertained by my bout of stupidity.

[g0ne]

Wanting to send a /tell to someone and accidentally hitting 'Invite to Party'

 

Sending a /tell to someone and realizing it's not the person you were sending the /tell to.

 

The second was actually funny once, when I mixed up two similar names and sent a /tell going, '[NAME]!!! *GLOMPS* How are you?', and the other person is 'HAI! I'm great! But I'm not [Name].' I felt like faceplanting on my desk. And then we asked each other how it was going and how was your day and stuffs, so it was all good in the end.

 

ALL IS WELL THAT ENDS WELL!

[g0ne]

I've had the case of the momma brain a lot lately. I can't seem to remember anything for the life of me. It's annoying and depressing...and makes me feel like I shouldn't be doing anything that requires any thought whatsoever. Just wanna crawl in my hole, snuggle with my baby, and take a really long nap.

 

Then you should snuggle with Alothia Jr. and take a nice nap. :>

 

I've had the case of the momma brain a lot lately...

 

This is very much me on a daily basis.  I can't even begin to count the number of times I've set off up the stairs with a task in mind...only to forget what it was by the time I reached the top.  :blush:

 

I'm not even remotely close to being a mom in any aspect, and I still have this!

 

But I wonder. Do dads have dada brain issues similar to mommies? Any dadas here that can confirm it?

 

*stares at Warren* You have grandchildren (yes, I still go by the belief that Warren sama does indeed have grandchildren), you should know!

[Aya]

Wanting to send a /tell to someone and accidentally hitting 'Invite to Party'

 

Sending a /tell to someone and realizing it's not the person you were sending the /tell to.

 

The second was actually funny once, when I mixed up two similar names and sent a /tell going, '[NAME]!!! *GLOMPS* How are you?', and the other person is 'HAI! I'm great! But I'm not [Name].' I felt like faceplanting on my desk. And then we asked each other how it was going and how was your day and stuffs, so it was all good in the end.

 

ALL IS WELL THAT ENDS WELL!

 

But the glomps were appreciated I bet! Blonde moments are a fact of my life I really can't escape them! :-D

 

In-game I think this usually has to do with mis-tells, or sometimes not looking carefully enough at patrons in the Quick Sand :-X

 

This last week Aya approached a group of three ladies and greeted them as "Madameoiselles and Monsieur" That sort of thing is really embarrassing!

[Michaux]

Realizing that you're much more invested in an RP arc/IC relationship/etc. than your RP partner(s). Admitting to yourself that you tend to live vicariously through your characters because, let's face it, real life sucks, and it's all too easy to retreat to a fantasy world for comfort. Acknowledging how pathetic and yes, stupid, this is, and not knowing what to do about it.

[Alothia]

Realizing that you're much more invested in an RP arc/IC relationship/etc. than your RP partner(s). Admitting to yourself that you tend to live vicariously through your characters because, let's face it, real life sucks, and it's all too easy to retreat to a fantasy world for comfort. Acknowledging how pathetic and yes, stupid, this is, and not knowing what to do about it.

 

Been there, done that. And anyone who doesn't understand that sometimes is lying. I don't care how long you've been RPing...there are still some moments in time where you are just so vested in what is going on...whether it's for escape or simply because the story is so good. Doesn't make you stupid. Makes you human!

 

Then you should snuggle with Alothia Jr. and take a nice nap. :>

 

He's not very good at snuggle napping...that and I'm still a chicken when it comes to bedsharing and such. If I could get him to sleep on me on the couch, that's one thing. But usually he likes to sleep on his own. Sometimes we manage to get family naps in...but not too often.

[GhostlyMaiden]

When you send something to the wrong channel (MT) and when you go to say "Sorry, MT", you send it to another channel.

So basically, MTing your MT.

This has only happened once and I don't wish for it to happen again.

 

When you go into a lvl 60 dungeon in your RP gear. Somehow, the item level is just high enough to let your through. Part of the RP gear included the lvl 50 relic weapon.

I made it through the first boss when i realized I was in my RP gear.

 

When you make a typo and when you go to correct your typo, you make another typo.

[Warren Castille]

*stares at Warren* You have grandchildren (yes, I still go by the belief that Warren sama does indeed have grandchildren), you should know!

 

I confirm nothing.

 

That said, the emotional and physiological toll for a woman after birth and in early infancy is incredibly different from the stress and sudden lack of sleep that new dads endure. Of course, moms go through that same process on top of the body chemistry fuckery, so while dad brain exists, it isn't anything compared to a mother's exhaustion.

[Alothia]

*stares at Warren* You have grandchildren (yes, I still go by the belief that Warren sama does indeed have grandchildren), you should know!

 

I confirm nothing.

 

That said, the emotional and physiological toll for a woman after birth and in early infancy is incredibly different from the stress and sudden lack of sleep that new dads endure. Of course, moms go through that same process on top of the body chemistry fuckery, so while dad brain exists, it isn't anything compared to a mother's exhaustion.

 

I wish I had exhaustion as an excuse...but my baby lets me sleep all night and is generally a happy boy. I've just got momma brain.

[Warren Castille]

445/450 lore. Not worth running expert. Not worth running 50/60. Already did Vath and Trial daily bonuses. My train of thought: I'LL JUST KILL THORDAN REAL QUICK, GET MY 5 LORE TOMES AND BE CAPPED. I AM A GENIUS.

 

I'm a genius like Wile E. Coyote, though: I flag into Thordan, and after 17 minutes ("Hey, that's a long time. Weird.") my queue pops. Enter into Thordan. Begin fighting.

 

"Hey, that's a weird debuff, never seen that one before."

 

"Hey, that's weird, I don't remember him punching me for 13k before."

 

"Hey, that's weird, I don't remember him going into his adds phase at 82%."

 

So we're all dead, and I apologize to my party for queueing Thordan EX when I had no idea what I was doing, and then I sat out for 30 minutes so I could do NM. I spent just about an hour grinding out 5 lore tomes.

 

Wile E. Coyote. Supergenius.

[Kellach Woods]

It was 1 AM and I ask "where in the shit can I get 4 tomes?"

 

Someone said Alex 1 regular.

 

I say good.

 

I then remember I only did it once, was carried through it, it's 1 FUCKING AM and you know what I'm still gonna get my Ifrit pants this week ANYWAY even without the 4 lores.

 

I played Pokemon until 3 am.

 

Why am I even up?

[Sev]

I'm to attend an Easter family gathering my sister is holding, so I was busy preparing myself for the overnight trip. Getting some files in order, and tunes for the long trip.. So after about an hour of fretting I'd not get everything neatly in order by tomorrow when I supposedly go, I am reminded the gathering isn't until Saturday.

 

It's Wednesday today.

 

u.u

 

I have -totally- lost track of time here. Country towns will do that to ya.

[GhostlyMaiden]

I'm to attend an Easter family gathering my sister is holding, so I was busy preparing myself for the overnight trip. Getting some files in order, and tunes for the long trip.. So after about an hour of fretting I'd not get everything neatly in order by tomorrow when I supposedly go, I am reminded the gathering isn't until Saturday.

 

It's Wednesday today.

 

u.u

 

I have -totally- lost track of time here. Country towns will do that to ya.

 

It's okay, I thought yesterday was Monday....

>.<

[Sev]

Double whammy this time, stupid AND awkward!

 

I was visiting the fam for Easter and needed some air, so I decided to take myself down to the main street for a look. It's an unfamiliar area so I wasn't quite sure which way to go.

 

So, I head down a side street I thought was a through road to the main street and a fellow wanderer was coming the opposite direction though turned around when he saw me. I'm a fast walker so I drew a bit closer while browsing on my phone, though.. They guy enters a house and I soon find the street was a long cul-de-sac and I'd been following behind this poor guy for a couple of minutes. Probably totally creeped him out too. SUPER embarrassing.

 

Yeah, you bet my eyes were glued to google maps the rest of that walk.

 

>.<

[Kellach Woods]

GIRL LOOK AT DAT BODY

GIRL LOOK AT DAT BODY

GIRL LOOK AT DAT BODY

YOU'RE CONFUSED

 

aka kell can't mechanics vs. Calcabrina.

[A'mahri]

So basically, last night I went to watch my father bowl in his little winter league and cheer him on a bit. So we drove over, I hung around for a few hours, took a walk, etc.

Then my stepmother, aunt, and sister come by to watch for a bit as well, and being my sister gets bored super easily, she asked to go home. My stepmom asked if I wanted to come as well, and being a bit bored myself, I tagged along since my father wouldn't be done for the next two hours.

 

So here's what happened..I walk a bit ahead of everyone, being it was cold and I just wanted to get a new source of warmth for the moment. I just climbed into my dad's car and waited for the rest of my family to come in.

 

They...walked straight past the vehicle and gave me a funny look.

"Aren't we going home? Where are you guys going?" I asked, quite confused myself..and then hit me.

 

My dad wouldn't be done with bowling for two more hours and I just casually hopped into his car while the rest of my family went into my aunt's car so she could give us a lift home.

 

...The bad thing is, this has happened two times before.

[Dat Oni]

>Tanking Amdapor Keep HM

>Tell party to "Go to the statue when Anchag targets you"

>Get targeted

>Run behind statue

>Assume it's safe to leave

>LoS breaks

>Get hit with 2 stacks of bleeding and vulnerability up

>FEEL STUPID

[Gegenji]

In Alex waiting on loot rolls and nothing's happening. Get upset at other people for holding up the results and complain about a nebulous "someone" for holding everything up in the party chat. Include that I can wait out the timer.

 

... Then realize that I could be holding up others who might be doing what I'm doing on other items - roll on the thing I want, then wait to win/lose it before rolling/passing on everything else. Quietly roll on everything else, win something I didn't really want but can still use, and leave.

[Zhavi]

About a month ago I locked my keys in the car.

 

The car was still running.

 

....

 

that was not a great night.