I was in a serious parent meeting last week (actually, on a Wednesday, as well) and I leaned over to make a point. My phone snapped a couple of shots of the inside of my pocket. This had happened before, when my wife and I were sitting in church together for the first time in a long time. I leaned over to put my arm around her and !snap!
Here is a simulated photo:
Well, I took a photo of my pocket during a department meeting today. To make it worse, I was the one talking:
“As you can see, the testing results from our monthly benchmarks show that !snap!”
And that’s when I was asked the funniest question ever by a fellow teacher: Does your pocket take pictures?
My ruse had failed. As in the parent meeting, I continue talking as if everyone else is the crazy one. I mean, come on, why should there be a snapping sound?
I rolled a ’1′ on my Bluff check.
On more serious news… Curling is now one of my top ten favorite sports. Yes, it is a sport. If you have ever had so much space between my falling body and the ice you know it’s a sport. Who knew sweeping would be so tough? We were instructed by a crusty old Scotsman who swore at me…In not so polite of terms. It was awesome. You are out on the ice in street shoes. To make it more exciting when you launch the 42-pound stone that can only be found on a remote island in Scotland because no other rock is dense enough, they attach a slider to your left foot. So at least one of your feet will slide out from under you. The target is an entire hockey rink away. Talk about being precise…with a 42-pound stone.
Pete the Scot was able to slide in his street shoes across the entire rink, only pushing off of a runner’s starter block.
I, on the other hand, had a tough time going ten feet without dragging my knee.
As mentioned before, it was awesome. I, obviously, did not take any pictures of myself, but here is a sample before I get everyone else’s photos.
The instructors invited my group to then drink celebratory drinks, as is curling etiquette. I highly recommend Alltell Coyote Den. Good rink.
Semi-related posts:
My phone used to make little monkey noises when it took a picture. That certainly would have been awkward to hear in the middle of a meeting.
[...] 2. You may argue that curling is a real sport. I, for one, understand its intricacies. [...]