Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Embarassing Confessions

May I share something embarrassing? For about a year I thought Tava Smiley, formerly of Clean Sweep had gone to journalism school, gotten really respectable, and kept showing up on NPR.  I thought Tavis Smiley was Tava Smiley. Surely I'm not the only one?


 Here's something else: One day I was watching MTV with my boyfriend in high school. Alice Cooper's video, School's Out, came on and I said, "You never really actually see Pink Floyd but there they are." I thought School's Out was We Don't Need No Education. It was sad because I wanted to seem cool.

Also: When I was sitting in my Thesis defense for my Masters Degree in English they asked me something about Victorian England. I panicked, imagined Emma Thompson in Sense and Sensibility, and answered the question based on what I thought she would do.

And one time: I found this weird red ring on my forehead. I went to teach my class at BYU (so, yes, I was an adult--a "professor," even). My students noticed it and I was talking about how I had no idea what it could be. One of them asked me if I had put a suction cup on my head the day before because those marks can last a long time. I said "no," but that is exactly what I had done.
 
Finally: I don't hate Tom Cruise. In fact, I kind of like Tom Cruise.

11 comments:

  1. ITL about the suction cup. Also, we need to forgive Tom Cruise for his couch jumping and Scientology. Everybody makes mistakes! Remember when I wrote "full-proof" instead of "fool-proof" in my thesis? We all do it. In fact, I just accidentally changed the name of my blog and now nobody can see it. Sigh. I've made a huge mistake.

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  2. Oh my gosh, I love you. And I can totally see why Nathan thinks you're so dang awesome. Can we hang out?

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  3. About fifteen years ago I pronounced Ralph Fiennes's name the way it's spelled, and fete as "fetay" until a smug coworker corrected me. I'll never forgive her.

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  4. I recently discovered that I have been saying "Downtown Abby" rather than "Dowton Abby". I am so ashamed.

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  5. I have to confess that about twelve years ago Tava Smiley was on General Hospital. I know because I watched it. Ew, how embarrassing!

    And I'm sorry. I can't share your fondness for Tom Cruise. It has nothing to do with couch jumping or scientology. It's because he's 5'7" and maybe 175 on a big carb-consuming day and he's going to play one of my favorite fictional characters, Jack Reacher, who is supposed to be a 6'5" 250 lb. ex-military cop. It doesn't work and I resent him for it.

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  6. I just watched MI: Ghost Protocol, and I'm not even embarrassed to say I like Crazy Cruise. He really is an amazing action dude, no?

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  7. Suction cup story is priceless.

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  8. You had a boyfriend in high school and you taught college?? You have surpasssed me in every way.

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  9. Tom Cruise has dead eyes.


    But, as it turns out, "segue" is pronounced "Seg-Way."

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  10. when i first heard of Alice Cooper i said, who's she?

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