Category Archives: etiquette
hyperbole of choice
There’s this guy at work I talk to now and again, let’s call him Jake. And I noticed just the other day that Jake tends to evoke “gas chambers” quite a bit more than the average person just in normal … Continue reading
2-awkward-interactions
First one happened about a week ago: Ricky and I were coming home and there was a Latino-delivery-guy waiting outside our place. He asked if we ordered food, and we were like, “No, but we’ll let you in,” he thanked … Continue reading
Filed under crazy world, etiquette, office
stuck behind the defeated’s
So we’ve already established that I’m a two-stepper, which makes it even worse when I’m stuck behind “a defeated,” or one who walks super slowly up the stairs because he/she has given up on life (for one reason or another), … Continue reading
Filed under crazy world, etiquette, ideas, throwing it out there
Constantly Amazed Dpt.
This may be “old hat” but I’m still constantly amazed at the lengths that certain men go in public to let women (they think are attractive) know that they in fact think they’re attractive. For example, I was getting in … Continue reading
Filed under crazy world, etiquette, throwing it out there
the second-elevator-press
Am I the only one that gets sort of insulted when you’re waiting for the elevator (having already pressed the down-button) and then someone else comes by, and even though it’s clear the button’s been pressed (it has a red … Continue reading
Filed under etiquette, office, throwing it out there
saying hi to security guards
Ok so I’m pretty bad at a few things in this ol’ world of ours, um, and one of those things is genuinely saying hello or good-morning (whathaveyou) to the security guards that sit in the lobby of my work-building. … Continue reading
walking behind someone
I feel like this happens to me a lot: it’s sort of late and I’m walking behind some girl on a pretty deserted street, and since I’m sort of a fast walker, I start inching closer and closer to her, … Continue reading
Filed under etiquette, throwing it out there
Haircut!
Ok, so what am I supposed to think? I just got a haircut yesterday (and it’s been a while so it’s pretty noticeable), and I come into work this morning fully prepared for the open-forum, you know, where coworkers make … Continue reading
Filed under crazy world, etiquette, office, stephie
hey you got something right there…
Can someone please remind me what the etiquette is when a person clearly has a piece of food on his face cause, the other day, I’m eating lunch at this soul food place with some coworkers, one guy orders corn-on-the-cob, … Continue reading
Filed under crazy world, etiquette, restaurant, tall-tale-ish musings
