Scratching The Surface Of My Hilarious Flaws.

I'm bad at doing a lot of things, but one of the most terrible is making conversation. And within making conversation, I am the worst at ending a conversation. I say stupid, unnecessary things, and I end up sounding like Michael Cera. Michael Cera is adorable, but his mannerisms are not ones to acquire. I feel awkward when I talk to people in any sort of professional manner, or when I have to ask a favor, or tell them to do something, or seem willing to do something. My go-to habit is to summarize everything we just said and then add a "will" to suggest the future outcome.

For example:
Person: Hey, can you call Sally to tell her I'm going to be late?
J-Mil: Yeah, sure.
Person: Thanks.
J-Mil: No problem. I'll just... call Sally and tell her you'll be late, and then she'll know to wait.
*click*

So unnecessary! Another thing; I spend too long searching for something to say, and it gets really uncomfortable.

Person: And you told her I'm going to be late.
J-Mil: Yeah, I told her...
[silence]

And then I end up floundering for words as in the first example:

J-Mil: Yeah, I told her................................................... that you will be sick, so yeah, she'll know to wait for you, and... yeah.
*click*

And my timing is always off.

J-Mil: Hey there, Sally?
Sally: Y-
J-Mil: It's J-M-
Sally: Yeah.
J-Mil: J-Mil.
Sally: Yeah, hey J-Mil. What's up?
J-Mil: I'm calling to tell you Person is going to be late............................ ............................................. so-
Sally: Okay-
J-Mil: So yeah. He's gonna be late, so wait for him.
Sally: O-okay.
J-Mil: Okay........
Sally: B-
J-Mil: Bye.
Sally: Bye.
*click*



J-Mil presents her first installment of
Things I've Tried and Failed At
- Liking soda
- Graduating with honors
- Being liked by everyone
- Reading "Changing Seasons" by Stephen King
- Choreographing a kick-ass dance routine
- Liking Jane Austen
- Preparing oatmeal
- Getting a job (the seedy one I had for a month does not count)
- Ordering a pizza over the phone
- Watching House, American Idol, Lost, Smallville; the list goes on
- Hip hop
- Long-term dieting
- Long-term dating
- Keeping up with politics
- AP Statistics (though I'm currently at a low C)
- Driving to San Diego without getting lost

Tons of other things as well... some traumatic incidents in my life corroded the large ambitious drive I once had. I have since restored my drive, but it's not what it used to be. I whine about that a lot. I wish I could get up off my butt and DO something about it, but... I'm tired now. I'll do it later.


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