How are you today?

[SolemnBoy]

I'm good but I've realized that people never know when I'm joking which can get awkward.

I was on the train today with this classmate who's kind of shy and nervous. In Swedish the word for the number 6 and sex is the same: sex.

At one point when the conversation died he started talking about how he'd never been on a train so early in the morning. What he said was literally "I've never been on the sex-train before" but in Swedish. "sex-train" obviously is the 6 o'clock train. So naturally I said "It's always a sex-train when I'm onboard" and winked. He couldn't tell if I was joking or not and the rest of the ride was awkward :o

[Wade]

I'm good but I've realized that people never know when I'm joking which can get awkward.

Story of life, dude. Story of my life.

I was on the train today with this classmate who's kind of shy and nervous. In Swedish the word for the number 6 and sex is the same: sex.

At one point when the conversation died he started talking about how he'd never been on a train so early in the morning. What he said was literally "I've never been on the sex-train before" but in Swedish. "sex-train" obviously is the 6 o'clock train. So naturally I said "It's always a sex-train when I'm onboard" and winked. He couldn't tell if I was joking or not and the rest of the ride was awkward :o

This is the greatest thing I've ever read.

[SolemnBoy]

Story of life, dude. Story of my life.



This is the greatest thing I've ever read.

I know right! I was feeling really confident about it in my head, but nope.

[Wade]

I know right! I was feeling really confident about it in my head, but nope.

You had every right to be confident. It's a great joke! But one of the things I'm beginning to learn as I get older is that not everyone has the same sense of humor as I do (or maybe it's about time and place and appropriateness and all that bullshit, I don't know). That seems like it should be obvious, but it was quite a realization for me.

One of my more embarrassing moments occurred a few years ago at a job as I was working at. One of the employees was an attractive young woman who was one day talking about herself in some way and said something like "yeah, people really appreciate all my niceties." And without giving it a moments hesitation, I blurted out "yeah, and your nice titties."

I have no idea where it came from, and I felt absolutely horrible (no one knew I was gay either, and from that comment, who would guess?). She just looked at me, completely stone faced and said "wow."

I apologized profusely for days and I think I even wrote an apology email to her. She was very cool about it, but obviously, and understandably not amused.

Unfortunately, unlike your incident, my comment was neither funny nor clever. Sometimes those things just happen.

[SolemnBoy]

You had every right to be confident. It's a great joke! But one of the things I'm beginning to learn as I get older is that not everyone has the same sense of humor as I do (or maybe it's about time and place and appropriateness and all that bullshit, I don't know). That seems like it should be obvious, but it was quite a realization for me.

One of my more embarrassing moments occurred a few years ago at a job as I was working at. One of the employees was an attractive young woman who was one day talking about herself in some way and said something like "yeah, people really appreciate all my niceties." And without giving it a moments hesitation, I blurted out "yeah, and your nice titties."

I have no idea where it came from, and I felt absolutely horrible (no one knew I was gay either, and from that comment, who would guess?). She just looked at me, completely stone faced and said "wow."

I apologized profusely for days and I think I even wrote an apology email to her. She was very cool about it, but obviously, and understandably not amused.

Unfortunately, unlike your incident, my comment was neither funny nor clever. Sometimes those things just happen.

Haha, oh well. Whether jokes like that are successful or not is probably based on how well you know each other. I guess you if anyone can relate to how the lines between acceptable/unacceptable jokes become blurrier and blurrier as any friendship progresses. I like reaching the point when you can make absolutely horrible jokes about each other but still laugh and enjoy it.

Didn't all the apologizing make it more awkward though? D:
Sounds like it would.

I didn't apologize although I did clarify that it was a joke. Some people should know better though! I mean if they've actually seen 'The Room' they SHOULD understand the "how's your sex life?" reference without freaking out.

[Ekwarph]

Yesterday, because I got %100 on my theory final, I was offered a job as a theory tutor. That's very good news for me.

However, today I have my last final and a piano audition to be a rehearsal accompanist for the college musicals. I'm feeling quite sick. But in a good healthy way.

Congrats!

Are you going to be a piano teacher?

[Wade]

Didn't all the apologizing make it more awkward though? D:
Sounds like it would.

Yes it did. I think I was starting to annoy her. She's actually a pretty cool gal and my embarrassment far outweighed the offense she took.

[Dan1980]

I am good today. have a three day weekend.

[Wade]

Congrats!

Are you going to be a piano teacher?

I do a little private teaching now, but ultimately I'd like to compose for the theater. That's why this accompanist job would be really valuable to me. But teaching is certainly easy money, and quite rewarding when you see your student progress and grow as a musician.

[Ekwarph]

I do a little private teaching now, but ultimately I'd like to compose for the theater. That's why this accompanist job would be really valuable to me. But teaching is certainly easy money, and quite rewarding when you see your student progress and grow as a musician.

Good luck! It seems to be a wonderful perspective for you.

I talked to a piano teacher who told me he feels sometimes frustrated because lots of children play the piano cause their parents wanted them to. But evectively, sometimes, it's probably very rewarding.