The Beginning

So....I love to write.  And I'm thinking it'll be a major part of my life from now on, so I figured I'd give this blog thing a try.  Plus, I am in the process of publishing a book, and one of the suggestions for publicizing your writing is blogging.  So....here goes.  I figured I'd write about something that occurs on a daily basis for me.  Awkward situations.  And who doesn't love to hear about awkward stories?  Now, I'm not talking about the once-in-a-while, ran-into-someone-I-hate stories....I'm talking full-out awkwardness.  Things like this tend to happen on a daily basis.  And don't worry....even if I don't have a daily awkward story to share, I'm certain I have enough from my past to write for a year. I guess I'm just a pretty awkward person!  So....let's start with today's story.  I'm a squirmer.  As in, I can't sit still for more than 5 minutes at a time.  It earns me some frustrated glances as I cross and uncross my legs for the fiftieth time during class.  I also have long legs, so that crossing and uncrossing?  Yeah....it comes with a lot of bumping of desks.  Anyways.  The squirming gets worse when I have to go to the bathroom....and let me tell you....I had to GO during Theology today.  I was struggling to get into my desk, which is up against a wall.  My backpack, which is like...a third of my body weight, wouldn't fit behind my chair.  My coat, which was unzipped, was caught on the side of the desk.  Through pushing, shoving, and scattering of desks and chairs, I finally was seated.  The person in the desk gave me an odd glance, which only intensified as I squirmed for the remainder of the class period.  When class was done, I bolted.  I had to go to the bathroom so bad!  My foot, enclosed by a boot slightly too big for me, caught on the chair of my odd-glancing neighbor, and the weight of my huge backpack nearly took me down.  I caught myself on the desk behind me, struggled to straighten up, and pracitcally sprinted to the bathroom.  So...there you have it.  May not seem too awkward....but trust me...I make even this situation appear embarrassing to everybody else.  Maybe it has to do with my squirming....