#ConfessionFriday
When I was 21, I very embarrassingly learned how low clouds form/float.
My then-girlfriend and I were heading to St. Thomas. **SIDEBAR: Mentioning that we were traveling to St. Thomas is actually irrelevant, as it has nothing to do with the story... but I felt like telling you anyhow.** Okay, so... we were sitting on the airplane... in a window seat. **NOTE: Now is a good time for me to say that this was my first time on a plane.** Alright... soon after we took off, I looked out the window. Im pretty sure we hadnt reached plateau height and that we were still climbing. I saw all this white mess down below us. And not having a clue about what I was looking at... I shamelessly asked my GF: "Hey, what is all that white stuff down there?"
At that moment when I asked that question, I didnt realize how loud I was or that other people heard me. It wasnt like someone turned around to offer an answer before her or anything. So my GF leaned over me and looked out the window and said: "What white stuff?"
Then I said: "THAT white stuff!!" and pointed.
Then my GF said: "Are you serious?"
Then I said: "Yo stop looking at me like that. What is it? Is that smoke?"
**SIDEBAR: Dont sit on the wing-seat of a plane, look out the window, and mention seeing smoke. That's when I realized how loud I was, cuz a bunch of people turned to look at me to figure out what I was looking at.**
So then my GF said: "Fool, those are clouds!"
Ok. So a few things came from that:
1. Everybody busted out laughing at me cuz they could see that I was seriously shocked to find out I was really looking at clouds and I didnt know that.
2. Normally... "fool" is a totally acceptable, playful banter type of insult. But in that situation, I wanted to curl up, hide, and cry. I was so embarrassed.
3. For some reason, it didnt come to me that planes flew that high! Or even better... that clouds form so low to ground. Im not sure where my head was at, but I should have known better. I think I was in such shock & awe of being on an airplane, that every bit of sense just escaped me.
**SIDEBAR: Now is good time for me to randomly mention some things...
i) In the 10th grade, for the Chemistry SOL, I scored the 3rd highest in the state
ii) I was the only 11th grader at my high school taking AP Calculus
iii) I won tons of Math & Science awards and competitions throughout my school career
iv) I was Store Director (Manager) of Hollywood Video (a movie/game rental retail store) when I was only 19... second youngest GM in the whole country (there was an 18yo Manager in Oregon)
v) I attended VCU for Electrical Engineering
vi) I'M SMART.
Oh... and before you say anything... shut up!