As many of you know, I sometimes have a hard time thinking before speaking, so I often say things and then face the embarrasment of either laughter or offensive stares in my general directions. For instance, "Sara, when I call things gay I'm not meaning to be offensive. Really I just mean retarded or stupid." Yeah, I know. However, ladies and gentlemen, you can mark your calendars with permanent marker, I finally thought before speaking and avoided making a fool out of myself...twice. Let me explain. When I was in good ol' groovy uvy, my darling roommate Sara got me into the unfortunate yet hilarious habit of taking a statement like, "Oh look, a powerstrip." (Weird example, but hang with me on this one) and saying back, "I'll power your strip." Sometimes this is not the best humor technique, especially if you say it to your brother-in-law in front of the rest of your family. Whoops. How does this apply now? Well, two days ago, as I was waiting for my C.V preparation to start, my grammar teacher (a woman named Ester with a sort of in-your-face-no-bull personality) said to a group of us, "You guys all waiting for the C.V class?"
"Yes." we chorus in reply.
"Uh-huh...all you c.v-ers. Yep, getting ready for the big C.V."
My voice box started bubbling and my lips were starting to open as I prepared to say, "I'll c your v" when I stopped myself, thought a minute, and swallowed what would have caused a very awkward moment for yours truly.

But that's not all. I also stopped myself from saying, "I'll dipth your thong" (a personal favorite) this morning during methodology class. BOO-YAH!! Have I entered into a new stage of English speaking? Am I finally using this wonderous tool called the 'thought process'? Am I going to avoid making a fool out of myself forever and always?....SURVEY SAYS: Nah, probably not. But I have hope for the future.