You Know That Thing...?

[camstory]

You know that thing, when/You know that thing, that happens/You know that thing, that makes you...

OK, I thought it might be cool to have a place to post those things that are common subtext that run through our lives. Those things that make us feel a certain way, or maybe react a certain way, or are subtle shades that we see for the first time, even though they have been there the hundreds of times before. They don't have to be things you are sure others will relate to. In fact, I am most curious about those things that I think others might relate to, but don't really know if others relate to/feel/see/connect with.

I will start, and maybe the example will be clearer than my description.

You know that thing, that happens when you are learning to do something that requires some physical manipulation, and you learn the steps, or what you are supposed to do, but it is not right. And it keeps being not right, even though you are doing, or trying to do exactly what you've been instructed to do, and then you get it! It can still be very bad, but you felt how it was supposed to be. Two examples I can think of are, learning to play an instrument, and you are so frustrated, cuz you'll never be able to do it, and then you have a glimpse b/c making the transition from one cord to the next felt right. (It was the wrong cord, but you felt it, and did not think it, and you know you can do it now.) Also, learning to drive a manual trans car for the first time can be very aggravating, with all the jumping, and jerking, and then it stalls with a huff, again, and again, and again. Then you get it right, or close, you didn't bump to a stop. You get it. And you get again, and it feels right, but from the smell, you know it still needs some work, but you get it!!! :dance:

You know that thing babies do after they learn to walk a little bit, where they try to do it faster, and they lean forward and race off toward the coffee table, and then just about the time you are sure they are about to do a face plant, they catch up to their forward fall, and run past it, then come to a full stop, step back with one foot and plop on their ass all wide eyed? :lol:

Ok, one more. You know when you are on a diet, and you know you are maxed and hope it is a break even day, but you just have to have one more spoon of Mint Moose Tracks before bed. You have your spoonful, and start to put it back in the freezer, but you make a deal for another bite. One more bite , and I'll get up early and go for a jog, or bike to work. You know that thing of having made a deal with yourself, and OK since I'm going to the gym on my lunch hour tomorrow, one more small bite is totally justifiable?

I have these all the time, and sometimes I know it's a common thing - sometimes I don't know. And sometimes I'm pretty sure it's some unique crazy, but figure what the hell. You know that thing of every time you hear the word bamboo, you picture a cartoon ghost jumping out at you, and yelling BAM! BOO! :whistle:

I don't know, might be fun if we can get a few post to get it going.

 

[camstory]

You know that thing, when you remember one of those nights when you were too dense to realize some very exciting lady was ready to hook-up, or you weren't sure, so she went home alone or with someone else, and years later recalling it is almost as painful as the death of a friend or family member, and you have to bit your lip to keep from screaming, FUCK!!!?

 

[camstory]

You know that thing, when you think of the perfect reply in chat, but someone who types faster than you thought of it too, and you look up to see you just repeated them, and you look like :text-yeahthat: but you feel like :angry-banghead: then like bscene-birdiered: but you are really mad b/c you never learned to type fast?

 

[DeezNA]

You know that thing when you spend hours with your cell phone propped in a position where it could wake you from a coma because you sent someone you care deeply about a very important message and all you want is any response... and after hours the 'D' turns to an 'R' or "Read at 5:17AM" or whatever format it may be and, lo and behold, nothing in return?

Fuck that.


Musicians - You know that thing where you go to play a song you haven't played in years and you can't remember it for the life of you until you re-learn the first little bit and then suddenly you can play it without even thinking about it?

That's cool.

 

[camstory]

Musicians - You know that thing where you go to play a song you haven't played in years and you can't remember it for the life of you until you re-learn the first little bit and then suddenly you can play it without even thinking about it?

Even though I am not a musician, I know this. I can think what the context is but I have had this same experience.

And I don't know if this is one anyone else will know, b/c I haven't always done it, but find I do it a lot now, I call it a pre OW. You know that thing where you bump into something, or stub your toe and let out an OW before you even know if it really hurts, and a lot of the time it really doesn't?

 

[DeezNA]

You know that thing where you bump into something, or stub your toe and let out an OW before you even know if it really hurts, and a lot of the time it really doesn't?

The reptilian brain works in ways we see as so mysterious in the everyday conscious mind because the "active mind" is so complex and the "reflex mind" is so simple. It's your self-defense system saying "get fuckin ready, this might suck really soon..." With time and active discipline it can be contained to a simple silent internal alert saying "you hit something, get ready" rather than a full-on shout but it is such an essential tool to our survival. I love stuff like that. It's kinda like the fear of the dark in a way, the core of your brain puts you into full alert because we are inherently diurnal creatures and there could potentially be unseen threats; rarely is there anything to worry about but it still lingers. I like to look at it as a fondly nostalgic reminder of the times when we had to keep watch for sabertooth tigers and shit every day; a reminder that no matter how much we "advance", we are still just really complex animals.

 

[JuniperGin]

You know that thing where you eat something after not having eaten for a while, or eat something sour, and your jaw tingles and you salivate? Yeah, the past three days EVERY TIME I put something in my mouth (yes, dicks/dildos too) it happens. It is so goddamn annoying and I have no idea why it happens so much now.

 

[camstory]

It's your self-defense system saying "get fuckin ready, this might suck really soon..."

I somehow understood this without having known any of the science behind it, - just intuitively knew it.

a reminder that no matter how much we "advance", we are still just really complex animals.

When I was a child I remember asking my dad about something I had heard an adult say, that we (humans) were not animals. I was confused b/c I understood we were not plants. My father laughed, and said we were indeed animals, but that ppl sometimes thought of humans as being not the same as other animals.

I think most ppl today know we are animals, and would say so if asked, but there is still a huge disconnect with how ppl feel, we may understand we are just complex animals, but we too much have this feeling that we are not the same as other animals. It is this disconnect of who we are that facilitates the lack of empathy with the living world around us. This too we might understand, that bio/eco systems being in ill health effects us too, but this feeling we are different somehow carries over, and we unconsciously feel that such things don't really matter so much, I think.

 

[camstory]

You know that thing, where you hear about some site, or just find it, and when you try to sign up your fears are confirmed that someone has hacked your e-mail, and is trying to make you think you are suffering from CRS? Well, you will someday, but you won't remember this post or a lot of other shit, or that I told you so, so I won't.

 

[camstory]

You know that thing, where you'er sitting IFO your computer doing something on your phone, and when you get done and put your phone down, you reach up and try to poke something on your monitor, but you don't have a touch screen computer/monitor?

 

[camstory]

You know that thing, when you are writing something on your phone against your better judgment, and then you lose the whole mess because you were writing something on your phone against your better judgment?

 

[camstory]

You know that thing when you don't really have the time and you look at MFC and see one of your favorite models is on, and you're like dam knew I shouldn't have looked?

 

[ACFFAN69]

You know that thing when you don't really have the time and you look at MFC and see one of your favorite models is on, and you're like dam knew I shouldn't have looked?

Not exactly what just happened to me, but close enough to ring true!
Especially the second half of that sentence.

 

[Magnolia]

You know that thing where you go to play a song you haven't played in years and you can't remember it for the life of you until you re-learn the first little bit and then suddenly you can play it without even thinking about it?

That's cool.

OMG, best feeling EVAR.

 

[ScarletRaven]

You know that thing when you are cooking and you go to add just a dash of cumin and the lid falls off, with all the cumin,into the dish? FACK FACK

I gave up and made 2 frozen pizzas(not just for me). lol

 

[camstory]

You know that thing when you have just started another round on what ever video game you are hooked on at the time and you realize what time it is, and you are going to be late, so you think I'll just die fast, but you keep saving your way out of death barley, and now you are playing like a crazy person, or two crazy people - one that is trying to be responsible and kill you, and one that wont just turn the game off, and can ignore your responsibilities, because keeping you from dying is the only thing that matters right then?

 

[AnneDVille]

You know that thing when you're in the queue at a shop, and start thinking about how awkward it would be if you forgot your PIN as you have no cash on you, and you stick your card in and realize you actually can't remember your damn PIN... (took me 48 hours to remember it again).

 

[JerryBoBerry]

You know that thing when you're in the queue at a shop, and start thinking about how awkward it would be if you forgot your PIN as you have no cash on you, and you stick your card in and realize you actually can't remember your damn PIN... (took me 48 hours to remember it again).

Pardon me while I geek out a moment...

I had that happen one time too. What I did was use excel to create a table of random numbers using the function =RANDBETWEEN(0,9) and copying that to all the cells. Shrunk the text size down as small as I could read it. Made nice borders. Then somewhere in there replace some numbers with my pin. It could be starting from anywhere and go in any direction. Just remember the placement. Then print it up and maybe even put a layer of packing tape on it to help keep it in good shape. Fold that up and put it in your wallet/purse.

Say you pick the middle going down (start at M10 and go down). The 9353 is your pin. If you forget you'll instantly recognize it upon seeing it. It just pops back into your memory as the correct number when you look in the right area. And since we remember numbers differently in our brains than the way we remember placement or directions the chances of forgetting your pin AND the general position on the table at the same time are slim.

And even if someone else gets a hold of this it's useless to them.


Yes. I do actually have one of these in my wallet at all times, I keep 2 pin numbers on it.

 

[camstory]

You know that thing when someone just has to show you something, and they make you break away from your meaningless bullshit to watch their meaningless bullshit, and then they don't even have their bullshit ready to go, so you have to wait while they scroll and poke and mumble reassurances that "it's right here, I just had it" "hang on, just gota go back" "Wait I know how to find it, only a few seconds to load the page"? Yea, you know that thing.