Captain Embarrassment Strikes Again

This morning, I was cruising around on Facebook looking at photos that friends had posted, and found myself sighing over pictures of Diane. Diane and I were on exchange in Taiwan together, and she was a model before, but things really seem to be taking off for her now; it’s picture after picture of ‘this is me in a tv commercial in India’, ‘this is me on three magazine covers in China’, ‘this is me on a photoshoot in ____(exotic location here)___’ and she always looks so gorgeous and elegant and put together that it makes me feel a little wistful and sad, and yes, a wee bit jealous that I have never photographed well and will never experience her exciting, jet-setting lifestyle .

Then, I went to Starbucks to pick up coffee for the office, and as I was walking back to the car with my hands full, my pants fell down.

I should stop dreaming after ‘elegant’ and settle on ‘not humiliating myself in front of crowds of people’.

This last weekend, my parents both asked what I would like for Cthulhumas–all of a sudden, I’m thinking belts are a good idea.

Christ.

74 Comments Captain Embarrassment Strikes Again

  1. vulpine137 November 7, 2007 at 6:41 pm

    Remember there are only 48 more days til Cthulhumas….*grin*

    1. admin November 7, 2007 at 6:45 pm

      I really need to get cthulhumas.com up and running.

      1. vulpine137 November 7, 2007 at 8:02 pm

        Yes, you should. Speaking of which, I should get cracking on designing Cthulhumas cards for this year. 🙂

        1. admin November 7, 2007 at 8:18 pm

          Speaking of which–is Cthulhumas how you found this journal? Just curious as to how people make their way to the dark side. 🙂

          1. vulpine137 November 7, 2007 at 8:24 pm

            I think so, if my fuzzy brain can be trusted.

          2. vulpine137 November 7, 2007 at 8:24 pm

            I think so, if my fuzzy brain can be trusted.

        2. admin November 7, 2007 at 8:18 pm

          Speaking of which–is Cthulhumas how you found this journal? Just curious as to how people make their way to the dark side. 🙂

      2. vulpine137 November 7, 2007 at 8:02 pm

        Yes, you should. Speaking of which, I should get cracking on designing Cthulhumas cards for this year. 🙂

    2. admin November 7, 2007 at 6:45 pm

      I really need to get cthulhumas.com up and running.

  2. vulpine137 November 7, 2007 at 6:41 pm

    Remember there are only 48 more days til Cthulhumas….*grin*

  3. kettle_whistle November 7, 2007 at 6:51 pm

    Look at it this way: pants falling down = sure sign of weight loss. SCORE.

    1. admin November 7, 2007 at 7:00 pm

      You raise an excellent point, sir.

    2. admin November 7, 2007 at 7:00 pm

      You raise an excellent point, sir.

    3. stationary_jew November 7, 2007 at 7:28 pm

      Not to mention that pants falling down = presenting = sure sign of wanting to SCORE.

      1. admin November 7, 2007 at 7:32 pm

        OH YES. TAKE ME IN THE STARBUCK’S PARKING LOT.

        TAKE ME.

        1. kindofstrange November 7, 2007 at 10:34 pm

          YOUR HOTNESS HAS CAUSED A TOTAL PANTS FAILURE.

          PLEASE INITIATE SEXIN’ UP SEQUENCE IN 3… 2…. 1…

          1. admin November 7, 2007 at 10:35 pm

            Best. Pickup line. EVER.

          2. admin November 7, 2007 at 10:35 pm

            Best. Pickup line. EVER.

        2. kindofstrange November 7, 2007 at 10:34 pm

          YOUR HOTNESS HAS CAUSED A TOTAL PANTS FAILURE.

          PLEASE INITIATE SEXIN’ UP SEQUENCE IN 3… 2…. 1…

      2. admin November 7, 2007 at 7:32 pm

        OH YES. TAKE ME IN THE STARBUCK’S PARKING LOT.

        TAKE ME.

    4. stationary_jew November 7, 2007 at 7:28 pm

      Not to mention that pants falling down = presenting = sure sign of wanting to SCORE.

  4. kettle_whistle November 7, 2007 at 6:51 pm

    Look at it this way: pants falling down = sure sign of weight loss. SCORE.

  5. variax November 7, 2007 at 7:30 pm

    This is the danger of walking through a strong freak field with a freak magnet in your pocket.

    1. admin November 7, 2007 at 7:32 pm

      How am I supposed to know when I’m entering a freak field? 🙁

      1. kindofstrange November 7, 2007 at 10:12 pm

        ‘You’re in close proximity to Rob’ would be at least one good indicator.

      2. kindofstrange November 7, 2007 at 10:12 pm

        ‘You’re in close proximity to Rob’ would be at least one good indicator.

    2. admin November 7, 2007 at 7:32 pm

      How am I supposed to know when I’m entering a freak field? 🙁

  6. variax November 7, 2007 at 7:30 pm

    This is the danger of walking through a strong freak field with a freak magnet in your pocket.

  7. wakare November 7, 2007 at 9:09 pm

    That’s precisely why mom always told you to wear clean underwear when you leave the house. YOU NEVER KNOW.

    1. admin November 7, 2007 at 9:45 pm

      It makes me think that wearing ones with ‘YARRR!’ emblazoned across the back was not such a good idea.

      1. kindofstrange November 7, 2007 at 10:29 pm

        Hey, at least you weren’t going commando style.

        I got a tear in the ass of my less-than-a-year-old jeans the other day and had to wear my long, heavy leather coat all day to cover the bit-o-cheek that was exposed.

        1. admin November 7, 2007 at 10:34 pm

          Now I REALLY understand the appeal of the coats we just purchased–with that extra-long ruffle across the butt, it covers up all manner of cheeky mishaps. 😀

        2. admin November 7, 2007 at 10:34 pm

          Now I REALLY understand the appeal of the coats we just purchased–with that extra-long ruffle across the butt, it covers up all manner of cheeky mishaps. 😀

      2. kindofstrange November 7, 2007 at 10:29 pm

        Hey, at least you weren’t going commando style.

        I got a tear in the ass of my less-than-a-year-old jeans the other day and had to wear my long, heavy leather coat all day to cover the bit-o-cheek that was exposed.

    2. admin November 7, 2007 at 9:45 pm

      It makes me think that wearing ones with ‘YARRR!’ emblazoned across the back was not such a good idea.

  8. wakare November 7, 2007 at 9:09 pm

    That’s precisely why mom always told you to wear clean underwear when you leave the house. YOU NEVER KNOW.

  9. dslartoo November 7, 2007 at 9:18 pm

    It is good news! You must be losing weight! 🙂

    cheers,
    Phil

    1. admin November 7, 2007 at 9:47 pm

      And now everyone (including the hot guy at starbucks) knows. 😐

    2. admin November 7, 2007 at 9:47 pm

      And now everyone (including the hot guy at starbucks) knows. 😐

  10. dslartoo November 7, 2007 at 9:18 pm

    It is good news! You must be losing weight! 🙂

    cheers,
    Phil

  11. fete_pindon November 7, 2007 at 11:58 pm

    this, unbelievably, happens to THE WIFETM with some degree of regularity.

    we have yet to establish why. though weight loss is, as has been previously mooted, the psychologically favourable if not most realistic reason.

    1. admin November 8, 2007 at 12:18 am

      I know some of my lady friends have that issue because they don’t have any hips or rear end. I have already established that is not MY problem.

      I’m thinking that aliens with a pants-enlarging ray gun are toying with me.

      1. fete_pindon November 8, 2007 at 2:17 pm

        this can be the only reasonable conclusion.

        1. admin November 9, 2007 at 4:20 pm

          I like to think of myself as a reasonable person, yes.

        2. admin November 9, 2007 at 4:20 pm

          I like to think of myself as a reasonable person, yes.

      2. fete_pindon November 8, 2007 at 2:17 pm

        this can be the only reasonable conclusion.

      3. Anonymous November 9, 2007 at 3:18 am

        Like in Idiocracy, I would venture a guess they were trying for a penis-enlarging ray along with a cure for anti-baldness gun but failed arriving at only the pants enlarging gun which they now use for cheap thrills.

        1. admin November 9, 2007 at 4:18 pm

          I find this idea intriguing and would like to subscribe to your newsletter. 😀

        2. admin November 9, 2007 at 4:18 pm

          I find this idea intriguing and would like to subscribe to your newsletter. 😀

      4. Anonymous November 9, 2007 at 3:18 am

        Like in Idiocracy, I would venture a guess they were trying for a penis-enlarging ray along with a cure for anti-baldness gun but failed arriving at only the pants enlarging gun which they now use for cheap thrills.

    2. admin November 8, 2007 at 12:18 am

      I know some of my lady friends have that issue because they don’t have any hips or rear end. I have already established that is not MY problem.

      I’m thinking that aliens with a pants-enlarging ray gun are toying with me.

  12. fete_pindon November 7, 2007 at 11:58 pm

    this, unbelievably, happens to THE WIFETM with some degree of regularity.

    we have yet to establish why. though weight loss is, as has been previously mooted, the psychologically favourable if not most realistic reason.

  13. bellachiara6 November 7, 2007 at 8:36 pm

    AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

    YOUR PANTS TOTALLY PWND YOU.

    1. admin November 7, 2007 at 8:39 pm

      I KNEW YOU WOULD LAUGH AT THIS. YOU….YOU…HARPY WHO FEEDS ON HUMAN MISERY!!

      1. bellachiara6 November 7, 2007 at 8:42 pm

        QUEEN OF THE HARPIES! QUEEN OF THE HARPIES! HERE’S YOUR CROWN YOUR MAJESTY!

      2. bellachiara6 November 7, 2007 at 8:42 pm

        QUEEN OF THE HARPIES! QUEEN OF THE HARPIES! HERE’S YOUR CROWN YOUR MAJESTY!

    2. admin November 7, 2007 at 8:39 pm

      I KNEW YOU WOULD LAUGH AT THIS. YOU….YOU…HARPY WHO FEEDS ON HUMAN MISERY!!

  14. bellachiara6 November 7, 2007 at 8:36 pm

    AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

    YOUR PANTS TOTALLY PWND YOU.

  15. amazoni November 9, 2007 at 1:02 am

    Christ indeed

    I’ll have to take a pic of the pumpkin I massacred at your party to cheer you up. (Yes, it’s STILL in front of my house…eeeww!)

    1. admin November 9, 2007 at 4:20 pm

      Re: Christ indeed

      EWWWWWWWW. Got you beat, though. There was a pumpkin that I fully intended to carve last year, but I ended up putting it on the back patio. All of a sudden, it was march and not quite pumpkin season anymore. Surprisingly, it didn’t smell…until it came apart as I was cleaning it up. Oh, spew.

    2. admin November 9, 2007 at 4:20 pm

      Re: Christ indeed

      EWWWWWWWW. Got you beat, though. There was a pumpkin that I fully intended to carve last year, but I ended up putting it on the back patio. All of a sudden, it was march and not quite pumpkin season anymore. Surprisingly, it didn’t smell…until it came apart as I was cleaning it up. Oh, spew.

  16. amazoni November 9, 2007 at 1:02 am

    Christ indeed

    I’ll have to take a pic of the pumpkin I massacred at your party to cheer you up. (Yes, it’s STILL in front of my house…eeeww!)

  17. autonomic_pilot November 10, 2007 at 5:24 pm

    Somehow the pans-fall-down thread seemed appropriate to say:
    1. Hello
    2. Bone pics!
    3. >reference to boning/pants down<
    4. When you make your next comedy appearance (planned, not impromptu) I’m going to try to make it. I won’t be able to make the 13th on account of a slight case of Minnesota. Alas.

    1. admin November 12, 2007 at 10:53 pm

      1.Hello!
      2.Finally posted!
      3.Maybe we could see a movie. Maybe we could bone down.
      4.Awesome! I’ll let you know! 🙂

    2. admin November 12, 2007 at 10:53 pm

      1.Hello!
      2.Finally posted!
      3.Maybe we could see a movie. Maybe we could bone down.
      4.Awesome! I’ll let you know! 🙂

  18. autonomic_pilot November 10, 2007 at 5:24 pm

    Somehow the pans-fall-down thread seemed appropriate to say:
    1. Hello
    2. Bone pics!
    3. >reference to boning/pants down<
    4. When you make your next comedy appearance (planned, not impromptu) I’m going to try to make it. I won’t be able to make the 13th on account of a slight case of Minnesota. Alas.

  19. assassinpandora November 11, 2007 at 8:16 pm

    Psst…..I think that you might be interested in the photography work of – she’s done some really great work with bands and portraiture. Plus she has “robot” in her username.

    1. admin November 12, 2007 at 10:53 pm

      Thanks, I’ll definitely check her out!

    2. admin November 12, 2007 at 10:53 pm

      Thanks, I’ll definitely check her out!

  20. assassinpandora November 11, 2007 at 8:16 pm

    Psst…..I think that you might be interested in the photography work of – she’s done some really great work with bands and portraiture. Plus she has “robot” in her username.

  21. khallis November 19, 2007 at 12:54 am

    “Then, I went to Starbucks to pick up coffee for the office, and as I was walking back to the car with my hands full, my pants fell down.”

    If you were at the time carrying a grocery bag containing a stalk of celery, then you were a victim of a well known physics anomaly, known only as the Frahm Effect.

    1. admin November 19, 2007 at 4:26 am

      No celery in sight, and I wasn’t wearing lacy pink underthings, either. Now that I know the effects of that combination, however, I will be much more careful in the future!

    2. admin November 19, 2007 at 4:26 am

      No celery in sight, and I wasn’t wearing lacy pink underthings, either. Now that I know the effects of that combination, however, I will be much more careful in the future!

  22. khallis November 19, 2007 at 12:54 am

    “Then, I went to Starbucks to pick up coffee for the office, and as I was walking back to the car with my hands full, my pants fell down.”

    If you were at the time carrying a grocery bag containing a stalk of celery, then you were a victim of a well known physics anomaly, known only as the Frahm Effect.

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