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amusedmonkey wrote: »I get visual migraines sometimes. As much as I enjoy them, I don't enjoy how stupid I get afterward. Last week I had one, and one symptom I get occasionally is that I feel taller. After the migraine went away and I could see properly again, I hopped on the internet browsing tall pants annoyed that I have to change my whole wardrobe. Mind you I was back to my "normal height" when I did this and I was fully aware that I was having perception distortions when they were happening.
Gotta love the Alice in wonderland side effect...0 -
suzannesimmons1 wrote: »amusedmonkey wrote: »I get visual migraines sometimes. As much as I enjoy them, I don't enjoy how stupid I get afterward. Last week I had one, and one symptom I get occasionally is that I feel taller. After the migraine went away and I could see properly again, I hopped on the internet browsing tall pants annoyed that I have to change my whole wardrobe. Mind you I was back to my "normal height" when I did this and I was fully aware that I was having perception distortions when they were happening.
Gotta love the Alice in wonderland side effect...
Mine is not as pronounced as how typically people describe it, I just feel a little bit taller, like an average tall woman. Nothing spectacular. It's the light show that I really enjoy.3 -
I usually watch TV in the evening with the landline phone next to me so I can block robocalls when they ring through (losing battle). No matter where I put it I end up trying to control the TV with it at some point.7
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I've tried to use my car's push-button unlocking thingie to open my back door, and my rural-style post-mounted mailbox. FTR, it doesn't work.
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I usually watch TV in the evening with the landline phone next to me so I can block robocalls when they ring through (losing battle). No matter where I put it I end up trying to control the TV with it at some point.
Oh yes I once tried to turn TV on, didn't work, put new batteries in remote control, still didn't work, went to ask my husband to see if he could fix it - der, he said, that's the air con control
Not to mention the numerous times I have complained something isn't working or my phone isn't charging or some such - and der, it isn't plugged in
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I've tried to use my car's push-button unlocking thingie to open my back door, and my rural-style post-mounted mailbox. FTR, it doesn't work.
This reminds me, I've tried to swipe my finger against paper books to turn the page. I've also tried to poke the screen of my laptop to click on something. Obviously, I'm a little too used to my phone screen! 9 -
I've tried to swipe to turn the page on a book, then realize it's a real book not my kindle. Also, last week I took the last fabric softener sheet out of the box, then threw the box in the dryer, started it up...and then noticed I still had the sheet in my hand lol13
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I went hiking in high winds last month, and spent ten minutes being painfully whipped around the face by my own rucksack chest strap before it occurred to me to... tuck it into something...6
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It doesn't look like you're stupid at all, just that you forgot to do the math until, well later on. You just assumed 16.5 minutes per mile was too slow to cover three miles. Keyword there, assumption. Once you proactively try to assume less and less of anything in life, you will find that you're thoughtful and intelligent. Go ahead.11
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tirowow12385 wrote: »It doesn't look like you're stupid at all, just that you forgot to do the math until, well later on. You just assumed 16.5 minutes per mile was too slow to cover three miles. Keyword there, assumption. Once you proactively try to assume less and less of anything in life, you will find that you're thoughtful and intelligent. Go ahead.
Or the lesson here is that no matter how smart you are you will do and think stupid things from time to time. It is not a bad thing to be humbled as long as you can laugh it off. We should probably all assume less but I doubt that will fix those moments when we inexplicably become the mental equivalent of a garden tool.
Also, sometimes people say things to be heard not to be fixed.
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tirowow12385 wrote: »It doesn't look like you're stupid at all, just that you forgot to do the math until, well later on. You just assumed 16.5 minutes per mile was too slow to cover three miles. Keyword there, assumption. Once you proactively try to assume less and less of anything in life, you will find that you're thoughtful and intelligent. Go ahead.
Or the lesson here is that no matter how smart you are you will do and think stupid things from time to time. It is not a bad thing to be humbled as long as you can laugh it off. We should probably all assume less but I doubt that will fix those moments when we inexplicably become the mental equivalent of a garden tool.
Also, sometimes people say things to be heard not to be fixed.
You have your point, I have mines.6 -
tirowow12385 wrote: »tirowow12385 wrote: »It doesn't look like you're stupid at all, just that you forgot to do the math until, well later on. You just assumed 16.5 minutes per mile was too slow to cover three miles. Keyword there, assumption. Once you proactively try to assume less and less of anything in life, you will find that you're thoughtful and intelligent. Go ahead.
Or the lesson here is that no matter how smart you are you will do and think stupid things from time to time. It is not a bad thing to be humbled as long as you can laugh it off. We should probably all assume less but I doubt that will fix those moments when we inexplicably become the mental equivalent of a garden tool.
Also, sometimes people say things to be heard not to be fixed.
You have your point, I have mines.
One of us was understanding and reassuring. The other was not.11 -
Over-explaining things always ruins them, but I thought the "brain-fart" element of the first post was that OP probably had in her head that 3 miles in 60 min requires a 20 min pace, but used to things like car speedometers that show mph, was prone to think higher number = faster. So when she saw a lower number (16.5) her immediate thought was that that was bad, she needed to go faster, and then was dismayed when the number went down even farther until it hit her that, d'oh!, in this case lower IS faster.
Not actually stupid (which I don't think was her point), but one of those "what was I thinking!" silly things that can be funny, leading to a fun thread. (Also, nothing that requires a lecture on "assuming things.")17 -
tirowow12385 wrote: »tirowow12385 wrote: »It doesn't look like you're stupid at all, just that you forgot to do the math until, well later on. You just assumed 16.5 minutes per mile was too slow to cover three miles. Keyword there, assumption. Once you proactively try to assume less and less of anything in life, you will find that you're thoughtful and intelligent. Go ahead.
Or the lesson here is that no matter how smart you are you will do and think stupid things from time to time. It is not a bad thing to be humbled as long as you can laugh it off. We should probably all assume less but I doubt that will fix those moments when we inexplicably become the mental equivalent of a garden tool.
Also, sometimes people say things to be heard not to be fixed.
You have your point, I have mines.
One of us was understanding and reassuring. The other was not.
That would be you. Isn't it ?
You clearly don't understand I just reasured her and was understanding, for someone so humble you seem quite defensive as if laughing it off is the only way to be humble about something!18 -
Over-explaining things always ruins them, but I thought the "brain-fart" element of the first post was that OP probably had in her head that 3 miles in 60 min requires a 20 min pace, but used to things like car speedometers that show mph, was prone to think higher number = faster. So when she saw a lower number (16.5) her immediate thought was that that was bad, she needed to go faster, and then was dismayed when the number went down even farther until it hit her that, d'oh!, in this case lower IS faster.
Not actually stupid (which I don't think was her point), but one of those "what was I thinking!" silly things that can be funny, leading to a fun thread. (Also, nothing that requires a lecture on "assuming things.")
Sorry to ruin your " fun thread" gosh darn it, why didn't I play just play along? Heavy sarcasm
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tirowow12385 wrote: »tirowow12385 wrote: »tirowow12385 wrote: »It doesn't look like you're stupid at all, just that you forgot to do the math until, well later on. You just assumed 16.5 minutes per mile was too slow to cover three miles. Keyword there, assumption. Once you proactively try to assume less and less of anything in life, you will find that you're thoughtful and intelligent. Go ahead.
Or the lesson here is that no matter how smart you are you will do and think stupid things from time to time. It is not a bad thing to be humbled as long as you can laugh it off. We should probably all assume less but I doubt that will fix those moments when we inexplicably become the mental equivalent of a garden tool.
Also, sometimes people say things to be heard not to be fixed.
You have your point, I have mines.
One of us was understanding and reassuring. The other was not.
That would be you. Isn't it ?
You clearly don't understand I just reasured her and was understanding, for someone so humble you seem quite defensive as if laughing it off is the only way to be humble about something!
I never said I was humble.
Have yourself a nice day.7 -
Over-explaining things always ruins them, but I thought the "brain-fart" element of the first post was that OP probably had in her head that 3 miles in 60 min requires a 20 min pace, but used to things like car speedometers that show mph, was prone to think higher number = faster. So when she saw a lower number (16.5) her immediate thought was that that was bad, she needed to go faster, and then was dismayed when the number went down even farther until it hit her that, d'oh!, in this case lower IS faster.
Not actually stupid (which I don't think was her point), but one of those "what was I thinking!" silly things that can be funny, leading to a fun thread. (Also, nothing that requires a lecture on "assuming things.")
RUINER!!
It does seem like an easy mistake to make and much easier to explain than sitting at a green light waiting for it to turn red.8 -
I've tried to swipe to turn the page on a book, then realize it's a real book not my kindle. Also, last week I took the last fabric softener sheet out of the box, then threw the box in the dryer, started it up...and then noticed I still had the sheet in my hand lol
I actually laughed out loud at this one.
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amusedmonkey wrote: »suzannesimmons1 wrote: »amusedmonkey wrote: »I get visual migraines sometimes. As much as I enjoy them, I don't enjoy how stupid I get afterward. Last week I had one, and one symptom I get occasionally is that I feel taller. After the migraine went away and I could see properly again, I hopped on the internet browsing tall pants annoyed that I have to change my whole wardrobe. Mind you I was back to my "normal height" when I did this and I was fully aware that I was having perception distortions when they were happening.
Gotta love the Alice in wonderland side effect...
Mine is not as pronounced as how typically people describe it, I just feel a little bit taller, like an average tall woman. Nothing spectacular. It's the light show that I really enjoy.
Ah yes, the light show from ocular migraines is fun! If I'm out somewhere and start getting the symptoms, I have about 15 mins to get home before I can't even see to drive safely.
I got one once when I was too far away, and had to pull over for almost an hour before my vision cleared enough to let me drive again. A police officer came to do a wellness check - I guess sitting in my car at night without getting out is cause for concern. Don't know if someone called it in, or he just happened to be in the area. He scared the crap out of me when he tapped on my window because I didn't see him coming, though!
And back on topic, I can't count the number of "Duh!" moments I've had. And they seem to be increasing with age.
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RelCanonical wrote: »I have totally done the thing where you think a garlic "clove" is the whole garlic in a pasta recipe and all you can taste is garlic for a few days. It was still good, though.
I have done this, luckily I was a teenager living with my parents so my mistake was caught before it was too late. I was cutting up garlic when my mom came home and I started complaining about how it is going to take me forever to chop up 2 "cloves" of garlic because there are so many pieces. My mom got this look on her face then saw what I was doing and started laughing. She then explained to me the difference between a *bulb* of garlic and a *clove* of garlic.7
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