Random Thoughts and a Challenge

I usually don't like forwards but my mother, by way of a cousin, sends me some really funny ones. One such excellent forward was Random Thoughts and I wanted to share my favorite ones with you guys.

Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong.

Have you ever been walking down the street and realized that you're going in the complete opposite direction of where you are supposed to be going? But instead of just turning a 180 and walking back in the direction from which you came, you have to first do something like check your watch or phone or make a grand arm gesture and mutter to yourself to ensure that no one in the surrounding area thinks you're crazy by randomly switching directions on the sidewalk.

I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.

Do you remember when you were a kid, playing Nintendo and it wouldn't work? You take the cartridge out, blow in it and that would magically fix the problem. Every kid in America did that, but how did we all know how to fix the problem? There was no internet or message boards or FAQ's. We just figured it out. Today's kids are soft.

I think everyone has a movie that they love so much, it actually becomes stressful to watch it with other people. I'll end up wasting 90 minutes shiftily glancing around to confirm that everyone's laughing at the right parts, then making sure I laugh just a little bit harder (and a millisecond earlier) to prove that I'm still the only one who really, really gets it.

I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die.

A recent study has shown that playing beer pong contributes to the spread of mono and the flu. Yeah, if you suck at it.

I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.

Answering the same letter three times or more in a row on a Scantron test is absolutely petrifying.

How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nod and smile because you still didn't hear what they said?

What would happen if I hired two private investigators to follow each other?

Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.

I find it hard to believe there are actually people who get in the shower first and THEN turn on the water.

I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.

Is it just me or do high school girls get sluttier & sluttier every year?

If Carmen San Diego and Waldo ever got together, their offspring would probably just be completely invisible.

Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after DVDs? I don't want to have to restart my collection.

I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello? Damnit!), but when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and goes to voicemail. What'd you do after I didn't answer? Drop the phone and run away?

I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste.

I like all of the music in my iTunes, except when it's on shuffle, then I like about one in every fifteen songs in my iTunes.

Why is a school zone 20 mph? That seems like the optimal cruising speed for pedophiles...

Even if I knew your social security number, I wouldn't know what do to with it.

Even under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car keys in a pocket, hitting the G-spot, and Pinning the Tail on the Donkey - but I'd bet my ass everyone can find and push the Snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time every time...

My 4-year old son asked me in the car the other day "Dad what would happen if you ran over a ninja?" How the hell do I respond to that?

The other night I ordered takeout, and when I looked in the bag, saw they had included four sets of plastic silverware. In other words, someone at the restaurant packed my order, took a second to think about it, and then estimate d that there must be at least four people eating to require such a large amount of food. Too bad I was eating by myself. There's nothing like being made to feel like a fat bastard
before dinner.

And my all time favorite from the list of 63 Random Thoughts of the Day:

Whenever someone says "I'm not book smart, but I'm street smart", all I hear is "I'm not real smart, but I'm imaginary smart".

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RANDOM THOUGHTS CHALLENGE

I thought I would actually do something with these lovely little thoughts, so if you are interested, here's the challenge.
The Tasks
1. Using one of the above Random Thoughts of the Day, write a story. The story must have the Random Thought in it.
2. Write one or two paragraphs showing how one of the Random Thoughts of the Day is revealed/described/seen in a book, play, movie, or poem.
3. Tell a personal example of one of the Random Thoughts of the Day.
4. Write five of your own Random Thoughts of the Day.
5. Comment on someone else's entry for this challenge.
When you complete one of the tasks, post a link in the comments section of this post. You can complete more than one of the tasks. For each task you complete, you will be entered in a drawing to receive a book of your choice from my BookMooch list which includes such exciting authors and titles as:
V.C. Andrews
Canterbury Tales
Patricia Cornwell
The Summons by John Grisham
Hedda Gabler
Oedipus the King
Jayne Anne Krentz
The Holcroft Covenent by Robert Ludlum
Nora Roberts
Dracula
...and more! I have 62 books currently listed. You have until September 13 to complete the challenge. Have fun!