I Think, Therefore I Smile

These are just a few of many things that make me smile just thinking about them. A few make me laugh out loud. I could be in the middle of class teaching, but then something will make me think about one of these super funny things, and I have to control an overwhelming urge to laugh. Mind you, I laugh at weird things, and many of them are "you had to be there":

1. I was driving around downtown Atlanta with a friend over Spring Break. We came to a stoplight, and there was a man dancing on the corner. It was around 9:00 a.m, and there was no music. There he was, in his corner, in his own world, doing 80s moves. What topped it off is that this other guy jogged by unfazed, like the crazy corner dancing man was just part of the routine. And I guess that's what set me off. Like, the absurdity of what was going on with the dancing man juxtaposed with the normalcy of everything else going on around him.

2. My aunt started a new job. I'm so proud of her. She works for the State at one of the unemployment offices . I nearly collapsed when she told me that she read that someone had gotten fired from McDonald's for eating "unauthorized" apple pies. LOLOL. Tell me that's not funny! I mean, number 1, getting fired from McDonald's in and of itself for some reason sounds hilarious, and then on top of that, for eating "unauthorized" apple pies?! I mean, that put me over the top.

3. I laugh when I think about the prospect of which instructor I'm going to be paired with during my assistantship. There's a possibility that I could be paired with this really cute Spaniard who was actually in one of my classes last summer. He was finishing up classes to graduate and I was just starting. He's got this curly hair, wears glasses, and has that lovely Spanish lisp. I just laugh thinking about how funny it would be if I actually did get him, and how I would be the best teaching assistant ever if I were paired with him.

4. I laugh when I think about this red-haired 1st grader I see every week. He's so cute, but has the mischievous smile of a little troublemaker. He has both front teeth out and when he comes into my class he has one finger over his lips and his other hand with two fingers up (the quiet signal) like he's going to be so good. And most of the time, he isn't.

5. At the end of my Spain trip this summer, we're taking a tour of Paris before we go back to the States. I laugh thinking what if I run into that dreamy tour guide I met 4 years ago? That would be seriously funny.