Why Journalists Are Awkward Royalty

Imagine you're in a fancy ballroom. When you look around you see Women in pretty ball gowns with silky white gloves and Men in Tuxes with exquisite gold buttons on their sleeves. There's a big fancy party going on, and you're observing it wanting to remember every detail about it. 

Now, Imagine you're in boxers and everyone is staring at you. Throw a camera in the mix, and congratulations! You now have a small taste of what it feels like to be a journalist. 

I recently had to cover a few events for a newspaper. At the events hot topics in the United Stated and the Middle East we discussed. At both of these events the media was blamed for a large portion of what's wrong in both parts of the world. 

That's great. 

I encourage people to question where their news is coming from, and to be mindful that not all sources are valid or get the full story. 

But being the person snapping pictures of everything and writing down everyone’s every word—awkward!

New Vocab!

Awker—(n.)

1.       A person that you frequently have awkward moments with.

2.       A person who is not yet a weirdo, but they’re on their way.

3.       A person who purposely tries to make other people feel awkward for attention.

Synonyms :

weirdo- crackpot- kook

5 Tips For Dealing With People That Ticked You Off

1. Let your inner gangsta' out.

You don't have to stroll up to the person like you're gonna start a rap battle. Just send them a text, or a message on Facebook. This is such a small step, but you'd be shocked how many people type messages then never press SEND. Send that message, yo!

2. Try not to use the words "You Did"

You don't want the person to feel attacked. Try saying "I feel that you.." whatever. The person is more likely to listen to you because you're not accusing them, you're telling them your feelings about the situation.

3. Don't let your emotions overpower the main goal

The main goal is to mend this relationship right? So, don't get so emotional that you lose sight of the goal. Be brief. Be factual. Be cool. Relax.

4. Wear Sunglasses

Sometimes it's better to have something covering your eyes. This might be an awkward tip, but it helps. If you decide to talk to that person one-on-one-face-to-face, awesome. Sunglasses offer a nice buffer if you don't feel comfortable looking the person in the face. To some people eye contact is the hardest part. With your sunglasses on feel free to look around.

5. Hug it out

I'm a firm believer that an argument or disagreement is not over until there are hugs involved. Even if you didn't hear everything you wanted to hear, if most things got resolved let it go. Hug it out, even if it's an awkward hug.

Awkward People Who Used To Talk To You

We all have a friend that suddenly turned on us. It usually happens like this:

You inadvertently piss someone off, and then poof it's World War III in that person's mind. They suddenly stop speaking to you, pretend not to see you when you're waving at them like an idiot and eventually when you stop trying they unfriend you on Facebook (stop it, you know you care about Facebook).

This is normal behavior for little girls in 8th grade, but if you're in your 20's... grow up. Tell the person why they pissed you off. Chances are if they were friendly towards you they didn't mean to offend you. Everyone has this slogan that they use as a cover up to avoid awkward conversations "I hate confrontation".

Well, get over it.

You don't have to be aggressive, but you have to open your mouth.You'll see, if you actually say things when it happens situations like this wouldn't happen so often. When you bottle it up you are very likely to create a storm cloud in your head, and make everything 10X more awful. Trust me, It's far better to have a conversation with someone than to be mad at them for having their food on the same shelf as yours in the fridge.

That's just cray...

What's Gender?

Have you ever said Hi to Keith just to realize that not only is Keith actually named Paul, but Paul is short for Pauline? 

Gender is becoming so blended. Now, anyone can be any gender. 

Seriously, it's great. 

It speaks a lot about growing acceptance in our culture. Sometimes it's a fun guessing game, but makes for some awkward moments. Anyone have any experiences like this?

FYI, I'm not rude I'm just confused. 

Awkward Bats In the... Just Read It

I never learned the proper way to tell someone they have a booger in their nose.

I usually stare at it until I'm afraid it's going to fly out and hit me in the face. Then I'll say something dumb like:

"You have some bats in your cave..."

 

That only confuses everyone. It's almost as bad as telling people their fly is down. So AwKWaRd.

 

Awkward Everyday Moments (With Celebs!)

Celebrities are more like us than we think.

They probably ring up 10X more awkward moments than 1,000 people not rich, beautiful (in some cases) and famous. Here's some everyday awkward moments everyone, even celebs, have to go through:

We all have to deal with crazy people at our jobs. It may have been towards a customer or a co-worker, but we've all made this face before. It's okay, Britney Spears!

Going to the Dentist sucks! Why do they always want to talk to you when you have a mouth full of stuff like Kim Kardashian here? Hang in there, Kimmy!

Clapping for someone you don't like is the worst thing ever, but we all have to do it sometimes. Have to clap for some jerk who won the office raffle? Take a hint from Natalie Portman here. You can clap and make a funny face-- it might make you feel better.

Kids are cute and apart of our everyday lives, but sometimes they're a handful! If it's your own kid, you're on your own. But, if it's a friend's baby pass that kid back to its Mommy quick! Former President Bush gets the idea.

Eating anything not on a stick or bun at a sporting event is always a task. It's nice to know even Beyonce and Jay-Z have a hard time eating... what the heck is that? Pizza?