Memory Lane

While I was in college I was in a long-distance email-only relationship. We tried talking on the phone once and that was so awkward that we went back to strictly emails. Maybe that's why it didn't work even though we emailed for a few years. Really. We were both super shy and weird. Having the same personality does not work in a relationship. As the saying goes, opposites attract. You need someone to complement you. End of Relationship Advice Lesson 1. 

Anyways, that's not what this post is about. Well, in one of our email exchanges we talked about where we'd like to travel some day. Well, idiot me mentioned that I wanted to go to Italy to see the Eiffel Tower. Now, the Eiffel Tower is in France, not Italy, idiot. My stupid reasoning was that I was into the group Eiffel 65, and they're from Italy, so I associated the Eiffel Tower with Italy. What makes me extra stupid is that in one of my basic civil engineering classes the professor talked about the Eiffel Tower as an example of great engineering. I figured I would want to go see the Eiffel Tower someday because I was studying engineering and it might interest me. In reality I didn't care to see it and still don't; I was just making conversation. So, I really should have known that basic fact about it since it was discussed in one of my classes. I know she must have thought I'm some kind of idiot to be studying engineering and not know where the Eiffel Tower is located while having a desire to go see it some day. Kindly, she didn't correct me on it. I don't remember how long it took me to realize my idiocy. What an embarrassment. Oh well, such is life - full of embarrassments. 

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