why is it when you're trying your hardest to be eloquent and professional that you notice things like forgetting to zip your fly?
ok, i may not have flashed my frank and beans but i did have a pretty bad gaff earlier today when i was meeting with congressman henry waxman of the 30th district of california. after spending a day and a half meeting with a bunch of congressman and senators of states that i'd never even been to, i was pretty excited to get the chance to actually sit down with an elected official that not only represents my district but also is someone that i've voted for.
the meeting started off well enough. the congressman and his staffer sat down with me and i think i had there interest. there wasn't any wandering of the eyes to check the clock and the questions they asked me weren't the typical "how are you enjoying dc" but more along the lines of the topics that i was addressing. i felt confident and was doing my thing
well congressman, i'm here because the sharing of copyrighted works over peer to peer networks is akin to digital shoplifting. also, we want to ensure that the language of the digital millenium copyright act is not manipulated to advance business models that unfairly skew the balance that is struck by current copyright law. using a law that is designed to protect intellectual property in order to encourage business models that have antitrust implications is AN ENEMA to the free market competition.
obviously i meant to bust out with the 50 point SAT word anethema but once i said the word that refers to the injection and expulsion of fluid from one's ass, i felt my ears and cheeks turn bright red. the staffer stifled a laugh and the congressman--my congressman-- shifted uncomfortably in his seat. my stu-stu-stuttering began in full force and i fled the rayburn house office building without looking back once the meeting concluded.
but its ok to laugh at me now. i know i'm lame.
ok, i may not have flashed my frank and beans but i did have a pretty bad gaff earlier today when i was meeting with congressman henry waxman of the 30th district of california. after spending a day and a half meeting with a bunch of congressman and senators of states that i'd never even been to, i was pretty excited to get the chance to actually sit down with an elected official that not only represents my district but also is someone that i've voted for.
the meeting started off well enough. the congressman and his staffer sat down with me and i think i had there interest. there wasn't any wandering of the eyes to check the clock and the questions they asked me weren't the typical "how are you enjoying dc" but more along the lines of the topics that i was addressing. i felt confident and was doing my thing
well congressman, i'm here because the sharing of copyrighted works over peer to peer networks is akin to digital shoplifting. also, we want to ensure that the language of the digital millenium copyright act is not manipulated to advance business models that unfairly skew the balance that is struck by current copyright law. using a law that is designed to protect intellectual property in order to encourage business models that have antitrust implications is AN ENEMA to the free market competition.
obviously i meant to bust out with the 50 point SAT word anethema but once i said the word that refers to the injection and expulsion of fluid from one's ass, i felt my ears and cheeks turn bright red. the staffer stifled a laugh and the congressman--my congressman-- shifted uncomfortably in his seat. my stu-stu-stuttering began in full force and i fled the rayburn house office building without looking back once the meeting concluded.
but its ok to laugh at me now. i know i'm lame.
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and yessssssss
on the nu yawk plans.
superfantastic.