I consider myself an awkward person.
Well, okay, maybe, as a person, I’m not all that awkward, but socially-crippling situations and I seem to exist simply to collide with one another. It’s actually quite entertaining, being me. There’s always something sort of quirky and crazy to laugh off. And I MUST laugh it off, otherwise the awkwardness builds and then, well, people begin to avoid me.
I also consider myself a pretty music savvy gal. I think I have great taste in music, and I listen to pretty much anything apart from unnecessarily angry or violent stuff, such as scream-o or some rap. I religiously download the Singles of the Week iTunes offers to its customers, and I also like to pick up Starbuck’s weekly free downloads that are released every Tuesday.
About a week ago, I very innocently picked up a free music video download card from my regular Starbucks, assuming I’d like it as much as the other downloads I’d gotten in the past.
Needless to say…this is probably one of the most awkward music videos I’ve ever viewed, and that really sucks, because the song alone is pretty stellar. It’s by an artist who goes by the name Sia, and the song is “Day Too Soon.”
See what I mean?
I’m all for artistic expression. I attend an arts school. I’m a creative person.
But, really?!
What’s the significance of the people crouching behind trees, or the colorful dots painted under her eyes that were coordinated with the colors of her strange clothing? And what was up with the part where she’s dramatically splayed out in the grass? Why the awkward run-and-dance scene in the meadow, where she sort of frolicks around with the camera? And the hands reaching out from the trees? AND the huge goose/duck boat on the river? The limb-flailing dancing?
Did she TRY to make the video as awkward as possible?
Poor, awkward Sia.
Anyway, since I’m so good at crashing into all things awkward, I thought I might, from time to time, post the most awkward situations/people/media I run into. I’ll call it the Awkward _____ of the Moment, since I don’t know how often I’ll be updating.
Should be fun, right?
Oh, and many thanks to Sia for letting me start this project off with a bang.
