...you misheard a greeting...

I met with one of my professors a few hours ago and pulled this awkward number on her...

I am so talented at getting in awkward situations with what should be simple and easy greetings. 

I was working in a computer lab, plugging away at my assignment with earphones - one ear bud in so I could listen to music, and the other out just in case someone needed to get my attention. 

It didn't work out that way.

I heard someone speak in my general direction, so I looked up and found two of my classmates staring at me expectantly.

I panicked and jolted out of my daze. "What?"

"Merfferderfl are you?"

Apparently the one ear bud in one ear bud out technique didn't work because I couldn't hear the first part of the question. "Am I what?"

They both laughed. "No, how are you?"

I was awkward and mortified. "Ohhh I'm fine," I said before I muttered out some feeble excuse about being off my game from lack of sleep. 

Did this today, too. Ughhhhhhhhh

I was walking around a desk when I looked up and saw a girl just about to walk in front of me. Being a polite little awkward penguin, I smiled and motioned for her to go in front of me and said, "Go ahead." 

She didn't smile back. She pointed behind me and said, "I'm going that way."

My smile dropped and I muttered, "Oh, uhh sorry," and awkwardly ran away. 

So much for trying to be polite.