Unexpected good times.

[Laughing Man]

So towards the end of last year I was told that I had been enrolled on a management and leadership course as part of my work. This would entail me driving for long hours to reach the teaching location and then having to spend 3 days put up in some random hotel and that this would be happening at least 3 times over the next year.

Now being the naturally negative outlook person I am I just assumed that this would be a total and utter shit show. That the work would be boring and unengaging the drive down there and back would be a total nightmare and that if it could go wrong it would go wrong. Put it this way I tend to overthink things to the point that I imagine the worst case scenario for everything, bad in that it tends to cause undue stress but good in that I tend to overprep meaning that I am sitting firmly in the having the item but not needing it rather than needing the item and not having it.

Anyway long story short, arrived back from first part of the training course today and looking back all I can think is wow, it was fucking great. Everything went to plan, none of the worst case scenarios happened, in fact nothing bad happened at all it was a total blast. The work we did was brilliant, well taught, fun engaging and genuinely beneficial, the group of people being taught were fucking fantastic which not only meant the learning was fun but the time spent together afterwards was brilliant as well and I am now really looking forward to the next get together in a few months time.

So as a point of discussion has anyone else been told they had to do something assumed it would be a fucking nightmare only to find that it wasn't or in my case to have a fantastic time and be a little disappointed that it all had to end?

 

[Just Ebola]

Congrats on your pleasant surprise, in my experience mandatory work programs are poorly run bureaucratic nightmares.

OT: I was recently told that I had to get my wisdom teeth cut out, and I was expecting it to be awful. I was right, I shouldn't have participated.

 

[Saelune]

I suppose the time I went to see Perks of Being a Wallflower in theaters.

Made plans to see it with a friend. Was a "I dunno, we could see that I guess" deal. The day we were supposed to see it a blizzard happened. Why the hell we still went, I dont remember. So after braving the cold snowy winds, we got there. It was just the two of us and the projectionist (was a single movie theater).

It is now my favorite movie, and I am very glad that it was just the two of us so we didnt have to worry about being loud, especially when things we said we hoped would happen as unlikely as we thought...and they did happen and we squealed with joy.

(There was no romance between us if it comes off that way. But we did both gush over Ezra Miller together)

 

[Neurotic Void Melody]

Yeah, I understand that thought process only too well. Great to hear it's bearing positive fruit! The feeling of frightened relief is exhilarating, character building...Utilise it to your best. Hopefully future endeavours will be met with feelings of excitement rather than fear.

 

[Silentpony_v1legacy]

I took a public speaking course.(3 to be exact, in order) Turns out not only am I handsome(went to an all-boys school, sue me 'cause I didn't know!), but I'm actually very eloquent, with a deep natural voice that even my professor asked me to just keep going because it was nice to hear me talk. And speaking before a crowd of I think it was 200ish didn't phase me one bit. I thought it would, my heart raced, I sweated, got to speaking, told a cheap joke, got a cheap laugh, and boom. I was in my element.

And I ain't kidding! The TA said he'd listen to me read the dictionary, such was my natural speaking before a crowd ability. And I love it. I lament every day I don't get to speak for I love speaking in front of crowds.

 

[Dreiko_v1legacy]

Visited a church choir that a relative was participating in, was not expecting anything, ended up seeing a bunch of 50+ year old ladies singing meme songs and imitating star wars characters and singing Lost songs, was pretty hilarious.

 

[Bob_McMillan]

Going down south to visit the clan.

And by clan, I of course mean my father's side of the family. He has 6 siblings, so we're a huge bunch. We were the only family to live away from his hometown, so we have always felt like outsiders. But now that we are no longer children, it was super easy to get along with my cousins. I had a blast, and was sad to leave.

 

[Ava Wilson]

Going to the summer camp.
When I was 15, my parents wanted me to g tp the summer camp, and I wanted to stay home as all my friends were there and there were some parties...And I went in awful mood))) But I spent a great time, found good friends there (we still communicate)and in the end I didn't want to go home)))