Let’s go ahead and chalk this up as one of those things that you wished you hadn’t said out loud.

Today, I went to work. Disappointing in itself, I know. While I was at work, I took my first break at my normal time, and I was in the breakroom with the normal number of extraordinarily loud co-worker type people.

In an effort to make my day have some level of meaning/joy (yeah right, I was at work), my gf thought she would tempt me with a fantasy. Minds out of the gutter… you nasties. It was an innocent work-friendly fantasy about a beach, pajama pants, a fresh fruit bowl, a nice breeze, and a fluffy bed. As if knowing that the only way to get me fully invested was to dress me in the right color scheme, I was informed my pajama pants were jungle green (like in a box of Crayons… it’s like so my fave color of green in there), a lightish blue (I was seeing a more purple version of periwinkle) and white striped. It worked its mojo. I started to buy into the fantasy. Then, I did it. I uttered the phrase. I said, in complete seriousness -

“Okay, so what are you wearing?”

As the words were spewing forth like lava from my hyperactive mouth, I realized what I had just said, and I realized that I was in the room with numerous other people all within hearing range.

“That didn’t come out right,” I said quickly, dropping my head onto the table to avoid the looks I knew I would be getting.

“Are there other people in there with you?” came the somewhat amused question over my phone.

“Uh huh,” I moaned.

The rest of my break was spent listening to the hysterical laughter coming through my earpiece.