the most pathetic 18 minutes and 40 seconds of my life

so. ive gotten to the point in my law school career where a glass of wine at night is a wonderful, wonderful thing. it eases some of the stress, and helps one sleep. (i believe my mother now things im an alcoholic).
so, like a good daughter of a wine-maker, i have never before opened a bottle of wine. oops. so, tonight was going to be my first time opening a bottle of wine, AND using a new corkscrew. i had bought the corkscrew when i first moved here, anticipating nights like these. when i brought it home, i opened it, threw away the packaging, and forgot about it (this is pertinent info).

there i am tonight. going for a glass of wine. it takes me a good 5 minutes to get the outside wrapping off. but i DID it! so then i try and open it with teh corkscrew. no...that didnt work. let me try it this way. no...that didnt work, either. hmmm...what to do? so, laughing at myself for being a MORON, i do what any self-sufficient almost 25 year old "adult" would do. i called mommy and daddy.
my mom answered. help! i say! i dont know how to get at my wine!! my mom tells me im not stupid (aww, the lies parents tell their children) and passes the phone over to my father. my father has so much faith in my intelligence that his first question was, "are you sure its a cork and now a screw cap?" yes, father. i at least know THAT much. =)
so, then we spend about ten minutes searching the internet together (he in california and i in new york) trying to find a picture of the corkscrew i have. and then trying to find directions as to HOW to use the corkscrew. as were finally giving up, he suggests one more thing--shoving teh screw as far down as it will possibly go and then pulling up (pushing down? crap, i already forgot!) on the lever. and lo and behold! POP! out comes the cork!! yeah!!!!!

and thats what i did tonight instead of study.




(well, thats kinda a lie cuz im about to start doing some studying now!)