By Rachel Flowers

So, I have 130,000 miles on my truck. I drive everywhere! Going to school or to a friend’s house, I always have my truck. My truck is comfortable to me. So comfortable in fact, that it is the only place besides the shower where I can sing and dance obnoxiously and not be judged. Whether it’s Taylor Swift or Katy Perry, I’m going to be obnoxiously singing and dancing.
Pulling up for a stoplight I always feel like no one can see me, but in reality, everyone can see me, which can be an awkward situation. It’s absolutely so weird when you are totally into the song and just dancing your heart out, having your own little party at a stop light and with one glance you unexpectedly…make eye contact with someone! It is at this point in which you automatically have one of three choices.

One, you could just stop all movement, just stop everything, act natural and watch the light. Now with this option, the person who saw you will automatically know they caught you acting like an idiot and you will be completely embarrassed.
Option two is you could act as if you didn’t see them but slow your obnoxious self down and just causally sway as if you were just moving along with the beat. This option will leave the stranger to believe you are all completely normal and just having a good day.

Last option, which is definitely the best of them all: you could make it obvious that you did make eye contact with this person – and yes they did indeed see you dancing like a seizing sloth – but… you don’t care! You could just keep dancing and singing and directly aim the song to that person as if you’re singing to them. Now, keep in mind if you do choose the last option, your results may vary. This random stranger that caught you dancing will either laugh at you, and continue to look at the light, or they will start dancing and singing with you, which can indeed be funny. But if you’re not expecting that reaction from the stranger you can definitely find yourself thinking, “Wow That’s Awkward….”