Word Vomit: When you open your mouth and words just come out.

I have never really been able to think well on my feet.  I constantly find myself in somewhat awkward situations and I can't think of the right thing to say.  So I open my mouth and something comes out.  I wish I could say it was witty yet intelligent the type of thing that leaves you thinking I'm so smart.  But that is just not the case.

In college while walking across campus, I encountered an attractive tall man.  As I was admiring his physical appearance he caught me staring.  When someone catches you staring at them, there is an awkward moment in which you have to say or do something.  My head kept saying "mouth say something... say something... you have to say SOMETHING!" The problem is that my brain didn't give my mouth the words to say.  So when I opened my mouth I had to improvise.  The highly intelligent thing that came out of my mouth was "Well your abnormally tall aren't ya." Exactly what I was going for.  I'm sure he walked away from that encounter thinking, that girl was witty and funny.  I should look that girl up.

Flash forward 4 years:

Tonight while sitting on the couch, my brain was overwhelmed and wanted me to tell my husband how amazing I thought he was.  It once again did not send the words to my mouth to get the thought across.  Insert Word Vomit Here....   I ended up saying " I love you more than fish sticks".  This would be a logical thing to say if I really liked fish sticks or really hated my husband but neither of those are true.  I truly have no real opinion about fish sticks.  I don't like them, I don't hate them.  I actually forget they exist.  So congrats husband.  I love you more than something I forget exists.  So much for that romantic moment.

I wish my brain would send the words to my mouth. Obviously my mouth can not be trusted to say anything.  My mouth is like a drunk who has the right to remain silent but no longer has the ability.