numbers are NOT my friends

1. I cannot do simple math quickly in my head like most normal people. I will stutter if you ask me to subtract 17 from 35, for example. This proves to be quite embarassing when I work as a server and my table is waiting for me to count out their change. Especially when they hand me a $50 and their bill was only $17.73...awww CRAP!

2. Some times I have trouble calling large numbers by their rightful names. Like 34 563 234...uhh... that's thirty four million, five hundred sixty three (hundred?) thousand, two hundred thirty four....whew...Indicated in the parenthesis is where I tend to occasionally screw up and throw myself off.

3. Don't talk about numbers while I'm driving...don't ask why, but it makes me zone out and NOT pay attention to the rest of the conversation.

4. I'm in the WORST possible field of work right now... accounting....I always do my balance sheets at least TWICE, and each time, I end up with different numbers!!! It's about the most frustrating thing EVER. Makes me want to hurl my computer out the window into the Deer Park cemetary down below. Yes. THe view from my office window is a cemetary.

However, in order to redeem my dignity, I will have you know that I got a good mark in Calculus. For some reason, as soon as there is paper in front of me, I can figure out the most complicated proofs, trig equations, derivatives etc....just don't ask me to add 34+ 27 in my head.

My mom and my brother who are computer/math nerds find it amusing to make a game out of me in this regard.