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I do some computer jobs on the side, usually for co-workers. I always feel awkward telling them how much they owe me. I did a big job for my department chair which involved two trips to her house (Sunday and Tuesday this week). She was out of town so I was working with her husband and not her. He said "Chris said I'm supposed to pay you so how much do I owe you?" I told him "I charge co-workers $25 an hour and I worked on this for 7 hours so $175" and he said "Oh come on now, tell me a fair price, that is not enough". I wasn't sure what to do so I said "Ok, $200 will cover my gas too" and he gladly wrote me a check for $200. It felt awkward though. Most co-workers, after I tell them the price, write the check for more anyway. They do realize I'm giving them a deal, especially if they've ever used the Geek Squad from Best Buy for similar work. If they were strangers, I don't think I'd feel awkward telling them what to pay me. It just feels weird because they are friends as well as co-workers.
Also awkward: I am horrible with placing faces and I have no excuse like preciousjeni's. I am simply bad at it. I feel horrible when I say "It's nice to meet you" when I've met them before. I had that happen tonight. I was at my cousin's graduation dinner and my other cousin had brought a girl friend. She and I talked quite a bit and at the end of the evening, I said it was nice to meet her. Honestly though, I think she was at my house for our family Christmas with this side of the family. In all fairness, my cousin is quite the charming young man and always has a beautiful and intelligent young woman at his side so it can be hard to keep them straight. I just don't remember if I'd met her ever before!
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