Give yourself a hug, and while you are embracing yourself, use that time to hold yourself together.

“If you tell me I look familiar but you just can’t place it, I’ll tell you that …”

“Salmon swim against my stream of consciousness.”

“My mother-in-law scared the hell out of me. But it’s cool, because the stench o…”

“I just weighed myself, and I thought I weighed 165, but it turns out I weigh 18…”