The inauguration of the first work-training center in this remote Patagonian hamlet was a case in point, a significant but awkward event.
Intimacy is Ray's natural mode — the silent passing of mood between husband and wife, the transient moments when some unexpected and awkward event falls into daily life.
Later, Warwick enlists a local chapter of pirate enthusiasts to mock-ambush his children – a misguided and awkward event that leaves his son traumatised.
Only weeks ago, the annual fundraising dinner of Mr. Obama's LGBT Leadership Council, which he formed during his 2008 campaign for his lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender donors, had loomed as a potentially awkward event as many of the supporters had grown impatient with his talk of a still-evolving position on same-sex marriage.
This interminable cabinet spray, where everybody pays tribute to Trump, is one of the most exquisitely awkward public events I've ever seen.
Looking past the awkward launch event and the fact that Chris Martin from Coldplay was invited, what has Tidal actually achieved?
Then you'd be at NYC Uncubed, a recruiting event for those sick of awkward, traditional recruiting events.
The awkward repetition of events gives us no choice but to throw ourselves into the smallest plays completely.
It is an awkward turn of events for a man who seems more comfortable negotiating with Republicans than excoriating them, as Mr. Obama has over the last couple of weeks, as cold-hearted defenders of the rich.
For Justice Chaudhry, the action also offered a convenient diversion from an awkward turn of events: less than a week ago, the judge found himself explaining his personal finances in court after a billionaire property developer with close ties to both the Pakistan Peoples Party and the military came out with explosive corruption allegations against his family.
