earling out - when you're eating chips and watching a show about a dumb ki

when you're eating chips and watching a show about a dumb kid while you're pretending you're not a total failure

I was eating chips and watching Earl, pretending I wasn't a total failure. I still failed my math test.

I was pretending I was cool while watching Earl and eating chips. I failed my math test again.

I watched Earl, ate chips, and pretended I was a king. I still got a D on my math quiz.