Just Eat Your Fish…

womaninterrupted replied to your post: I’m Sorry, What?

Damn, I wanted Mermaid Inn. I could have walked in last night and made this evening even more awkward.
Too late. Another friend beat you to it.  So, there I am, frozen to my chair in abject horror, when I receive a text:  ”Are you at the Mermaid?” Yeah, two tables away, fun writing/editor friend (who I’d rather not look like an ass in front of) is having dinner with intimidating editor-type person, who I’ve met a few times, like, but still find insanely intimidating. Yes. There were witnesses.

shovelbum replied to your post: I’m Sorry, What?

oh no!! If you’re cool with it, then good, but I never want to be a bridesmaid again. ugh.
I’ve done it twice before. I don’t mind, so long as I’m not required to lose 15 lbs., bleach my teeth or start using a particular brand of lip wax or something. I’ve had it easy. The majority of my closest friends are men, and therefore I’d considered myself at last exempt from butt-bow duty now that most everybody else is either already shackled, won’t want to see me in a tux, or actively fights off potential love interests with flaming arrows.  I think there is only *one* person left in the world for whom I’d be delighted to serve time in taffeta. I was blindsided.  Is it wrong that I just want to go to the bachelor party?

tricialew replied to your post: I’m Sorry, What?

Is it wrong that while I feel for you in that situation that was unexpected and awkward, I still love your telling of it and selfishly enjoy the entertainment it provides? Narrative or bullet points, you tell a rockin’ story, Lady.

Aw thanks! It’s not at all wrong to laugh at this/me, especially considering the entire evening was something of an out of body experience.  I just kept nodding my head and saying to myself, “Just eat your fish and smile.  Do *not* say that sarcastic thing. Now is not the time. Just eat your fish and smile.”

Actually, that might be the most important life skill I’ve ever learned:

  • Say nothing.  Just eat your fish and smile.

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  1. shovelbum said: for me, it was not so much the brides’ requests for things but all the other bullshit from the rest of the party. Also, I can’t enjoy myself as much with double boning, making it impossible to sit down most of the night.
  2. palmtreepalmtree said: I am not surprised, and totally not giggling over here.
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