la_belle_laide | Feb. 29th, 2008

WORK TODAY BLEW.

But, I want to make absolutely clear that I totally heart most of the people I work with and hold them in high regard. My co-workers are my friends and my extended family. There is an annoyance factor that makes me explode in a puff of exasperation sometimes, but most of the time, it's my friends and I and a bunch of animals. We spend the day laughing at each other and ourselves. (Well, not the animals. At least I think they're not.)

Next week is Oceans of Ho, our annual "wear a fancy dress and get down with your bad self" benefit at Atlantis. Jennel is going for the first time this year--Jane's first time there too, I think?--and we're going to have a grand time.

Holy crap, I need shoes. I can't wear my skull slip-ons with a fancy red dress. OR CAN I?

Tonight was the annual play at Jo-chan's high school (remember last year it was SB's last one? WTF?) The play was The Wizard Of Oz. Jo-chan was only in it for a nanosecond. But SB's girlfriend and Jo-chan's best friend had lead roles in it. Best part? The kid playing the Tin Man was supposed to say, "That wicked witch put a spell on my ax," and he, clearly, clearly, from pronunciation to inflection, said "that wicked witch put a spell on my ass." It was worth the entire trip out there. Well actually, just getting to see them and hang out with them is worth it, because I see them so rarely anymore.

There's this line by Leonard Cohen, it goes like this:

But my son and my daughter come out of the water
crying "Papa, you promised to play,"
And they lead me away to their great surprise,
It's "Papa, don't peek, Papa, cover your eyes,"
And they hide.
The hide in the world.

I totally get the part about kids hiding in the world. It sucks.

Tomorrow is Boychild's actual birthday party. His birthday was last week but everyone in the world was sick last week and th party got pushed to tomorrow. I got him a ton of stuff. Jo-chan, SB and Betsy are going to be there, too, (also SB's adorable girlfriend and probably Jo-chan's best friend Dylan,) so it promises to be super fun.

I'm so tired now I'm babbling.

I'll tell you something weird, and totally off topic, that is different about me. And I'm not sure it's a good thing. I can't be nice to people I don't like. I know so many people (and I'm not talking abotu work here or anything,) who absolutely loathe certain people, and say all kinds of wicked stuff behind their backs. But then they can really easily say, "Oh, hi! How are you? It's good to talk to you," when they are not even socially mandated to do so, with total ease. How the hell is that done? I can't do it. I can't feign politeness very well, but outright interest? Gosh, I just can't do it. And actually, that does happen in real life, too. And I can't feign interest without obviously rolling my eyes in annoyance, either. It's really obvious when I don't like someone. I don't think that's a good thing, though. Society gets by on niceties, right? But man, I just can't do it.

Ahh shoots, I need to just go the hell to bed, don't you think? I think so.