Bridal shower, chance of asshats

[judecorp]

Today I attended the bridal shower of a girl whom I've known since I was 5 years old. Natalie entered my school in Grade 1 and we rose through the ranks together until high school graduation, when she left for music recording school in Florida that she learned about in the college issue of Rolling Stone magazine after spending several years trying to get everyone to smoke, swear, and sleep with men old enough to be our parents. (No joke.) Now she's a W-lovin', Reppie-card carryin', missile company workin' soon-to-be-married lady. Welcome to Bizarro World, Population: Me.

I get kind of antsy about any sort of event that involves anyone I knew back in the day because I dread the endless stream of being introduced to strangers as "Judie." (I can tolerate people I see once in a million years doing it but don't really need a whole new crop of people doing it. That's like being introduced as "Frank.") However, that didn't really happen much today - it was a small crowd and I knew most of the people aside from some family members. (There were only 4 non-family members there, only one I did not know.)

At some point the fiance of the girl I didn't know arrived to pick her up, and I knew him because he went to high school with me, too, though we never talked. So we sat down and commenced with the chit chat, wherein he asked what I was up to (married, social worker, live in Boston). He started making with the chit chat with Natalie about her recent move to Colorado, and I made some comment about how she must be happy 'cause there are a lot of conservatives there. (Natalie and I have an agreement that we will only joketalk politics because otherwise we will never speak again.) And then Tom says, "You're conservative?" and I gasp and say, "No, NO, I'm a social worker, sheesh!" thinking he's on my team and then he makes some comment about how he'll spend his time talking to Natalie then, while I'm up in the "bastion of liberalness called Massachusetts."

And I smile, and sip my water, and say, "Well, since it's the only place we're married I'd say we should stick around awhile. It must be lovely to have the blessing of being married anywhere you want to go." And then I was officially the CONVERSATION KILLER.

My little blast of righteous indignation was not nearly as fun as being able to correct Casey when she said something about 'my girlfriend' and I got to say, "Wife, actually. We got legally married a couple of months ago."

*insert big effing cheesy ass grin here*

We're old married ladies and I love it, love it, love it.

Comments

[siercia]

Yay for being old and married. I think =)

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Heh, yeah. Maybe just the "married" part, since we're not old. No sir. Not us!!

[gimmeapony.livejournal.com]

*applauds*

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Dude, how did I go to school with douchebags?!?!

[livinginoctober.livejournal.com]

The fact that you said that makes even more of an amazing person in my eyes...:)

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Amazing, nah. I was actually really kind of embarrassed, because I hadn't set out AT ALL to be the Conversation Killer. It just sort of slipped out a little bit.

I miss being an activist.

[cappucinogrrl.livejournal.com]

In response to your last entry:

http://www.livejournal.com/users/silent_fey/58946.html

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Oh, those are so cute!

[changinglight.livejournal.com]

that's awesome!

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Thanks, but I wasn't trying to be awesome. Just trying to keep a low profile. (I suppose I'm not very good at that.)

We still need to pick a venue for our meeting on Thursday. And I still need to tell my grandparents that Jen and I are married. Oops. Keep forgetting.

re: but I wasn't trying to be awesome

[etherial.livejournal.com]

I bet you weren't trying to be gay, either...

Re: but I wasn't trying to be awesome

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Naw, but then again, I don't consider myself gay.

[changinglight.livejournal.com]

You name it, I'll be there. And you're grandparents, yes, that would be a step in the right direction. I am also bad at keeping a low profile :)

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Man, I'm /terrible/ at these sorts of decisions! I never leave my house except for work so I have no clue where to go!

[changinglight.livejournal.com]

why don't we meet at the Starbucks near Fenway on Mass Ave and Haviland

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

If I drive there I can be there by 5:30. If I go home and take the T I'll be there between 6 and 6:15. Which is better for you?

[changinglight.livejournal.com]

5:30 would work a little better for me

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Okay, I'll make sure I have a bunch of quarters for the meters. See you then!

[changinglight.livejournal.com]

you're awesome!

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

BAH.

(I should e-mail you my cell phone info or something in case plans change. I don't get to check e-mail and stuff when I'm at work.)

[mayna.livejournal.com]

It must be tough to be a republican in the liberal state of Massachusetts. :-)

re: Republicans

[etherial.livejournal.com]

I wish I knew how my parents and sister did it.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

There's a bunch of them. They just have to hide a little bit. ;) (which is nice)

[buddhafly4224.livejournal.com]

ok, you left out a few key things when you invited me to come along! i'm glad i went with my gut on that one. that sounds like HELL. then again, i sort of wish i could have been there with you so you wouldnt have had to endure that alone. you soooo should have faked sick.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Well, I /did/ have a good time. I mean, I've known the bride-to-be since I was 5, and if I didn't go (without a really good reason) that would have been a real shame. I practically grew up in her house so it was nice to see her mom and grandmother. (I didn't know her aunts and the one cousin that was there.) I actually had a lovely time talking with one of my old classmates about her children and fawning over her little baby. And I liked the girl I didn't know... I just had no idea her fiance was such an icky since I never talked to him when we were in school together.

It was worth it just to have a little fun with the bride-to-be. (But you would have had fun petting the cat that was there!!)

[volumeat11.livejournal.com]

You warned/told me you were going to this...now I'm effing curious: which Tom?

Oh, and P.S. You rock. Sometimes, I wish I could be you, even if only for a little while.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

1. Mercier

2. You wouldn't want to be me. Trust me. You've got it all going ON, my brotha.

[volumeat11.livejournal.com]

1. neat. weird.

2. thanks, but still. there are times I'd like to be you. I've got me a set of big ol' brass ones, but I don't know too many people who would've pulled that off. You rock.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I didn't even think about it as an inflammatory statement. I wasn't looking to be argumentative or anything. It was just a statement of fact - we live here because we're married here, and I'm jealous of people who are just plain married everywhere.

No brass balls involved. :)

[carina-s.livejournal.com]

Wow GO JUDE!

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Heh, thanks. :)