My negativity cannot be sidetracked for long. I frickin HATE "fill in the blank" Parties. You know, the ones where a friend or relative sucks you in by inviting you to their home for some sort of party where some sort of (mostly) useless product will be displayed. Then you will feel obligated to buy some useless thing at this party so you don't look like a schmuck. I have been able to avoid this for some time now by simply not attending these stupid parties. I made the mistake of attending one -- out of guilt -- because the friend is recently divorced, needs some money, etc, etc. I went to the party for a surreal, out of body experience as I floated above myself screaming silently the entire time, "WHY AM I HERE? I CAN'T BELIEVE I AM SITTING HERE WASTING MY TIME LIKE THIS! AAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!"
To add the "bamboo shoots under my nail" for the afternoon the gathering started with a game. The same type of game one might play the first day back from summer vacation in grade school. The one that corporate trainers through lack of creativity have latched onto for grown up trainings. Yes. And now these mind numbing, irritating things have hit the home party circuit. Could it really be any worse? Probably. But not today.
I vow with google blogger as my witness that I will not accept another of these invitations ever, ever, ever, ever again. And should anyone be reading this who sells any "stuff" and you really need the money I have an alternative for you. At least when it comes to me. Ask me for money. I will gladly hand you over all the money in my wallet in exchange for never being invited to a home party again.
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