Can the adults please smoke?- Page 828
Can the adults please smoke?
#20675Back to Smoking..........
Posted: 11/19/04 at 10:12amyou know we all have an opinion Fair -- GO FOR IT!
"Sir K, the Viscount of Uppity-shire...." -- kissmycookie
BT
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/16/04
#20676Back to Smoking..........
Posted: 11/19/04 at 10:15amFair, let me consult my magic 8 ball ...
I sing for myself. I sing when I want, whenever I want to, just for me. I sing for my own pleasure. Do you understand that?
Fair 2 Middlin
Broadway Star Joined: 8/9/04
#20677Back to Smoking..........
Posted: 11/19/04 at 10:18am
I'll take that as a yes...
Caught up in the drama of it all.
Now mind you, I know this should be a separate topic but I really didn't want to hear the opinions of those who still have homework, if you know what I mean so I thought I would extend it out to those I care about.
I have a friend who is difficult, who isn't? But to the point that one has to do a bit of damage control when she is introduced to new people. Let's call her Betty. Betty doesn't live in NYC but on the other coast. She comes to town occasionally and when she does there is quite a bit of drama. I also might mention she is a foodie, always wanting to go to the best restaurants, but she has champagne taste and a beer budget. ANYWAY....
Last night we (Betty, her friend, her friend's 2 friends and yours truly)were meeting for dinner at a new restaurant for dinner at 8. The restaurant takes no reservations and there is the usual hour+ wait. Betty gets there an hour early and put our name on the list. Again, we are to meet Betty at 8. I get there on time, Betty's friend and one of Betty's friend's friends is late too. Betty is annoyed already. Betty's friend arrives at 8:20- we have already lost our table TWICE and have to wait another 20 minutes. Betty is pissed by this point. Finally, the last friend arrives a full hour late and we have lost yet another table. We don't get seated until 9:15-9:20, the friend who was an hour late introduces herself and does not apologize for being late. We finally get seated at a table for 3 (we're 5 people). The cramped table make even me upset. There is nothing the restaurant can do. So we sit there. Betty is getting more and more annoyed about the friend who wouldn't apologize, the small table and Betty's friend who invited extra people. Long story short.... The very late friend ends up feeling alienated. Betty fights all night with her friend, I'm caught in the middle and get a phone call at 2 in the morning from the friend saying my behavior was just as bad towards the very late girl. I'm never going out with these people again.
Deep breath....
The question is this... What do you do when drama ensues in a situation like this?
Thank you so much Fair. You are such a "Bewitching" HUSSY! -(DAME 12/2)
glitzguy3
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/4/03
Fair 2 Middlin
Broadway Star Joined: 8/9/04
#20679Back to Smoking..........
Posted: 11/19/04 at 10:24amIt wasn't a date glitz. What I'm getting at is when you see the drama escalating and you don't want to be involved, what do you do?
Thank you so much Fair. You are such a "Bewitching" HUSSY! -(DAME 12/2)
glitzguy3
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/4/03
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Posted: 11/19/04 at 10:26am
i, honestly, tend to be brutally honest. i would probably make a comment that certain behaviors were bothering me, and that i'd like to "clear the air" so that i/we can enjoy our dinner....
i believe in putting it all out on the table...
#20681Back to Smoking..........
Posted: 11/19/04 at 10:26am
OH MY.....honestly I would have excused myself from the table saying something like "It's late and it's crowded -- I'm going to leave so we can all be more comfortable"
I have little tolerance for that level of inconsideration to others -- I am not sure how well you know the "friend" -- but there would be no conversation at 2:00 on my phone...
I'd tell Betty that when she is in town in the future, let's do dinner alone....don;t put yourself back in that type of situation
"Sir K, the Viscount of Uppity-shire...." -- kissmycookie
glitzguy3
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/4/03
#20682Back to Smoking..........
Posted: 11/19/04 at 10:28ami also would not have let that many tables go by...at that point, i'd take the table and say how sorry i was that "late friend" wasn't able to join us...
#20683Back to Smoking..........
Posted: 11/19/04 at 10:29amI'd give everyone at the table a spanking !!!
"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Fair 2 Middlin
Broadway Star Joined: 8/9/04
#20684Back to Smoking..........
Posted: 11/19/04 at 10:29am
yeah. I'm trying to find that ability and not get sucked into the mess.
My horoscope:
Here's the calm after the storm, and not a minute too soon. You'll be able to relax, take a deep breath and maybe even put your feet up for a few minutes. Don't rush yourself. You've certainly earned this.
Thank you so much Fair. You are such a "Bewitching" HUSSY! -(DAME 12/2)
#20685Back to Smoking..........
Posted: 11/19/04 at 10:31am
Hey K...here's our horoscope....
Your Horoscope 11/19/2004:
The new intimacy you've been feeling between you and a certain someone isn't going anywhere, but the volume will be turned up a few hundred decibels. Urgent? Oh, yes. Better be sure you've got time for this.
YEA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
#20686Back to Smoking..........
Posted: 11/19/04 at 10:31amK, I'm with you on the 2:00 a.m. phone calls. Wouldn't happen in my house either. Uh-uh.
Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson
#20687Back to Smoking..........
Posted: 11/19/04 at 10:32amK is very wise. He found the perfect solution! Next time (if there IS a next time ) Do dinner alone!
"All I ask of you is one thing: please don't be cynical. I hate cynicism -- it's my least favorite quality and it doesn't lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you're kind, amazing things will happen."
Conan O'Brien
glitzguy3
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/4/03
#20688Back to Smoking..........
Posted: 11/19/04 at 10:32ambb and k....looks like you're finally going to meet me! =)
#20689Back to Smoking..........
Posted: 11/19/04 at 10:33amhmm -- who am I about to get intimate with????
"Sir K, the Viscount of Uppity-shire...." -- kissmycookie
#20690Back to Smoking..........
Posted: 11/19/04 at 10:35amBring it on Glitzy boy....bring it on !!!
"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
#20691Back to Smoking..........
Posted: 11/19/04 at 10:37am
let me check my calendar for that date WAY INTO 2005...yeah, right glitz! 
"Sir K, the Viscount of Uppity-shire...." -- kissmycookie
glitzguy3
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/4/03
#20692Back to Smoking..........
Posted: 11/19/04 at 10:40amtalk to the new bosses about vacation time, k, and i'll be in nyc in a heartbeat!
#20693Back to Smoking..........
Posted: 11/19/04 at 10:41am
heard that before glitz -- heard it all before....
"Sir K, the Viscount of Uppity-shire...." -- kissmycookie
glitzguy3
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/4/03
#20694Back to Smoking..........
Posted: 11/19/04 at 10:44amyou know k...i don't see you busting your butt to meet me in michigan...
#20695Back to Smoking..........
Posted: 11/19/04 at 10:44am
Good morning all! Coffee's poured, doggie's chewing on his toy, and I'm happy because I am going to figure out this wireless thing today.
What's up with everyone?
kissmycookie
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/21/04
#20697Back to Smoking..........
Posted: 11/19/04 at 10:47amHey bway...I miss you...sorry I had to run the other night...I hope you got the hug and kiss I left for you. XO
"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
#20698Back to Smoking..........
Posted: 11/19/04 at 10:47am
Glitz and yet the answer is right in your response -- people don't leave NY to get to Michigan.....kidding, you know that)...
Bway -- it's so good to have you back! The wireless thing can be frustrating -- I have problems with it at home often....good luck!
"Sir K, the Viscount of Uppity-shire...." -- kissmycookie
#20699Back to Smoking..........
Posted: 11/19/04 at 10:49am
Morning, Cookie!
Boobs, I hate that I missed you. Hate, hate, hate it! Hate missing the cabaret too, but as you all know, I was desperate for this computer and I had to wait on the UPS guy who was kind enough to actually come back to re-deliver an hour after his attempt!
KMF, this wireless thing is GOING to be solved. I am going to figure it out.
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