I'm pretty sure I've small-talked with Allyson, anyway.
Buffy: A Guide, but no water or food. So it leads me to the sacred place and then a week later it leads you to my bleached bones? Giles: Buffy, really. It takes more than a week to bleach bones.
'Dirty Girls'
Natter 55: It's the 55th Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jesse - Dec 14, 2007 12:03:37 pm PST #7475 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Kristen - Dec 14, 2007 12:03:59 pm PST #7476 of 10001
I don't small talk well. And the onus ends up being on me to be funny.
Dude, I can make strike jokes until your NEXT holiday party. No worries.
Liese S. - Dec 14, 2007 12:04:23 pm PST #7477 of 10001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Oh, don't worry, Allyson. There are bound to be people at the party like me who believe the onus is on them to think everyone else is funny and will just laugh at anything anybody says.
eta: Which is to say, I'm horrible at parties and I totally empathize.
sarameg - Dec 14, 2007 12:04:53 pm PST #7478 of 10001
At the last party, I offered inappropriate baked goods and then freaking HAM to someone who keeps kosher. Which I know. I just flat out blanked. Oh & then I said "I'm sorry" meaning, "I'm sorry I forgot" but it pretty much sounded like I was sorry she kept kosher. And then, trying to talk to a coworker, the guy next to me thought I was talking to him, and I was all "uh, no" rather curtly.
And at least three people probably heard me mutter "I hate these things." And then the big boss asked me why I was leaving the party so early.
And I lived to tell!
sarameg - Dec 14, 2007 12:10:39 pm PST #7479 of 10001
tommyrot - Dec 14, 2007 12:13:00 pm PST #7480 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
It's the Snowsleeticepocalypse!
Atropa - Dec 14, 2007 12:15:17 pm PST #7481 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I have trouble believing Canlis is the priciest restaurant in these parts. Yes, it's expensive and iconic, but I thought the Herb Farm would set you back more $$.
Speaking as someone who is going to the Herb Farm tonight (!!! It's our delayed wedding anniversary present to each other), yes, the Herb Farm is MUCH more expensive than Canlis, and I refuse to believe the food at Canlis would be better. That is completely not possible.
Tom Scola - Dec 14, 2007 12:15:35 pm PST #7482 of 10001
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Oh, crap. I hope that Jess gets to Cincinnati OK.
NoiseDesign - Dec 14, 2007 12:16:07 pm PST #7483 of 10001
Our wings are not tired
Herb Farm would set you back more $$.
The Herb Farm is on my list for a meal the next time I'm in Seattle.
Sophia Brooks - Dec 14, 2007 12:17:37 pm PST #7484 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Jessica-- my condolances to you and yours.
Allyson-- I am sure you do small talk better than I do. Unless I right down questions to ask, I pretty much need to be with a good small-talker, or I just talk and talk and talk about myself, my personal quirks, and I overshare-- all through shyness.
Or I do what tommy does and busy myself and/or visit the bathroom.
I am a little scared of the Snowpocolypse, because I take the bus and I have to work tomorrow at the theatre. And since the designer flew in today to do fittings tomorrow and leaves tomorrow night and doesn't come back until next year-- we sort of have to do it.