I'd bet that she's inviting people in a particular circle she's familiar with.

yes, that's exactly it. One of them isn't even really his friend, it's HER friend who would hang out with us.

Holy shit. I'm sorry, I don't think hinting is enough. You've doubled the size of the party - what the hell? Is there a way to rescind through e-vites? (Though writing that email is a task I don't want to contemplate.) Maybe you need to cancel the whole thing and resend the invite to the actual guests. Possibly minus one.

there is, but only the person who sent the evite can do it. If I had done it, I would have removed the people who hadn't responded. As is, 3 of the new invitees have responded.

Cute and blessedly short freak out Aims! Nice!

I'm sorry, I don't think hinting is enough.

Me, neither. Plus, I always kind of thought that hinting was too subtle for you, Vortex. You seem like a woman of action, not hinting. *Especially* when someone rudely invites 10 people into YOUR home.

The person who said they would write a rec for the scholarship application that is due today doesn't seem to be coming through. Fuck fuck fuck.

argh. As a person who deals with apps with recommendations, I always give a little leeway for deadlines with recs. I know that it is often beyond the person's control that shit gets handled.

Next week I'm sure there will be another one about a different scholarship! Hopefully, it will also be short.

Vortex, maybe you should contact this person and tell her (is it a her?) that she now needs to foot 1/2 the bill for whatever you're serving at the party.

there is, but only the person who sent the evite can do it. If I had done it, I would have removed the people who hadn't responded. As is, 3 of the new invitees have responded.

Ugh. If I were you, I'd be telling Rude!Person to un-invite the extra people right the hell now, and by the way, to lose my address and consider moving far away.

But, like I said, it's a cranky month.

Oh, here's an interesting wrinkle. She claims that she only added two people. Which means that OTHER people must be adding folks.

Glad the freakout was gratuitous, Aims. Having gotten that out of the way, the rest of your day can be freakout free.

Vortex, the woman is clearly mental and shouldn't be allowed on the property. Shoot on sight. And yes, by all means, allow her to clean up her mess.

I use curmudgeon all the time, for a specific type of person. And cranky? I don't think I'd get through the day without using (or being) cranky. It's a natural state of being.

Todd--thank you! It shall be deployed at an advantageous opportunity.

vw, whoohoo, you!

People! You do not get to invite other people to someone else's house for a party that is not about you!*

*Tip: You should probably also take a good hard look and reevaluate what is exactly and is not about you.