Yesterday in the parking lot I spotted this bumper sticker. I totally loled.
I can’t be certain but I do think that this is the maximum amount of emotion felt toward New Jersey by anyone who isn’t from there.
I can’t be certain but I do think that this is the maximum amount of emotion felt toward New Jersey by anyone who isn’t from there.
Tonight after work Husband and I are going to our first social networking event in Philadelphia, hosted by the Philadelphia Internations
group. I’m more than a little excited to get out there and socialize (if not ‘networking’,
per se) because as previously mentioned we only have three friends in this
area. I’ve lived here for over a year now! This is unprecedented for me, ever
the social butterfly.
Tonight is kind of a hat toss, really, because the group could prove to be full of eurotrash
yuppies or they could be like minded voyagers looking to connect and make
friends. I went to several events in Paris that sported that kind of “I’m a
world traveler and I am so much
better than you” guest list and it made me gag a little. Honestly I suspect the latter
case might be true tonight but one must prepare for the worst, musn’t she?
I got dressed today with the event in mind, though,
darkening my eyes with my flashy liquid liner and putting on one of my power
outfits – a vintage dress with blue leggings and my favorite yellow kitten heels.
I wanted to be sure I dressed the part of me
and not some up-classed version of me. If I really do meet any friend-worthy people there they will see me in my natural
environment at some point and although I admit to becoming snobby on some
subjects I am still a big mouth Colorado girl at heart. Too much fancy makes me
grumpy. (But I love me some play-pretend!)
I could be thinking about it too much, actually.
I leave with this completely unrelated thought to
ponder. How is it possible that Morrisey has not died of something self
inflicted? With lyrics like this, he makes Elliot Smith look emotionally put
together (and we all know how that
ended [he stabbed himself in the heart!]).
“There's a club, if you'd like to go You could meet somebody who really loves you
So you go, and you stand on your own
And you leave on your own
And you go home
And you cry
And you want to die"
I mean, I actually like that song and I guess he is being ironic but that doesn’t make it less depressing. I’m just sayin’.
4 comments:
If it makes you feel any better J and I have been in Dallas a year now and I still don't have any friends! There are a few people from work that I go out with occasionally but no one I have really clicked with yet. It's also my fault for wanting to stay in on the weekends....I should really try to put myself out there more. Good luck at your event!
Wow really? I find that surprising, knowing you two! But yes, it's hard to make new friends when you don't leave the house. :P
The event was really great though! We're both really glad we went.
Look at you guys being proactive and getting out there! Aren't you glad you went now?? I bet by summer you'll have tons of new friends and will be out at dinner parties, bbqs, and mixers all the time. Now that N has a work permit, he'll be able to get out there and network too. Things are definitely looking up :)
Crystal - Things ARE looking up. How quickly thing change, eh? I sorta can't wait for summer already. It's gonna be even more awesome! (Because there will be outdoorsness happening, of course!)
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