Funny Yet Accurate

We are having a party on Sunday, which if you know us you know it is going to be a rockin' time. Raymond and I are party animals. In college, I was known as Margaret the Pacemaker, because where ever I went, the beat came with me. Raymond was known as Raymond the Drunk, because where ever he went, he was drunk.

If you put the Pacemaker and the Drunk together in the same room, turn on a little music and start pouring the Spirit Water, well, needless to say, it is going to be one happening time.

(Note: other than the fact that we are having a party on Sunday, nothing else I typed above was true, although if you want to start calling me the Pacemaker, I wouldn't object.)

Now, when geeks have parties, there are certain prerequisite. The first is that geeks must thoroughly clean their apartments. Secondly, they must go and buy beverages because geeks tend to drink things like water and tea, and are therefore woefully understocked for any festivities. And thirdly, this is a biggy, they send out an E-vite.

If you don't know what an E-vite is, then you either aren't a geek or you are so lacking in friends that you haven't been to a party in 35 years. Even Raymond and I have been invited to parties with E-vite. For those who don't know, E-vite is a "cool" (with "cool" defined as "geeky') way to invite people to a party with an email invitation. It is also free, and since I took a $2 toll road for the sake of my marriage the other day, I have to find ways to start cutting back.

E-vite also placates the stalker in us all, because you can secretly see who has "viewed" the E-vite. Which brings me to my point (eventually I get there). If you are going to view the E-vite and not respond, that's cool. We have all been there. But, if you then speak to the person on the phone who is hosting said party and that person asks you if you saw the E-vite (which that person knows you did because E-vite is magic that way) then you should know that person is only going to mock you behind your back if you (a) act like you didn't see the E-vite, (b) suggest that person re-send the evite to another address, because the two that that person already sent the E-vite to were insufficient (even though we both know you got the E-vite on Sunday), (c) are unable to keep up the ruse that you haven't seen the E-vite and then finally (d) refuse to commit to coming, and instead say "Well, Sunday is a better day for us than Saturday."

Oh, I forgot to mention the fourth prerequisite: Geeks are required to invite at least one lame couple to their parties who will act like the party is all about them and then come (although make it clear that it was very, very difficult for them to re-arrange their already super-tight schedule) and then, once they get there they will then ignore the rest of the crowd and make out like 18 year olds in a dorm room, even though they graduated from college 7 years ago. Clearly, it's part of the geek-code.