Why is it I only enjoy parties when I host them myself? (because I can escape into the kitchen when necessary!!) I'm just back in from a party, and boy was it ever boring! I missed Kevin who was in Vancouver painting the condo. I went to be polite since these people had been to our St. Patrick's party. I couldn't wait to get my legs out of the place, but it wasn't easy. I was cornered by this seriously intense couple, who I didn't know from Adam. I was caught like a spider in their fascist web. They wanted to know my opinion about the wild deer running around the neighbourhood - I wanted to know 'what's for supper?' I wasn't in the mood for a heavy yackety yack session about the deer - I just wanted to satiate my tummy!
Deer is a big 'political' issue in my neck of the woods. There are the deer haters, and the deer lovers. Since I have just become a vegetarian again - no prizes for guessing my opinion on the matter! I told them I had absolutely no issues with the deer, since they were just a grown up version of my cute little chihuahuas. They were not impressed. I did however inform them that my husband, who is a passionate gardener, did not share my views, but that he was now more laid-back on the matter, and only plants deer-hostile shrubs and flowers. His trial of putting animal blood around his precious tulips had failed miserably, and was only driving our carnivor dogs crazy. Apparently animal blood is supposed to frighten the deer away. Whatever about the deer, I found the pong from it totally disgusting!
Suddenly, Mr. Deer-hater told me that in his opinion all the deer should be rounded up, shot, killed, and given to the street people as food, so the street people would not be annoying folk begging on the street. Whot?? I thought he was joking at first, but no, he was 'deadly' serious. We had started talking about the deer, but then the conversation progressed on to the street people, which were an even a greater nuisance in his opinion. He blamed the previous Alberta Minister, the late Ralph Klein, for the huge influx of street people to Victoria. Apparently Ralph Klein didn't want the panhandlers in Calgary, so he gave thousands of them a one-way ticket to Vancouver "which is why we have thousands of them in B.C." He referred to 'them' as if they were on the same level as the deer - shoot them all!!
Having made a lot of time-wasting, superficial chit-chat, before being 'trapped' by this strange couple, the lack of music at the party, no decent food to eat on a proper plate with a knife and fork (don't like paper plates), hardly seeing the host or hostess, as the door was opened by a guest - I could have come in empty handed for all anybody noticed! That is why I prefer my own parties. I cook the food I like to eat, play the music I like to hear - and can escape into the kitchen haha!! Somehow I get the feeling a lot of people feel the same way as me. So the question I am asking myself tonight is 'why the hell do I go to parties?' People only talk to each other to be polite, but there is a terrible 'awkwardness' in socialising with strangers - and I could have been at home enjoying my own company and writing my christmas cards!!
I better go now and feed the deer - ha ha!
Have a great weekend!
Love,
Patricia xxx
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