What be happening?
On Thursday I went to see the new Hairspray film. My thoughts on it?
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If you've seen it, you know exactly what I'm talking about. If you haven't, I don't have the words to describe those two hours.
Let's just say that I don't find men dressed as women inherently funny, and leave it at that. The songs were catchy and I'm a real sucker for musicals but… Sheesh.
Then on Saturday N and me attended H's birthday party. We had trouble coming up with a gift, and after nearly an hour's perusing at two bookstores we ended up with a 'man hunting' guide (it was hilariously written; the subject didn't matter) and complemented that with a Viivi & Wagner (a Finnish comic strip) album titled Bride of the Pig.
We were a bit worried that H or her boyfriend L2 might take offence, and debated on getting her a biography of Jane Austin instead but decided to go with lighter stuff. Our gift got a few laughs and we were relieved. We had a really nice evening playing games and stuffing ourselves with goodies.
At nine on Sunday morning we were dragged out of bed by the cruel alarm clock (okay, my mobile phone). All because S wanted to go see a match show (a conformation show for mixed breeds). It was pretty interesting, thought we watched mostly the obedience trial part of the show, but it was held outside and the day was fucking freezing. After a few hours we agreed on having seen everything, and S was kind enough to give N and me a lift home.
Some time during the day we noticed that neither H nor L2 had been on IRC for at least twenty-four hours. For H it wasn't that unusual but L2 hadn't been on WoW either, and it made us worry. N and me joked about our gift having caused their break-up and that's why they weren't online.
Come Monday, and the joke is on us. L2 finally logged on to WoW, and N asked where he'd been. "Working stuff out, me and H are breaking up".
Oh my God.
My stomach dropped somewhere below my knees and I felt absolutely horrible. Our gift to H turned out to be the worst idea ever, and how we'd joked about them breaking up… N and me were mortified. We're never, ever giving anyone anything else but dictionaries and other fact books.
Even if, apparently, there was no drama and by the evening H and L2 were drinking champagne and dividing their stuff. I'm still quite shaken, even if I haven't known either of them for very long. N is really weirded out and I so totally get that.
ETA: Apparently the Seinfeld Truths still hold. In the show it was stated that only the third break up is the one that sticks, and wouldn't you know it? H and L2 have decided to give it another try.
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If you've seen it, you know exactly what I'm talking about. If you haven't, I don't have the words to describe those two hours.
Let's just say that I don't find men dressed as women inherently funny, and leave it at that. The songs were catchy and I'm a real sucker for musicals but… Sheesh.
Then on Saturday N and me attended H's birthday party. We had trouble coming up with a gift, and after nearly an hour's perusing at two bookstores we ended up with a 'man hunting' guide (it was hilariously written; the subject didn't matter) and complemented that with a Viivi & Wagner (a Finnish comic strip) album titled Bride of the Pig.
We were a bit worried that H or her boyfriend L2 might take offence, and debated on getting her a biography of Jane Austin instead but decided to go with lighter stuff. Our gift got a few laughs and we were relieved. We had a really nice evening playing games and stuffing ourselves with goodies.
At nine on Sunday morning we were dragged out of bed by the cruel alarm clock (okay, my mobile phone). All because S wanted to go see a match show (a conformation show for mixed breeds). It was pretty interesting, thought we watched mostly the obedience trial part of the show, but it was held outside and the day was fucking freezing. After a few hours we agreed on having seen everything, and S was kind enough to give N and me a lift home.
Some time during the day we noticed that neither H nor L2 had been on IRC for at least twenty-four hours. For H it wasn't that unusual but L2 hadn't been on WoW either, and it made us worry. N and me joked about our gift having caused their break-up and that's why they weren't online.
Come Monday, and the joke is on us. L2 finally logged on to WoW, and N asked where he'd been. "Working stuff out, me and H are breaking up".
Oh my God.
My stomach dropped somewhere below my knees and I felt absolutely horrible. Our gift to H turned out to be the worst idea ever, and how we'd joked about them breaking up… N and me were mortified. We're never, ever giving anyone anything else but dictionaries and other fact books.
Even if, apparently, there was no drama and by the evening H and L2 were drinking champagne and dividing their stuff. I'm still quite shaken, even if I haven't known either of them for very long. N is really weirded out and I so totally get that.
ETA: Apparently the Seinfeld Truths still hold. In the show it was stated that only the third break up is the one that sticks, and wouldn't you know it? H and L2 have decided to give it another try.