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cleolinda

I do, in fact, want fries with my existential despair

Oct 15, 2010 19:38

Today: Spent the morning rereading one of my favorite Victorian source books (Inside the Victorian Home), paying particular attention to the food served at formal dinners and the means of serving it, which at the beginning of the century was à la francaise, and then (from France, ironically) à la russe. Then went out for a burger. As you do ( Read more... )

writing, black ribbon, depression, friends, victoriana, leaving the house omg

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laurelin_kit October 16 2010, 00:47:10 UTC

Wow, that dude at Five Guys sounds like an incredible douche.

cleolinda October 16 2010, 00:58:35 UTC

I KNOW RIGHT! It would have been annoying enough if he'd been all like, "Nah, I'm kidding, go on ahead." BUT HE DIDN'T! I seriously started to wonder if he was drunk. At 11:30 in the morning.

laurelin_kit October 16 2010, 02:04:19 UTC

"YOU CAN GO AHEAD. YOU TWO. AND YOU, THE GIRL WHO HAD A CRAPPY WEEK, YOU CAN STAND BACK HERE. AWESOME. THIS IS PERFECT."

cleolinda October 16 2010, 02:11:34 UTC

There is also the slight subtext of them being very pretty and me being much heavier.

On the other hand, there's the subtext of one of them having a small child and the other one being visibly pregnant, so... comes out in the wash, I guess.

laurelin_kit October 16 2010, 03:53:15 UTC

Still inexcusably assy, no matter how you slice it.

delle October 16 2010, 04:44:44 UTC

well, perhaps, but "you, woman with small child, and you, woman with child, may go in front of me. but you, single woman, are an affront to my eyes and therefore must stay behind me" isn't very redeeming either.

I'm really really good at coming up with comebacks two hours later. Like, "you do realize we're having lunch together don't you?" might have made him sufficiently aware, but who thinks of that at the moment?

kittyblue October 16 2010, 08:55:04 UTC

I've found that while giving the offending party a sidelong look, something to my meal partners along the lines of "Oh, I'll find you whenever I get around to getting my order in" works WONDERS for reminding asshats that they are not, in fact, all that charming, nor do I appreciate them in my way.

But then, it seems more and more people these days are utterly oblivious to the concept of queuing or manners. (Gawd help me, I'm a crotchety old woman of 27. Soon I'll be telling "when I was your age" stories to people several months my junior.)

fiveforsilver October 16 2010, 21:31:16 UTC

Ah, staircase wit. I've memorized Joy Nash's "you might want to keep your voice down or everyone will find out what an asshole you are" but I haven't had occasion to use it (thankfully). I'm not sure I'd have the guts to use it, either, but it's such a lovely all-purpose comeback!

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