shame is so in this season

labels

everyone has a metaphorical label. some people can be: "may cause drowsiness" or "slippery when wet" or "danger: hazardous materials" even the plain and simple "stop." mine is: "best kept in the dark." i don't mind not knowing what's going on at all times (i'm self-aware enough). it's not that i subscribe to the "ignorance is bliss" philosophy, i just think that if it doesn't really pertain to me, i don't need to know. in effect, suspense never really kills me. actually i like when things go unspoken or unnoticed as long as there's a mutual understanding... or at least a mutual assumption of mutual understanding.

so when a co-worker tells me that she and a bunch of other co-workers are going to an event tonight that she didn't tell me about because she didn't think that i would want to go (given the circumstances that i have houseguests), i had nothing to say to her. what was i supposed to say? i said, "ok." then she insisted on explaining herself. a lot. to which i said, "ok." nope, not awkward at all.

i should carry around a sign.

posted by erica @ 5:56 PM