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Come to see me on Friday for my Birthday

  • Jun. 15th, 2005 at 5:03 PM
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I'm suffering from a pretty bad case of "how could anyone possibly like me enough to bother with all the trouble it would take to come see me for my Birthday. Friday nights are kind of hard.

The thinking, nonethless, trying to overbalance the "I should just cancel because then I would not be putting anyone out" impulse, is as follows:

Assuming Fandango does not lie (Edit: I called the theater to confirm), there is a 7:30 showing at the Rialto Theater in Westfield.

If I did a dinner at the Tinga Taqueria (which has a serving style that handles people appearing at random times well), say, 6ish, folks could then walk the half-block to the theater for the showing. Then, afterwards, there is a (a) Haagen Dazs, (b) nice Gelato place or (c) a diner nearby for hanging.

I have a cell phone, and if too many people run late, the showing could be delayed to an 8 or 9:15 at Mountainside (a 10-15 minute drive), which is near a 24 hour diner.

Does that sound like a plan?

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[info]vellum wrote:
Jun. 15th, 2005 09:35 pm (UTC)
I'm suffering from a pretty bad case of "how could anyone possibly like me enough to bother with all the trouble it would take to come see me for my Birthday.

i'm having that same problem, too. i'm getting everyone together for a lunch on friday, and at the back of my mind i'm thinking, "what if NO ONE COMES."
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[info]sarudy wrote:
Jun. 15th, 2005 09:42 pm (UTC)
Normally, it's not this bad
For most friendly gatherings, I take the attitude that if no one comes, then I will be doing an activity I was going to do anyway. I'll try to work around what I know is the general median convenience point, but not be crazy about it. That's actually how I got the job of "friendly outing planner" - I started just posting/emailing notices saying "I will be doing Thing X at this place and time, always glad if someone would like to join me." The deciciveness put me a step up from the ditherers.

This time, though, I am using a less convenient point and aplpying some selfish stuff, so my self-esteem is more tied into it.
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[info]lightningrose wrote:
Jun. 15th, 2005 10:15 pm (UTC)
If I weren't in CO
I would be there. Many people like you enough. :)
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[info]ellis1138 wrote:
Jun. 17th, 2005 07:04 am (UTC)
My main worry is how much traffic we'll hit on the way. If there's a lot, we might not even get to the dinner place by 6. Not sure how fast the place is, but the review looked ok.
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[info]sarudy wrote:
Jun. 17th, 2005 01:00 pm (UTC)
It should be ok
The main reason why I chose it (Westfield is chock full of restaurants withing a couple of blocks of the theater is that it's counter service. This means that if people trickle in at different times, it's ok.
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