Damn the irony, full-speed ahead!!!
By JJ
@JolietJake (50190)
July 31, 2017 8:02pm CST
So tonight I broke a long-standing tradition not to go out.
I hate people, in general...not many people specifically, but I just...don't...do...people very well.
Which is ironic enough when you consider my side-job as a sound engineer means I have to deal with large groups of people often. 
But tonight, I let myself be talked into going out to a 'farewell' dinner for someone I know that is going to rehab tomorrow.
I extremely dislike people in restaurant settings. 
But I buckled down and put on my big-boy pants and went.
And you know what?
Only one other person showed up - and it wasn't the person the dinner was being held for.
In fact, it wasn't the person that put the dinner together either. 
So Joe and I ate some pizza, laughed about how weird life is, and I came home.
Went a LOT better than I expected. 
But tonight, I let myself be talked into going out to a 'farewell' dinner for someone I know that is going to rehab tomorrow.
I extremely dislike people in restaurant settings.
But I buckled down and put on my big-boy pants and went.
And you know what?
Only one other person showed up - and it wasn't the person the dinner was being held for.
In fact, it wasn't the person that put the dinner together either.
So Joe and I ate some pizza, laughed about how weird life is, and I came home.
Went a LOT better than I expected. 
Lyrics: S-s-s-s A-a-a-a F-f-f-f E-e-e-e T-t-t-t Y-y-y-y Safe, dance! [Gesprochen] We can dance if we want to We can leave your friends behind 'Cause your fri...
24 people like this
22 responses
@LovingMyBabies (85296)
• Valdosta, Georgia
1 Aug 17
I'm glad it went better than expected anyway!
3 people like this
@1hopefulman (45114)
• Canada
1 Aug 17
So neither the person who was being honored with the dinner nor the person who arranged the dinner showed up? That's the funniest thing I've heard all day. 2 people like this
@1hopefulman (45114)
• Canada
1 Aug 17
@JolietJake So did you arrive early or arrived just in time and did the restaurant close 15 minutes later and you had to gulp your food?
2 people like this
@JolietJake (50190)
•
1 Aug 17
@1hopefulman I got there about 5 minutes early, and Joe and I waited until about 7:25 to start eating, so they didn't get to close until about 7:45, it was a pizza buffet
3 people like this
@rebelann (114145)
• El Paso, Texas
1 Aug 17
Well in that case @JolietJake avoid em.
1 person likes this
@kobesbuddy (78856)
• East Tawas, Michigan
1 Aug 17
Good grief, aren't you glad you finally decided to go? You would have missed out on a delicious pizza and Joe's great company! I loved it:) And they lived happily ever after
2 people like this
@JolietJake (50190)
•
1 Aug 17
Even better...everyone was supposed to meet at 7:15...turns out the place closes at 7:30 and the person whose honor the dinner was being thrown in was in a different town 
4 people like this
@kobesbuddy (78856)
• East Tawas, Michigan
1 Aug 17
@JolietJake Good grief, talk about a couple of weirdos! lol
1 person likes this
@JolietJake (50190)
•
1 Aug 17
@kobesbuddy I'd even asked the woman who was putting it together if it was happening for sure, and she said 'yes'...this was about 90 minutes before it was supposed to happen
2 people like this
@GardenGerty (164235)
• United States
1 Aug 17
Surprise. I often do better with things I dread than I ever dream possible.
1 person likes this
@JolietJake (50190)
•
1 Aug 17
I just learned the other day the Chernobyl nuclear accident actually happened during a 'safety test'. That's pretty messed up...
@allknowing (147670)
• India
2 Aug 17
Just what the doctor ordered kind of party for you. You must have done something good in this world to deserve this
1 person likes this
@JolietJake (50190)
•
2 Aug 17
It's probably payback for all the times I hold doors open for people or wave them to go first at 4-way stops.
@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
1 Aug 17
At least you made the effort..wow so strange people not showing up.
I am similar to you with the people thing.
1 person likes this
@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
1 Aug 17
@JolietJake Maybe he is like that too.
1 person likes this
@JolietJake (50190)
•
1 Aug 17
I figured a few more would show, but Mariah couldn't even get Rick to come and she was the one that planned it
1 person likes this
@JolietJake (50190)
•
1 Aug 17
I probably wouldn't mind if they were so danged 'peopley'
1 person likes this
@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
1 Aug 17
Oh good grief, what a weird turn of events @JolietJake .
1 person likes this
@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
1 Aug 17
@JolietJake Sometimes surprises can be a good thing.
1 person likes this
@Mike197602 (15511)
• United Kingdom
1 Aug 17
sounds like my sort of party
There is a lot to be applauded about anti social people...we don't inflict our antisocialness on other people
There is a lot to be applauded about anti social people...we don't inflict our antisocialness on other people1 person likes this
@JolietJake (50190)
•
1 Aug 17
Even better, the place was completely empty except Joe and I because they were getting ready to close
1 person likes this
@RubyHawk (99397)
• Atlanta, Georgia
1 Aug 17
@JolietJake I didn't think so. It sounded right up your alley.
1 person likes this
@GrayViolator99 (85)
• United Kingdom
1 Aug 17
I hate people too, apart from when I love them. :)
1 person likes this
@GrayViolator99 (85)
• United Kingdom
1 Aug 17
Or when they smell nice....(Crap - inner Hannibal Rising ) - gotta run...
@andriaperry (118747)
• Anniston, Alabama
1 Aug 17
Well that was .... was...something. I do not like people either and I passed that attitude to my niece and who woulda thunk I would become a landlady and she is a 911 operator, I often thought that she would tell people to jump of they called in saying they were gonna jump from a building
1 person likes this
