overheard

eavesdropping for the technologically savvy

Thursday, March 02, 2006



I thought I would share my bridal portrait with you all. I promise to love, honor, and sharpen frequently.

This photo is from the nice folks at Henckel's knives.
uh-oh, again! Seems my blog-bitching has sent several people into a panic, wondering if they had sent their RSVP's. The folks I have in mind don't really know about my blog so, Dear Readers, you are off the hook. Sorry for the rant and any unintended finger-pointing!
uh-oh... a rant!!

I'm not really sure why people find it so hard to RSVP. Is it not common decency (not to mention common sense) that, if someone is kind enough to invite you to something - particularly if they are hosting in their own home! - that those invited should respond? Generally RSVP-ing is a fairly simple process wherein one can call and say "I can come, thank you" or "I can't make it, so sorry". Sometimes RSVP-ing is made oh-so-simple by generous folks who, for fancier occasions (a wedding?), provide a self-addressed, stamped envelope, requiring no more from the invitee than one pen mark, a few micrograms of saliva to seal the envelope, and a few steps to the mailbox. YET, some people simply cannot hack this most basic social courtesy.

As you might have inferred, I am personally irritated at this moment with people who cannot be bothered to RSVP for either my bridal shower (and my dear sweet bridesmaids are putting so much thought into it!) as well as the few people for whom the process of RSVP-ing to my wedding proved to be a trial of the greatest complexity. It's not a backyard barbeque, folks, it's a wedding. I'm only doing this once. And if you don't RSVP, well, no cake for you! I'll personally hold you at bay with my bouquet and the guest book pen if I have to!

I did overhear some great stuff at the coffee shop this weekend, but that will be posted later. Some very quality gems of stupidity from some dudes that I am pretty sure were stoned off their respective asses. Fun!