More awkward than the Veloster - non car related situation

"nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul" (nfamouscj)
05/20/2015 at 09:49 • Filed to: None

So here’s the situation:

10 year high school reunion is this weekend. I feel old now.. that stung. I’m supposed to be in New York Turkey hunting (no, autocorrect.. its “turkey hunting” I won’t be hunting the Turks) instead.

This would have worked out great because I have zero desire to go. High school was a non point for me. I was pretty much front page gray status, middle of the road, cruise control, along for the ride. A beige Camry if you would. No real issues or concerns- just there.

But I keep getting Facebook updates with all the people who bought their tickets for the dinner cruise and quite frankly I have no interest in spending an evening with any of them. My father says to go, it’ll be good to catch up. I’m single, have no kids, and have a nerd IT job. I don’t want to hear about their kids, divorces, dead end jobs, etc. Upon graduation MySpace was in full effect followed by Facebook. If I wanted to keep in contact with them or vise versa it would have happened anyways.

Problem is the only one I’d appreciate seeing is the coordinator of it all.. and she now knows I’m going to be in town.. and will want to know why I’m not going. She’’ll be in town from Florida so will also be irate that I didn’t come out as she’s rarely up here. She’s also the type to call on the phone too. With text I can well orchestrate and coordinate diplomacy but on the phone it’ll be a lot of “well.. you see...uhhhhh”

So be honest and up front, REALLY piss her off and personally offend her (and whomever else is there she tells)? Or go, get hammered, and possibly throw someone overboard?

*note : I really like the veloster I just wish it had the Gen Coupes 2.0t in it.

DISCUSSION (10)

SaveTheIntegras > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul
05/20/2015 at 09:53

go because if you throw someone overboard it’d be a better story to report than pissing her off

CalzoneGolem > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul
05/20/2015 at 09:56

Go to see her. Don’t get hammered. GTFO while you still can.

BJ > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul
05/20/2015 at 10:00

Fuck it. You’re not excited about seeing your high school bunch, then don’t go. I’ve never been to a reunion; I’m not even sure if they ever had one.

Get in touch with the coordinator and invite her out for lunch/supper/sexy times/whatever. Tell her you’d enjoy catching up with her one-on-one but that the reunion itself doesn’t interest you. I’d invite her out after the event because (a) she’ll have news/gossip from the event and (b) she’ll be less stressed once it’s all done.

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > BJ
05/20/2015 at 10:08

That’s good thinking. I can’t remember if she’s leaving the next day or the following day after that. If that’s the case things may work out different.

FrankAtlanta > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul
05/20/2015 at 10:10

I think you have options here.

1. If you can’t go because you’re hunting, that’s a bona fide reason to not attend - just be honest. You have a conflict you can’t reschedule and you made plans with others long in advance. No reason you can’t try to catch-up with the coordinator before/after, depending upon timing. If not, offer to make it up on a trip to FL sometime in the future.

2. Now, if you could go and simply don’t *want* to go, then: A) if this coordinator is important enough, you can suck it up and spend some time with her or B) be honest and let her know that you have other plans/conflicts/don’t want to attend, but would love to catch-up over a meal, drink, etc.

I think you know what you want to do - just go with it.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul
05/20/2015 at 10:10

Personally I just wouldn't go, but getting hammered and throwing people overboard might make it worthwhile.

RockThrillz89 > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul
05/20/2015 at 10:19

You have to preempt her. Ring her up, and say you’ve been planning to hunt Turks for a while now, and that you’re integral to the hunt (even if you’ve only been tasked with bringing beer for after the hunt, you must be there). Tell her you hate not being able to make it, but you’re hands are tied.

Or just tell her you have no desire to go. Nothing wrong with being honest. And if she gets irate, so be it. You won’t have to deal with it again until she sets up the 20 year, at which time you need to schedule a trip to South America.

If she just wants to see you, then set up a lunch/dinner date.

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > RockThrillz89
05/20/2015 at 10:22

I have to go the honesty route since she already knows the hunt got canceled. Knowing my luck I could have still told her I was going then bump into her at 7-11

“Nope! No Turks here. Better go look somewhere else!”

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul
05/20/2015 at 10:25

Here’s one for ya: my 20th high school reunion is coming up next year. About 6 people have expressed any interest in attending. Just about every single member of my graduating class was just glad to get the fuck out of there and we’ll all be quite happy if we never see each other ever again. If you want to see one person, be honest, tell them. Don’t bother with the dick-measuring and life/wife comparing you’ll get to experience if you go to the actual reunion.

Funktheduck > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul
05/20/2015 at 10:29

Coordinate with the coordinator for some one on one time. Be honest. Say “I’d like to see you but the rest I don’t care”