QotD: Surviving the Holiday Hustle & Bustle
Parties, dinners, pageants and more. How does technology help you survive the hustle and bustle of the holidays?
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Does a Franklin Planner, a pencil or a watch count as technology? That's what gets me through my crazy Food, Booze & Schmooze schedule.
I suppose I can count my cell phone for answering calls and texts from friends on their high-tech gadgets asking me ad naseum:
"Where is it? Can you stay on the phone with me for the next ten minutes and give me directions while I tell you mile by mile where I am and then question every direction you give me?"
"What time are we supposed to be there? Are you there already? Who else is there?" (one friend is always late but always calls and has to know person by person who is already there);
"Can you meet me at the door so I don't have to walk in by myself? Where should I park? Where are you parked?"
"Is it a cash bar? Can I borrow money?" (one friend NEVER has cash and is always taking, not borrowing, my money)
Maybe I should buy everyone a calendar and a pencil for Christmas this year. How would like that, Best Buy? Yeah, nice way to sneak that advertising in to the QOTD. You'll make no money off me this holiday season.
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some of your friends are very trying. especial mention to" who else is there? and to can I borrow money?.
I'd be letting my cell phone run out of charge.
as far as presents for these kind of folk, may I suggest the hipster PDA? a classinc that never goes out of style.
I love that! I've been on the site before and always find something useful.
Yeah, my 'who is there?' friend irritates the piss out of all of us. It's a joke now so when someone gets her call, we all start giggling and say "Who is there?" at the same time.
Once I replied, "People. People you know."
"Who?"
"People who are waiting for you."
"Who?"
"Do you really want me to go around the table and identify each person one by one?"
"Yes."
"Why? Just knowing I'm here isn't good enough for you? Does it matter who is here before you can show up?"
"Just tell me who is there."
I did, and she showed up, but we've told her before it makes people feel insignificant. Doesn't matter. It's just her thing.
My "give me directions" friend REALLY gets on my nerves. It feels like I spend more time standing outside waiting for her to show up so she can see me face to face than I spend at the actual party.
Oh, and I have ever mentioned that my 6th Grade report card read:
"Amy is not very patient with the other children who don't finish as quickly as she does."
Yeah. I'm not very patient with people who need extra help. Har!
we've told her before it makes people feel insignificant.
it does. that's why it is rude. her friends (y'all) should reply to her query with "nobody. nobody is here" until she gets the hint.
directions girl?... erm... I could be her as I am terrible with directions. that's wny if I'm going someplace I hadn't before I try to go a day or two before hand so I am familiar with the location.
On the other, the mile by mile questions, remind me of my friend Jenn (the one with ADD) who once called me, asking for directions to the airport, while she was actively driving and changing directions. So by the time I could look up where she was, she'd be somewhere totally different and going a different direction. I couldn't get her to just STOP and let me catch up with her. She finally found her destination - but with a LOT more effort than it warranted.
I want it noted that both times I met with Amy, it was at the right place, and I was early. b/c I'm the same way.