A Good Weekend

Culture, chili and relaxing. I'd say it was a good weekend.

Shakespeare Tavern
Saturday was another evening at the Shakespeare Tavern. The play, 'Merry Wives of Windsor' was, as always excellent. The food was, as usual great, sort of. My friend Barbara ordered the chili and it looked more like vegetable soup. We had a group of 25 people, some of whom I didn't know. It's always great when you have a large group, lots of different folks. BUT....

OK, so I'm a Beeatch.

This isn't a complaint and it isn't pointed to our lovely host and hostess, Barb and Alan, but a group of couples isn't has much fun as a group of single people. This could be total prejudice on my part as I'm not part of a couple, but I tend to agree with an article I read years ago about social situations. This theory was that couples have a 'corporate' personality, where as singles each have their own personality. Couples always refer to 'we' and not the Royal 'We', whereas singles are mostly 'I'. Singles are also more likely to talk to strangers than couples. Couples talk amongst themselves, they don't have to meet anyone, they came with someone, whereas singles will get to know the people they're sitting with, to have someone to share the evening with, and maybe meet a new friend. The incident in question is a seating issue, and maybe my frustration is because I don't really care for the company of the couple in question, but no matter. I rushed to get to the Tavern at the allotted time, chose my seat based on who I was able to talk with during dinner. These were friends I haven't seen or talked to in along time. I positioned myself at a table for 4, with 2 other single people. There was another table for 2 that my other friend Barbara was seated by herself. She's short, and likes to sit closest to the stage so she doesn't have to look over anyone else. While I was in line to get food, this Couple arrived. I don't know if they insisted on sitting together, but because I was in line and they couldn't ask me, I was moved to sit with Barbara, so the Couple could sit together. Now, I didn't mind sitting with Barbara, she is a good friend of mine, but I talk to her often, the others I didn't talk to as often. I was miffed because I got to the theater on time, got a seat I wanted, but still had to move so the Couple could sit together. Don't they see each other all the time? Why can't they be separated for a few hours? And it was only a matter of a few feet, not like they would be separated by the entire theater. No matter, I lived, the play was good. I'm not faulting our hostess, she made a very good effort to make sure everyone was comfortable and knew everyone else. She also did all the 'planning' and footwork, and for that I'm grateful. But if you show up late, deal with it. And a large part of it is I just don't care for 1/2 of this couple. That's my problem.

Enough Bitching, I'm off to cook chili. At least 3 times today. Whoo Hoo ?

More to come...
As things happen, I'll be posting. Thanks for taking the time to read. You're opinions are welcome but if you have to start calling me names, don't bother, I won't read them. As my Dad says 'Opinions are like a**holes, everyone has one.'