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desperanceReally, I only wanted to use the subject line; I'm not sure I actually need advice on this. But, y'know. I'm dithering. This may have become my equivalent of tossing a coin: as the post goes live, I realise what response I'm looking for. Or something.
Anyway. Thing is, September 19th - as you know, my hearties - is Talk Like A Pirate Day. It's also the middle of the week. Sunday 23rd September, on the other hand, is the weekend; and close enough; and even closer to Karen's half-birthday.
And I thought I might declare it Talk Like Stephen Maturin, Cook Like Preserved Killick Day, and invite people around, and cook foods direct from O'Brian's pages (we have the cookbook!), and play sea shanties all day (chanteys, I think, over here?) and finish up with a viewing of Master and Commander, while our much-abused digestions grumble.
Quite a long time ago, I thought that. And compiled an invitation-list and wrote a draft and everything. Only time has gone by, and I have conspicuously not sent out the invitations, and the more I thought about it the more stressed I was becoming.
So I had pretty much decided not to do it, though it should be fun (friends and food and drinking, what's stressful about that? *shrugs* I am inexplicable sometimes to myself).
Only this morning we had the letter from Homeland Security setting a date for my USCIS green-card initial interview - and that's the morning of the 24th. And Karen fairly promptly said, "I think you should go ahead with your Maturin/Killick party," and I'm fairly sure she thinks that if I have something fun and frolicsome to stress about, that'll take the edge off the stressing over the scary thing: for make no mistake, it is scary and I am stressed. Also she is no fool, my wife, except perhaps in the matter of marrying me.
So, O internets: I know what Karen thinks. What do you think? Maturin/Killick, lobscourse and spotted dog, yes/no? Would you come, would you cook, would you eat? Is it the lesser of two weevils, or are the dog days of summer to be cur-tailed...?
Anyway. Thing is, September 19th - as you know, my hearties - is Talk Like A Pirate Day. It's also the middle of the week. Sunday 23rd September, on the other hand, is the weekend; and close enough; and even closer to Karen's half-birthday.
And I thought I might declare it Talk Like Stephen Maturin, Cook Like Preserved Killick Day, and invite people around, and cook foods direct from O'Brian's pages (we have the cookbook!), and play sea shanties all day (chanteys, I think, over here?) and finish up with a viewing of Master and Commander, while our much-abused digestions grumble.
Quite a long time ago, I thought that. And compiled an invitation-list and wrote a draft and everything. Only time has gone by, and I have conspicuously not sent out the invitations, and the more I thought about it the more stressed I was becoming.
So I had pretty much decided not to do it, though it should be fun (friends and food and drinking, what's stressful about that? *shrugs* I am inexplicable sometimes to myself).
Only this morning we had the letter from Homeland Security setting a date for my USCIS green-card initial interview - and that's the morning of the 24th. And Karen fairly promptly said, "I think you should go ahead with your Maturin/Killick party," and I'm fairly sure she thinks that if I have something fun and frolicsome to stress about, that'll take the edge off the stressing over the scary thing: for make no mistake, it is scary and I am stressed. Also she is no fool, my wife, except perhaps in the matter of marrying me.
So, O internets: I know what Karen thinks. What do you think? Maturin/Killick, lobscourse and spotted dog, yes/no? Would you come, would you cook, would you eat? Is it the lesser of two weevils, or are the dog days of summer to be cur-tailed...?
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Date: 2012-08-25 11:54 pm (UTC)You should totally have this party and I hope several local people show up!