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November 09, 2005
Technology, I Dis-Evite You to My Party
Just when I thought my boyfriend Technology and I had made up, he makes a fool of me again.
Last week Gloria and I supped at El Compadre. And in discussing her upcoming pre-holiday holiday party, she mentions that one invitee has not yet RSVP'd but has checked the Evite like 1200 times.
"Uh, Wha...?"
"The creator of the Evite can view how many times you've checked it. But only until you RSVP."
So Gloria totally knew that I had checked her Evite like 20 kabillion bazillion times. Oops! Luckily, she already knows I stalk her. But, um, Carolyn's nice friend Ginger? I am very, very sorry I sort of cyber-stalked you for a week. And Amber? I just kept checking that Halloween Evite because I wanted to, um, you know, see how the party was shaping up! And um, guy in that other law school section whose birthday party I just attended? I was just seeing if, you know, the venue had changed, or if, um, you had altered the time. Really, I swear!
Oh me, oh my.
This is only the tip of the iceberg. Those are just the people I have stalked in the last two weeks! I have stalked COUNTLESS other Eviters over the years, never knowing that when I showed up with my bottle of merlot and Williams-Sonoma whatchamacalit? They were not marvelling at my generosity! No! They were wondering how the hell I managed to have time to purchase that housewarming gift since I spent every minute of the last two weeks pouring over their Evite.
Egads.
So please, learn from my mistakes. Either a) step away from that Evite, or b) RSVP right away so you can stalk in peace. You can always just put "I dunno" or "Barely there" or whatever catch phrase the party host has selected for the socially ambivalent.
And you, Technology? (Yes, I like to think Technology looks like Jason from Laguna Beach. It's my blog and I'll fantasize if I want to.) You cannot continually make a fool out of me and expect to stay in my life! Even washboard-abbed bad boys can get dumped. So watch out. Or next thing you know I'll throw a big party and not invite you. If LC can do it, so can I.
Posted by jen at November 9, 2005 10:32 PM
Comments
Thank you for making me cry. The worst part was I was chatting wth Gloria at the same time and trying to explain my non-repsonsiveness. Thankfully I am the type who holds off on looking at the Evite (damnit but why didn't they hire me) until I am sure of my answer. Thank you for cluing me in on yet another way to see if "people really love me."
Posted by: Dagny at November 9, 2005 11:50 PM
HAHA. It's actually not how many times you've checked it out, but the last date you checked it out. Terribly useful when the inviter wants to stalk her guests. Heeheehee. I'm sorry you didn't know about it earlier, but it was so funny when you found out.
And for those people that put "maybe", that's why I like to write something stupid like - um, well, I can't remember - but something to shame them into making a decision. And obviously the right decision is to say "yes, I'm overwhelmed by your generosity and of course I'll come".
I also love the accompanying picture. LOVE.
Posted by: Gloria at November 9, 2005 11:53 PM
Oh. My. God. I had NO idea.
I also had no idea that other people did the evite-stalking thing. I thought it was my own special kind of crazy.
Posted by: Gwen at November 10, 2005 12:12 AM
None of my friends are into Laguna Beach but I watch it just to get a glimpse of Jason. He. is. HOT.
Talan's GROSS, Steven looks and acts like a little boy, but JASON is a true stud. Aww yeah.
Posted by: la.dauphine at November 10, 2005 12:41 PM
you're such a riot. i say if you're going to be a stalker, than stalk proudly. check that evite 100 times. wear your stalkerness.
Posted by: carolyn at November 10, 2005 03:32 PM