"Forget love. Try good manners." - Vivi*

Really, people. If you are going to make plans to meet someone for a date, said day comes along, and you decide not to go, if you are unable to make it, don't just not show up. Send some excuse, at least. Here are some reasonable options, any one of which would have not made me ever want to meet you again, but would have worked at least as an excuse. Thankfully I was waiting at a bookstore, and lost track of time reading Milosz, which would have made me late to said date, but I would never just not show up. How rude!

Some excuses that could be valid:

"I got hit by a bus and broke my right leg."

"I have food poisoning and am puking my guts out every 2 minutes."

"My car was stolen and I am writing a police report."

Of course, the only way these would be acceptable is if someone actually CALLED AND SAID THEM. Manners, people, what happened to manners? I'm going to start giving out free copies of the Guide to Excuciatingly Correct Behavior.


*from Divine Secrets, Rebecca Wells

post-christmas g-chats

johnny v: dilbert

evs: is never drinking again.

bickle: ♫ I give a Flock. www.heifer.org

van ant: iced in at xmas

where's santa?

if you're curious, the NORAD folks are tracking him and I think they'll even respond to your e-mail.

Happy Christmas Eve!

which power do you want?

If I were a hero, I think i'd like the poison deal maya's got, but it might not be a good idea for me to have that kind of power.

hair washing g-chats

evs:
doesn't recommend accidentally washing your hair with the hotel's small bottle of body lotion.

taft:
♫ requests that you not let her fall

bickle:
i give a Flock

meg:
stole link from kristin, very funny: 12 things to throw at bush