We had fun seeing everyone who came to the reception for Tia’s BFA final. And.. it seems like I should have something more to say, but I don’t. Well, the gallery is still up.
We also discovered that most people feel they have a divine right to food set out in public places. I lost heart telling all the students from the state high school orchestral competition that they could have the cookies if they strolled through the gallery. Amazing some people won’t take twenty paces for a cookie.
One kid told us we picked a bad time for our reception. Did we? Yeah, I guess we should work our schedule around you and your want for free cookies – either that or you picked a lame-brain comment.
An older lady (a high school teacher I assume) came to the punch bowl and asked, though it wasn’t a question, as she was hastily getting herself punch at the same time, “Is this for me?” I answered “No.” – she hurried to fill up her cup and said “We’ll I’ll just steal some anyway!” – and hurried off with it, spilling punch all over the table in the process. This is one of those situations where you repeatedly retroactively fantasize about what you might have done otherwise. If I’d had my wits about me, I’d have said firmly: “Ma’m, that was rude.” I don’t think that would have had an effect – she was shameless. What I really wish is that I’d bumped her stolen red punch to spill all over her blouse and declared “It looks like you’ve been caught red-handed.” But maybe that’s too far.
I think this is why the Lord gave the Israelites in the wilderness quail until it came out their nostrils.
And you know me. I am so like Moses. No. I give up. She can have the punch. Well, she already did.
SO.. anyway.. it was really fun to see everyone who came to the show..