My friend Josh made a casual comment to me while I was waiting for Dennis to get out of the bathroom. It was kind of ironic..I was a little excited and we were going to slip away to bed when I checked my IMs and Josh had sent me a message. I thanked him for (eventually!) getting back to me, when he messaged me back and said he was busy organising this year’s JournalCon. For those of you who have no idea what that is, it’s a gathering of bloggers who have blogged since 2000, read each others blogs, and commented, linked, or other wise communicated with one another. It’s mainly for old school bloggers, but sometimes we make exceptions for other people to be invited through sponsorship.
JournalCon is going to be held over the Fourth of July weekend in New York City, and Josh emphasized that he’d love to have me there, just like old times. When he said that to me, I tracked down an old Simpsons episode and watched it. I got this really wicked sense of wanderlust. Dennis waited for me for nearly an hour while I chatted with Josh about JournalCon and watched that episode. When it was over, I brought up the suggestion to Dennis that I get a small, personal vacation this summer. “Why? Where?” he asked. “I was wondering if I paid up my credit card bill and had them bump up my credit limit to two-thousand, if I could go to New York City this summer for the JournalCon weekend,” I suggested. He wasn’t thrilled. Firstly, the attitude he gave me was that I’m this extreme idiot. I can’t handle myself alone. Second, I don’t deserve a personal vacation. Third, there’s street crime in New York City…. How well do I know this Josh character…? Oh, not much. I met him before I met you…
So…
Validate me. Am I too stupid to handle a weekend in New York City? I’ve fired a pistol before. I’ve loaded one before. I just don’t have a permit to carry concealed.
Dennis’s gone to get his dad from work. I can imagine the bitch-fest they have in store for me. How dare I want a little fun of my own!!