So begins a new day
December 1, 2007, a date which will live in infamy. Alright, so it wasn't catastrophic - which I had envisioned - but two days later there have already been raised some questions. My co-worker, Logan, and his wife, Diana, ended up not being able to attend the party (much to my chagrin and adding to my anxiety). So Elle and I had to go it alone. But we did alright. There were a few raised brows, a number of questioning looks as people tried to process "this is my girlfriend" and reconcile it with "my wife and I went to dinner last night". One of my other co-workers already asked Logan if I'm in the process of a divorce (it's only 8:45 here this morning as I write this post). I'm certain to be squelching rumors for quite some time. Those one-on-one interactions I can handle; it was the sheer presence of so many people in one place all eying me suspiciously that I was fearing.
All-in-all, though, it went well. We played blackjack for a while (with fake money) and then headed to Nyla's media party and had a good time watching spoof videos the rest of the evening. I think that my own vision of what others think of me is much more terrible than what actually happens. I think people will quickly forget about it or if they do think about it and have concerns, they'll keep it to themselves. If most people think I'm just cheating, I'm sure they'll just whisper amongst themselves about my private life. I suppose my only concern is that people think less of me as a person because they have a misconception of what I do when I'm not at work. I think it would be a little too presumptuous to send out a communication to everyone to fill them in: that would be a fire of monumental proportions that I don't believe is necessary to even fuel in the remotest way.
. . . and so we move to a different topic.
Nyla had a date last night with a couple she's been talking online with, and she was very pleased with the outcome. She hasn't quite made up her mind about dating a couple again, but she seems to like them quite a bit, and she's eager to see them again. But I'll let her expound upon that in her own time.
