3:00 snapshot #804

[urbpan]

Went to a new friend's birthday party, one of four friends of mine whose birthday is the eleventh of September, and knew no one there, and was the only one present without children. (What I mean is, I felt really really awkward.) When the alarm went off I told her I was going to take my picture, did it quickly and put my camera away. Never checked the pic which was wildly overexposed due to being left on manual exposure. I balanced the levels best I could and stripped the color out. Now it looks like an old snapshot found loose fallen from a forgotten album (I hope).

People who I do know, and also don't have kids did arrive, so I felt much less awkward and had a nice time.

Comments

[shellynoir.livejournal.com]

I like that photo!

I'm so party-shy I either a) find kids and toys to play with b) do the dishes.

Grrlpup hinted once that wearing black pants and a white shirt helps in these endeavors, you look like you're *supposed* to be doing that.

mushroom and maggots

[dedhamoutdoors.livejournal.com]

I figured you felt awkward, so many kids and lots of friends that we have known for decades. You definitely put on a good act, though, I would have tried to crawl into a corner and hide. I was very happy when Jenn and Chris arrived and I found the three of you on the other side of the yard inspecting maggots inside the broken stem of a mushroom. I'm honored to be in a 3:00 snapshot, even if it makes me look more pasty white than I actually am!

[elainetyger.livejournal.com]

I'm 48 and I've just learned in the past year how to hang out. You will likely relax into it in time. But I'm glad you found your maggots.