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hathycolAfter my frankly appalling and brutal day yesterday, I was dragged off the computer. I ran around like a headless chicken attempting to get dressed, and I feel I succeeded in this as off we went to the Carol Concert. Mum revelled playing the "my daughter's cleverer than your daughter!" game with June Swift's mum.
"Oh, why isn't June here tonight?"
"Ah, well, she's such a dedicated student. She has all these exams in January."
"Well, so does Colleen, you know."
"Ah, is Colleen doing resits as well?"
"Colleen? Resits? No, no, she's doing her A-Levels. You know, they do them early in her college."
It's quite scary when my Mum meets up with other Aspiring Parents. The Carol Concert was hysterically funny. The Church seems to be smaller than I remember from my days, and god, how boring has the orchestra got? Dude, when I was in the orchestra, badly playing my cello, we had tinsel and stuff. We had a pool for betting how long the headteacher would speak for, sparkly things and bags of sweets for each section. This no longer occurs. The choir is also rubbish. And the nativity? OMGWTFBBQ? It was told from the viewpoint of the cat, and... gah. Firstly: why was there snow in Israel? Secondly: the cat? Thirdly: the shepards looked like the Grim Reaper, morbidly following Mary and Joseph around. The whole thing was just freakish.
I missed the good carol - O Come All Ye Faithful - as I had to leave to go to the Ranger meal. Which I went to, in my pr0n boots. This is always fun, but painful. I went to the meal, sat down, and Rebecca - Nice Twin - sat by me. Sarah - Less Nice Twin - sat a few seats down.
Rebecca: "Hey, Colleen! I've seen The Colleen Show!"
Colleen: "I... uh?"
I sat frozen to my seat in rigid fear. The thing is, I'm not outed at Rangers because it's Guides and people get weirded out. Rebecca nudged me again.
Rebecca: "Yeah, you and the Phoenix Knight!"
I giggled, waiting for her to call my bluff. She took a swig of water, and started talking to someone else. About three seconds later, the other twin yelled down the table
"How's the relationship?"
Rebecca smirked. "How's Clare?"
Froze. Nearly broke teeth I bit down that hard. "I was TRYING to keep it QUIET!" I hissed angrily. Liz, bless her cotton socks, looked up.
"Colleen! Do you have a boyfriend!"
There's a lot of things I could have said there. I wanted to say "No. No, I don't, I have a girlfriend. Her name is Clare, and I love her, and the time we have together and yes she is a woman and I DON'T CARE."
Instead I smiled awkwardly and said "Erm... yes. In a way. I'd rather not talk about it."
Twins got the hint and we moved onto a more pleasent evening, but I felt slightly guilty all evening, ina sort-of "Oh, god, I've betrayed who I am as a person..." type of way. But it's Guides. You don't let on to this kind of thing, you know? It's mainly run by Christian old people who would - quite probably - have me removed. And I don't want that. But I still feel somewhat guilty.
The rest of the evening was pleasent, however. We sang along to the Christmas songs, loudly and badly, pulled crackers and managed to have a fairly cheap meal and Emmeline put in £5 each from Ranger accounts. The meal ended, we paid, and out we went to wait for the people I was walking home with. Sarah Twin grins at me. "So, what's your girlfriend's name then?"
Liz was there. She froze. So did I. Sarah Twin looked genuinely repentant. "Oh, god, did you want to keep it quiet?"
"Yes!" I hissed. Then I shrugged. "Never mind. She's called Clare."
I felt better, although then I got the shock of my life. "Well, don't worry, we'll keep it quiet if you want us to," the Twins said, grinning. "I mean, we keep Emmeline quiet, don't we?"
Nearly died. Seems I'm not the only Ranger (leader!) in the closet!
So, yes. That was my night. I am now even more shattered and tonight I plan on sleeping after work. Woo and indeed hoo.
~Hathy_Col~
"Oh, why isn't June here tonight?"
"Ah, well, she's such a dedicated student. She has all these exams in January."
"Well, so does Colleen, you know."
"Ah, is Colleen doing resits as well?"
"Colleen? Resits? No, no, she's doing her A-Levels. You know, they do them early in her college."
It's quite scary when my Mum meets up with other Aspiring Parents. The Carol Concert was hysterically funny. The Church seems to be smaller than I remember from my days, and god, how boring has the orchestra got? Dude, when I was in the orchestra, badly playing my cello, we had tinsel and stuff. We had a pool for betting how long the headteacher would speak for, sparkly things and bags of sweets for each section. This no longer occurs. The choir is also rubbish. And the nativity? OMGWTFBBQ? It was told from the viewpoint of the cat, and... gah. Firstly: why was there snow in Israel? Secondly: the cat? Thirdly: the shepards looked like the Grim Reaper, morbidly following Mary and Joseph around. The whole thing was just freakish.
I missed the good carol - O Come All Ye Faithful - as I had to leave to go to the Ranger meal. Which I went to, in my pr0n boots. This is always fun, but painful. I went to the meal, sat down, and Rebecca - Nice Twin - sat by me. Sarah - Less Nice Twin - sat a few seats down.
Rebecca: "Hey, Colleen! I've seen The Colleen Show!"
Colleen: "I... uh?"
I sat frozen to my seat in rigid fear. The thing is, I'm not outed at Rangers because it's Guides and people get weirded out. Rebecca nudged me again.
Rebecca: "Yeah, you and the Phoenix Knight!"
I giggled, waiting for her to call my bluff. She took a swig of water, and started talking to someone else. About three seconds later, the other twin yelled down the table
"How's the relationship?"
Rebecca smirked. "How's Clare?"
Froze. Nearly broke teeth I bit down that hard. "I was TRYING to keep it QUIET!" I hissed angrily. Liz, bless her cotton socks, looked up.
"Colleen! Do you have a boyfriend!"
There's a lot of things I could have said there. I wanted to say "No. No, I don't, I have a girlfriend. Her name is Clare, and I love her, and the time we have together and yes she is a woman and I DON'T CARE."
Instead I smiled awkwardly and said "Erm... yes. In a way. I'd rather not talk about it."
Twins got the hint and we moved onto a more pleasent evening, but I felt slightly guilty all evening, ina sort-of "Oh, god, I've betrayed who I am as a person..." type of way. But it's Guides. You don't let on to this kind of thing, you know? It's mainly run by Christian old people who would - quite probably - have me removed. And I don't want that. But I still feel somewhat guilty.
The rest of the evening was pleasent, however. We sang along to the Christmas songs, loudly and badly, pulled crackers and managed to have a fairly cheap meal and Emmeline put in £5 each from Ranger accounts. The meal ended, we paid, and out we went to wait for the people I was walking home with. Sarah Twin grins at me. "So, what's your girlfriend's name then?"
Liz was there. She froze. So did I. Sarah Twin looked genuinely repentant. "Oh, god, did you want to keep it quiet?"
"Yes!" I hissed. Then I shrugged. "Never mind. She's called Clare."
I felt better, although then I got the shock of my life. "Well, don't worry, we'll keep it quiet if you want us to," the Twins said, grinning. "I mean, we keep Emmeline quiet, don't we?"
Nearly died. Seems I'm not the only Ranger (leader!) in the closet!
So, yes. That was my night. I am now even more shattered and tonight I plan on sleeping after work. Woo and indeed hoo.
~Hathy_Col~
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