TM #237 - It's your birthday!

[nerdherdchuck]

My birthday last year was...kinda on the awkward side. My sister Ellie had only invited one of my friends - just Morgan. The rest of the guests were female friends of hers and the hope was that I'd take an interest in one of them.

So uh...this year....I kinda hope I get to plan my own birthday.

I dunno what I'd do really. I mean...birthdays were a bigger deal when I was a kid. There was a whole theme to it and stuff. If you couldn't be one of those lucky kids that could have their birthday parties at the cool places or have a bouncy castle in your backyard, you better have planned some cool activities.

I mostly just had some party games and a couple videos to watch and the kids wore like Star Wars party hats or something.

Nothing special.

Anyway...back to this year...

Maybe...instead of a party, we could just have a nice dinner somewhere instead. Keep things small. I don't really need anything fancy, you know?

Muse: Chuck Bartowski
Fandom: Chuck
Word Count: 171

Comments

[powered-otaku.livejournal.com]

At least your sister planned you a party, even if it was not what you wanted. But a small party or dinner is always good.

[nerdherdchuck.livejournal.com]

I dunno if it was really a party. It was more like a massive blind date.

[powered-otaku.livejournal.com]

I would have been one big blush.

[nerdherdchuck.livejournal.com]

I kinda was. Plus the girls weren't all that nice really.

[powered-otaku.livejournal.com]

Your sister did not try to fix you up with nice girls?

[nerdherdchuck.livejournal.com]

I...well, they sorta didn't listen to me much. And a couple kinda seemed to think I was lame for working for the Nerd Herd or something. One asked if I was wearing a costume and another wanted to know what I 'really wanted to do' with my life.

Of course...I really didn't help matters by rambling endlessly about my breakup with Jill. I dunno...one of 'em asked me when the last time I dated was and I just kept talking to the point where they all sorta walked away from me.

[powered-otaku.livejournal.com]

It sounds like they were looking for rich husbands. They wanted to know that you were going to make all kinds of money for them. I have met that kind of woman before.

Well, if women kept asking that kind of question, they should have expected the answer.

[nerdherdchuck.livejournal.com]

Maybe that's it. Or partly it. Many of Ellie's friends are doctors so maybe they didn't want a guy that they thought was just going to sorta leech off of them, you know?

I think they expected me to end when I told them how long it had been. They didn't really wanna hear the actually breakup story.

[powered-otaku.livejournal.com]

If they were doctors, then I suspect you are correct.

Which is rather strange, because they would want you to listen to their stories.

[nerdherdchuck.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Though Ellie said ladies really don't wanna hear about past breakups in general or something.

[powered-otaku.livejournal.com]

*Hiro pouts.* I do not understand that about women. Why do they ask if they do not want to know?

[nerdherdchuck.livejournal.com]

*shrugs* No idea.

[powered-otaku.livejournal.com]

Then they accuse us of not listening to them.

[nerdherdchuck.livejournal.com]

Yeah...that does sound kinda hypocritical, doesn't it?

[powered-otaku.livejournal.com]

I think we stop listening to each other, if I have to be honest.

[nerdherdchuck.livejournal.com]

Sorta, yeah.

[powered-otaku.livejournal.com]

It is not a good thing.

[not-a-savage.livejournal.com]

I'd still wear a party hat for your birthday if you wanted. Trust me, that's saying a lot.

[nerdherdchuck.livejournal.com]

Yes, but would you wear a Star Wars party hat? *laughs*

[not-a-savage.livejournal.com]

As long as it wasn't a girl's one... sure.

[nerdherdchuck.livejournal.com]

And why would I have girls' party hats at my party?

I dunno though...I think we'd all look silly with party hats on. I mean, when you're five it's fun but now...not really.

[not-a-savage.livejournal.com]

Because you know Princess Leia has to come inside the party pack.

I was just making a metaphor. Now I'm picturing you wearing a giant Jabba the Hutt hat.

[nerdherdchuck.livejournal.com]

Nah. Not for the boy parties. I'd say maybe the one with the slave outfit but um...that wouldn't be in the kiddo hat collection. At least...it shouldn't be.

Really? It's because of the Sandworm costume I told you about, huh?

[not-a-savage.livejournal.com]

Really? Huh. I would have thought the party people would have gone for equal opportunity.

Nah, you just struck me as the kind of guy who could proudly wear a Hutt on his head. *grins*

[nerdherdchuck.livejournal.com]

Maybe she'd be on there with Han but not as a separate hat for the boy party package?

Maybe. Or maybe I'd make Morgan wear that one.