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]

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.

[nerdherdchuck.livejournal.com]

Not at all.

[powered-otaku.livejournal.com]

When we get married, we should be certain to listen to our wives so they will not get upset with us.

[nerdherdchuck.livejournal.com]

Sounds like a good plan. *smiles*

I think Ellie and Awesome sometimes need to be reminded of that. Cuz...well, they've had fights about that sorta stuff.

[powered-otaku.livejournal.com]

Perhaps part of your duty as brother-in-law will be to remind them of that.

[nerdherdchuck.livejournal.com]

Maybe it will be, yeah.

[powered-otaku.livejournal.com]

I already figure it will part of mine. Though neesan will most likely tell me to get lost when I offer her advice.

[nerdherdchuck.livejournal.com]

You never know...she might not. Depends...on how things are going at the time, you know?

[powered-otaku.livejournal.com]

Oh yes. It would only happen once in a great while. After all, one cannot misuse their powers.

[nerdherdchuck.livejournal.com]

Very true. *smiles*

[powered-otaku.livejournal.com]

"With great power comes great responsibility." I think that is the most important lessons I learned from Spiderman.

[nerdherdchuck.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that line certainly rings true.

Have you seen all the Spiderman movies, Hiro?

[powered-otaku.livejournal.com]

*Hiro nods.* And have all of them on DVD. I liked #2 best, I think.