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[UPDATE] Quirky Acuity, 25th August, 2005

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Sasuntsi Davit
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[UPDATE] Quirky Acuity, 25th August, 2005

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Worst. Family. Dinner. Ever.
Category: me
Time: 11:51 AM

Scarlett's heading off on her big summer trip soon, so my dad decided that we should have regular (if not constant) family dinners between now and then. Which is fine. Except that Scarlett's now dating this bloke Brede Hunterton from her student newspaper, and says can she bring him along? Which is also fine. Except of course then my dad calls to say: "You should bring someone, Violet. Why don't you bring Kurt? You two get on so well." To which I reply: "You know Kurt and I aren't involved, dad?" At which point my dad goes quiet. I know what this is about. My dad loves Kurt. Kurt's a big hero on campus, he's a computer genius, and my dad thinks we'd be so perfect together. In any case, I don't get much say in this because it turns out my dad's already invited Kurt to dinner anyway.

So, there were Scarlett and Brede being snuggly with each other at dinner, like new couples always are. This Brede seems OK enough. (Although, if I were being acid, which I never ever am, he strikes me as not quite smart enough for my baby sister. Still he seems to really like her.) But it was awkward. I could just read the words in neon above my dad's head as he was serving his specialty burgers: two perfect couples.

So, like, as much to break the tension as anything else, I said:
"How's the search for the Cube going, Dad?"
Which was not the right thing to say at all. He looked at me and said:
"I'm surprised you're interested, Violet. It's going fine. Despite what Scarlett's friends at the Sentinel may think, we have it all under control, don't we Kurt?"
Which, just, aaaaargh, parents. Always know how to get under your skin. I know he didn't mean it, but attacking me and my sister and appealing to my best friend in one sentence? OK, I know, this does not in any way justify the next thing I did, which was to calmly take a breadstick, snap it in half, and say:
"Oh well, it doesn't really matter, does it? Who really cares about the Cube anyway?"

Damn damn damn. Big angry argument ensued. Relations between me and my dad now even worse than after the radio interview debacle. Will have to call tomorrow and apologise.

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Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 8:01 am

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