Currently I Love You, Man By Paul Rudd, Jason Segel see related

I give up.

I don't know why I started organising events really, except that I really enjoy going to things where I know 80% of the people and I like coming up with new bright and colourful ideas and I like getting good deals.

But I don't like people making it seem like THEY are doing ME the favour when they come to my events.

I don't know about you guys, but the last time I checked going to my things was still optional. Granted, I do like people to RSVP and I might bug you UNTIL you RSVP, and if you tell me no, I might ask you a couple more times if you're sure, but if it's a no, I'm not going to plead and cry and beg with you to go.

So I really don't need that kind of bullshit.

The thing is this; if you're a friend of mine, chances are you're probably quite an ok person and I would LIKE to have you at my event and therefore your presence DOES matter. I like to have fun, and if all 10 of you turn up and we all have great laughs and a good time, then all the better! But your presence is not some kind of all consuming force that I cannot do without, and therefore if it's a no, it's a no. Don't leave me hanging with a maybe and then come back and tell me that I am the one who is being pushy.

And yes I do like taking photos, and yes I admit that some of the things I organise are purely because otherwise I would have no 'photos of the week'; call it my insurance for Alzheimer's if you will, and I'm perfectly candid about this and I joke about my Facebook addiction as much as the next person, but there is a line between joking about it and just simply being an ass.

Anyway, this has nothing to do with anyone I've met this week... I have, however, given up this photo diary idea because it was actually really awkward to take photos in perfectly ordinary situations like dinner with Diana on Monday (we did actually take a photo although both reluctantly), or lunch with Phoebe today (who absolutely flat out refused to be caught on camera), or when watching I Love You Man with Sean afterwards (seriously what was I going to do, whip out my camera and pose in the pitch black cinema?) - it was just all so normal and everyday and just the two of us and it didn't feel like a camera moment and forcing the issue made it so strange! So yes, maybe I understand what Tze May was saying about camwhoring at post restaurants!

So maybe there WILL be no Week 27 [22/06/09 - 28/06/09] this week, and maybe my ego will take a hit (oh, cry), but whatever, I say a lot of these things as a joke, but when people start to take my comments about having to prove I have friends seriously maybe its time to stop...