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12th Night recap
Jan. 5th, 2020 03:23 pmSummary: kind of strange.
That's mainly because for the first time in about five years, I wasn't working the event. Also, for the first time in over 25 years, there was no GSP play. This meant that I had no responsibilities and could simply be social. And check out the arts display. And go to peerage meetings (which I had said I wouldn't, but I ended up caving to a vague sense of duty... and they were fine; we didn't have the ritual flogging. Which is good, but also a number of us were prepared to publicly walk out if it had started. And that would have made its own important point.)
It was good to see people, most of whom I hadn't seen in at least six months as we'd been on a break since I stepped down in June. I avoided all the courts, not out of any personal animus but because I Didn't Have To Be There. With no responsibilities, I felt free to retreat to our room on one occasion - partly to have a cup of coffee because I was flagging, but also because I needed a break from socializing. Along those lines, the wife and I went out to dinner Friday and Saturday without anyone else. (We might have gone with other people had we been invited, but being on our own was nice too.) We had an adequate Turkish/Mediterranean Friday and a very interesting (in a good way, but pricey) modernist Indian Saturday.
I did go to the exchequer meeting Sunday AM. I am still the emergency deputy so it seemed like a good idea. I only interjected once; it's his show to run and I am trying to reinforce that to myself if nothing else.
The cat missed us and has told us so in no uncertain terms. I am sleepy.
That's mainly because for the first time in about five years, I wasn't working the event. Also, for the first time in over 25 years, there was no GSP play. This meant that I had no responsibilities and could simply be social. And check out the arts display. And go to peerage meetings (which I had said I wouldn't, but I ended up caving to a vague sense of duty... and they were fine; we didn't have the ritual flogging. Which is good, but also a number of us were prepared to publicly walk out if it had started. And that would have made its own important point.)
It was good to see people, most of whom I hadn't seen in at least six months as we'd been on a break since I stepped down in June. I avoided all the courts, not out of any personal animus but because I Didn't Have To Be There. With no responsibilities, I felt free to retreat to our room on one occasion - partly to have a cup of coffee because I was flagging, but also because I needed a break from socializing. Along those lines, the wife and I went out to dinner Friday and Saturday without anyone else. (We might have gone with other people had we been invited, but being on our own was nice too.) We had an adequate Turkish/Mediterranean Friday and a very interesting (in a good way, but pricey) modernist Indian Saturday.
I did go to the exchequer meeting Sunday AM. I am still the emergency deputy so it seemed like a good idea. I only interjected once; it's his show to run and I am trying to reinforce that to myself if nothing else.
The cat missed us and has told us so in no uncertain terms. I am sleepy.
