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Not The Only Idiot Magnet

Our friends called us and invited us over to a BBQ last night. The only request was that I bring nothing since it was time I had a break.

So I followed orders, prepared nothing, and showed up only with a hostess gift.

I was greeted with a freshly-shaken lemon drop.

I love these friends.

(Just to be clear, this is an entirely different crowd than the one with Icky Salad Girl so there was no fear of having to encounter food poisoning or making up grandiose stories about how I can't eat spam on odd days.)

I found a cushy seat on the patio - right next to the snack table - and spent the evening luxuriating in the relaxation that only a cushy chair, good food, and a never ending supply of lemon drops can bring.

I did get off my rump long enough to go in the kitchen for more napkins when I witnessed a situation that made me shake my head and realize that I am not the only idiot magnet out there.

The Hostess was in the kitchen when Ungrateful Guest arrived to the party. Apparently, earlier in the week, The Hostess had made a delicious batch of brownies and brought them over to Ungrateful Guest's house as a kind gesture. Well, in Ungrateful Guest's hand was the half-eaten pan of brownies. "You asked me to bring a dessert so I just brought the rest of these. Thank you for making them for us, but my family just really doesn't care for nuts in our brownies. So instead of going to the trouble of making something new, I thought everyone here could just finish these off and then you have your pan, back."

Ungrateful Guest walked outside while The Hostess stood there dumbfounded. She looked at me and said, "Did that just happen?"

I raised my eyebrow and licked a little bit of the sugar off the rim of my glass. "Yeah. Uh huh."

"Did she just actually bring back the brownies I made for her family???"

I sipped a little from my glass, "She sure did."

"What the Hell?"

I reached for the martini shaker and poured her a lemon drop. "Welcome to the Idiot Magnet Club, sweetie. You totally need a blog."

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Posted by Foodwhore at May 17, 2004 09:36 AM