Flakiness Abounds
Posted by erin at November 25, 2002 09:15 AMSo Friday night I check my NYU mail address, and I find that everyone has been emailing each other about hanging out on Saturday... at my apartment... despite the fact that Maggie wouldn't be there, and that I hadn't responded to say it was OK.
I hadn't responded yet because my NYU mail account is blocked at work, (eef206@nyu.edu), likewise, I can't check my work email at home (efinnegan@iso.com) because the web-based mail doesn't seem to work, and we just use Outlook during working hours. If there is ever any doubt as to how to reach me, use erin@erinfinnegan.com, which forwards mail to my work address, but I can also check that mail from home.
Anyway, I did respond to the thread to say it was OK if people wanted to come over. Dan replied asking what time, I responded with "After 7pm." I also mention that people should call first, to make sure I'm home. 7pm rolls around. Rick calls. He wasn't CC:ed on the emails, but Dan told him people were getting together. So Rick comes over. So N and I hang with Rick.
Time passes.
Time passes.
Midnight rolls around and I haven't heard from anyone. No phone calls, no emails, no Instant Messages. No one has cancelled, yet no one has come over but Rick. I IMed Sam, and emailed the group. Dan called to apologize.
So Dan is excused... but seriously, people, this was a bizarre incident of mass-flakiness the likes of which I've never seen. The true irony here is that Maggie, and Maggie alone, knew her plans ahead of time and stuck with them. I knew ET had an out-of-town guest, so I could see her not showing. Also, obviously, Hal was in Connecticut. But the rest of you...?
Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not mad, and it's not like my evening was ruined or anything. It's just really weird is all.
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November 25, 2002 10:14 AM, Sam said:
grin... well, really, erin, the only people other than Dan who were intending to come over, was me and adan. and we got sidetracked, by saturday lazyness and by other stuff. and we woke up pretty late, in time for dinner. There was a point in time when I thought to myself, "Oh yeah, gotta call Erin," and then I fell asleep.
Sorry about flaking out, and yes, it is ironic that Maggie didn't flake, but then again, she didn't exactly have a chance to flake. Given the chance, she might have taken it. I've never seen Maggie flake with her parents/family anyway, since I'm sure if she did, she would have to face serious consequences from her mom.
Me and Adan kind of figured that you didn't sound very excited about people coming over, and since it was just Dan and us, and we didn't have firm plans, nothing would happen, everything would just fall through. We also thought Rick would not be coming, since what Dan actually told him was that we would be getting together to play cranium on Saturday, and I think Rick would rather tear his eyes out than play cranium again.
But we really should've called. Sorry about that :)
November 25, 2002 10:21 AM, Maggie said:
I don't flake out on my parents/family 'cause they're much less logical than my friends and will get upset and become super-irrational and won't even think it's funny on any levels. However, my mom will never yell at me for being late anywhere or just not showing up, as the running joke in my family is she was always late to dates with my dad (and let's not talk about the incident when she was supposed to meet two guys, one of them my dad, 2 hours apart, and then was late to the first date - hilarity ensued!)
November 25, 2002 10:23 AM, Maggie said:
Also, Sam said: "Sorry about flaking out, and yes, it is ironic that Maggie didn't flake, but then again, she didn't exactly have a chance to flake. "
I had PLENTY of opportunity to flake. It was rainy and gloomy on Friday and I was tired and skipped work that day - actually, I think that me actually making it to Jersey and not flaking out is some sort of a miracle. *tragic sigh* It's the everyday tests that make us strong...
November 25, 2002 11:24 AM, Phil said:
Well, I guess I'm flaky. Feel free to stash me in a glass display case at your nearest French bakery.
November 25, 2002 12:02 PM, Erin said:
Weird, N and I actually fell asleep, too. When Rick called it woke me up (which was the plan).
No big deal, as I've said... it was just weird role-reversal for our group. You know, seeing as how Dan's been known to show up without actually confirming plans beforehand...
November 27, 2002 10:43 AM, thecomicman said:
since you had not said it was okay to come over (as far as i was aware) i assumed you didn't want us over. sorry.
November 27, 2002 06:18 PM, Erin said:
I DID say it was OK in the email thread!! I also suggested a time to come over.
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