Sometimes it doesn’t matter what you do…. at Daniel Spisak on Technology

You’re just screwed.

So there is this friend of mine who had been lamenting a lack of dinner parties to go to this Xmas and has been through some really rough times lately that were no fault of her own.

Me, wanting to do something nice for this person ask her if she’d like to join me to my company dinner. Now before I asked her this I asked a friend of mine who was also going if he had any problems with her. I asked this because in talking to her in the past she seemed to indicate there might be some dislike going on between the two.

Me, not wating to create a bad situation ask the guy in question and he says hes got no problems with this person. Great I think!

That is until I offhandedly mention this to her. Then she goes into it with me saying I am treating her like a child and that she can handle herself in situations like that and that I don’t really know her.

She goes offline and just as I am about to leave the house for something messages me to say that she no longer wishes to go to the dinner party.

So now I had to go find someone else to bring along since I did bother to RSVP for two and not just myself. I managed to pull it off but I’m just annoyed now and the person who backed out in question is now demanding an apology within the next day and I just don’t respond well to ultimatims like that.

So yeah, now this person will probably give up on me as a friend, again, because of something nice I had been trying to do for them.

About the Author

Daniel Spisak was born from the fiery depths of fusion and now roams the pale blue dot known as Earth. I obtained my bachelors degree in Computer Science from UC Irvine at the end of 2007.

I am also involved in technology & security consulting firms as well as being a freelance technology writer. I also contribute to Jerry Pournelle's website and Chaos Manor Reviews. Additionally I am also a freelance photographer as well and you can find my photos either on my own personal gallery or up at my Flickr account or on Zivity.

This blog is one of the main locations where I do my writing, which is then automatically sent to my LiveJournal, VOX, and MySpace accounts. I can also be found on a variety of social networking and microblogging sites like Pownce, Twitter, Brightkite, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

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