Scheduling Time with Gay Men...

Apparently I made the ultimate faux paux with my gay friends this week. Not understanding the subtleties of scheduling an event, I had made plans to go see "Rent" with a friend of mine on Thursday night.

Thursday morning I saw another friend of mine and mentioned that we were going and asked him if he wanted to come along. Oops!

I got read the riot act that I was inconsiderate and how he couldn't believe that I would plan something without checking with him. Apparently, I am supposed to check with every single friend that I have on what date and time will work for them, before committing to a time and place. I didn't realize going to the movies had become a Xanadu production number.

The problem is, you ask my friend, Timmy, to do anything and he's immediately got to check with John, Wayne, Mark, and Rick to see if they can go too and what their schedule is like. By the time you are finished you have a date two weeks later and all the fun of spontaneously going to a movie is gone. Honestly, every time I plan to do something now I feel like I'm planning a royal wedding.

Apparently, I do this all the time. Because I was told by Timmy that I never check with him before planning things. I was also told how inconsiderate I was and that I should find my own friends and quit hanging out with people he's known 6 months longer than I have. We apparently stake claims to our friends now a days and new friends are not allowed, even if they are the ones calling me and asking me to do things.

So did I remake my plans to include everybody? No. I went to the movie Thursday night and had an absolutely wonderful time. When I plan the DVD viewing party, I'll be sure to schedule it for a night when everybody's schedules work.