Flock of Seagulls

Well, I had a nice night. A very dear friend invited me to a see a free concert. The concert was A Flock of Seagulls. For reasons that I won't go into we were given VIP status and spent some time at a pre-concert party on a rooftop overlooking the venue. I met some people who work with my friend and had a lovely time. I also met a couple of members of the band including the drummer, Michael, and the lead singer Mr. Michael Score. We joked that it would be easier if everyone was named Michael.

Mr. Score and I exchanged jokes and I found him to be one of the most pleasant and unassuming people, just a nice man and rather amusing. I have absolutely nothing to do with the music or entertainment industry. In addition, I was just a guest of someone else and he had nothing to do with booking the concert and did not know the band either.

It was sort or surreal sitting on a rooftop looking at the pretty skyline of Los Angeles and talking to people I didn't know and meeting Mr. Score. This is not normal in my life; but, was a true treat. We all went downstairs and watched the concert and the band did quite nicely even playing some new songs. While we were downstairs somebody approached me and asked me if I was the band manager, I don't know why, I think it was because I had a VIP tag, just a guess.

It was nice to this aspect of life for even a moment, it was so very relaxed, fun and charming. Beforehand we had gone with my friends co-worker to have dinner. We just ate and talked and had a lovely time. I am so very glad that my friend invited me and so very glad that I went.

I don't really have a spin on this story, it just was. It was nice to find that people enjoyed having me there. People seemed to appreciate my humor and conversation. I even had one young lady say that her husband and she would have to invite me over to their home and I just met these people.

As I get out more often I am finding out that I a lot of people enjoy my personality. I never thought of myself that way. I mean I like joking with people and am not stupid, I am more than capable of holding a conversation on numerous subjects and do know what is going on in the world.

I guess I am still learning that it isn't the 70s and I have learned some social skills since then. I take a lot of things about myself for granted. I have a fairly important position within my organization and I don't really think about the title stuff, I just don't care. A very nice lady who was at the party with her husband and her father asked me what I did and my friend told her what my position was and she told her husband that it had meaning. I told her it was just a thing and she insisted that it was pretty important and said I was being humble. Nope, just don't think about such things.

When you think about it, it is kind of funny. I mean I have lost absolutely everything I worked my life for, have practically nothing and am happy as heck. The fact is though that over the years I have achieved quite a lot, big things. In my industry I am known of even by people that I have never met. I have been in the newspaper and on television (nothing meaningful). I have had an interesting life.

When I go to a place, people tend to remember me, how bizarre. Little old Pimpernel a social butterfly. Who would have thought the world would come to this? I believe it is a sign of the end times, lol. How strange at my age to find that women like me and people enjoy my company. I am enjoying being single and having fewer time restraints on me. Life has become more playful and less of a chore.

I guess what really surprises me is how others view me, I am stunned that people find me charming on occasion. I guess on some level I feel like the ugly girl who grew up to be in beauty pageants. I guess I am healing and it feels good. It was a nice night.

Saturday

I am being so flaky writing this blog, it will end soon enough. Tonight I am going out with some friends to a concert so you will get little from me. Be well.