First off, i should mention that this isn’t a personal ad, before i get hundreds of women trying to rip off my boxers.
I need a date. Well, more accurately, a “guest”.
Being that time of the year, the law firm that i work for is holding its annual holiday party. It’s being held at the Mark Hopkins Hotel in SF. To give you an idea, single rooms here often go for about $400/night. Of course, the invite and RSVP call for “you and your guest” and therein lies the problem. Since i don’t have a girlfriend or anyone i’m particularly close to, it looks like these are my basic choices:
Just don’t go. This is certainly the easiest solution, and while at first it sounds like i’d look really bad, i never see any of the higher-ups, the IT department is having its own party (without the “guest” bit) the next day, and my boss has already said missing it is no big deal. Still, while it might not be the end of the world, i’d like to make a good impression, since it’s my first year here.
Go alone. Risk looking like a loser in front of my coworkers, end up sitting next to someone who won’t shut up, politely turn down come-ons by older employees, and proudly exclaim that i’m “quite comfortable being alone, thank you very much”.
Drag a friend along. Problem with this is that, while there are a number of people here that i’d call friends, none of them are really close, they’re mostly anarchist types who wouldn’t really fit in well or enjoy it, and it’s on a Friday night, which is the night that most of us get together to go to a party or something.
I am well behaved and I have some fancy clothes I never get to wear… and I can get along with lawyers! Of course, I am 44, so you would have to answer questions about that older woman I love the Mark!
Do you have a budget for this? Situations like this are why escort services started. Of course now most of them seem to supply outcall prostitutes. You should be able to find one that supplies regular, intelligent dinner companions, but I’d wager they aren’t cheap.
Aside from a professional, you could ask a trusted friend or relative to recommend a date – if I was in that situation, I could count on my mother to provide half a dozen suitable girls.
Personally, the company I work for hands out presents at the Christmas party, so for purely materialistic reasons, I’m going. I’d say to just pick whichever friend of yours is least likely to blow up the hotel and take your chances. Or go for the prostitute thing…
My hubby will be out of town until Sunday and I’m sure the nanny will be able to work.
I’m pretty well versed in corporate situations, I can make small talk with the best of them AND I can still walk a straight line in 4 inch heels after 3 glasses of Cab.
Plus, I have the perfect dress. It’s fits into that “Black tie optional, but most will be in suits and short dresses, so don’t bother getting a tux or gown” category. Without being the least bit sleazy, it’s a total show-stopper.
The only problems is that we’d have to invent a career for me, but that could be fun!
If you wanna see what I look like, you can go here: http://my.treeway.com/sueduhnym except that I died my hair really dark brown and got a nosejob.
I’ve talked to a few more of my coworkers, and it turns out that most of them are blowing it off, so it’s even less a deal than i thought.
Danalan and KKB: i am definitely not hiring an escourt for this!
Sassy and Sue: thanks for the offers, but i’m afriad neither would work. (Sassy: yeah, the age thing would be kinda weird, since i’m 23. Sue: it’s next Friday. Sorry!)
Visit the police station & tell the cops that you would like one of their female officers to come along with your for protection. This might cost you about $50.00. But youll have your date.
I love the Mark!
