legal affairs, part 2

Real, honest to god, conversation from yesterday's Christmas party:

V's secretary: Hi, I'm [V's secretary].
Me: Hi, I'm [Tokyo Cowgirl].
V's secretary: Wow. You're a lot prettier than your passport picture!
Me: [awkward silence as I ponder upon how and why she has seen my passport picture]
V's secretary: You should get a new passport, that picture is terrible.

I'm happy to report that the evening was absolutely delightful. It started off a bit awkward as the assigned seating had me placed perpendicular to V, across from the Office Manager (a lady who was not drinking, despite the free, expensive champagne) and right next to The Super Partner, a man visiting from the New York office who is superior to both The Partner and The Other Partner.

The only thing sitting to the left of me was a glass of champagne, a glass of white wine, and, even though I never asked for it, a glass of red wine. There was, in case you were wondering, no water beside me, which could very likely be why I have a splitting headache right now.

Nevertheless, I think it's a testament to how freaking inescapably fun I am that The Super Partner, a man who adamantly refused to sing karaoke during dinner, claiming reluctance because he has never sung in front of his coworkers/subordinates in his entire white-shoe corporate lawyer career, was standing on a couch with me two hours later, belting out Madonna's greatest hits at the top of his lungs.

He followed this with an idle threat to fire everyone present if they posted pictures of his American Idol debut, and then telling me that when he is in Beijing next month he might make a stop in Tokyo so he and I can hang out again.

And, much later in the evening after V and I had said our goodbyes to everyone and moved to a different location, we sat alone in Bar Deuce, a favorite of ours in Roppongi, talking about his future with the firm.

Me: YOU CAN CHANGE THE WORLD.
V: (blink, blink)
Me: YOU CAN CHANGE THE WORLD. That's why I'm dating you. Are you listening to me? DON'T YOU WANT TO CHANGE THE WORLD?
V: Um.
Me: YOU CAN CHANGE THE WORLD!
V: Errrr.
Me: You're not Obama. Don't think that you're Obama.
V: Hunh?
Me: YOU CAN CHANGE THE WORLD!

Then V and I went home and passed out, perhaps not changing the world, but very definitely saving it from any more of my drunken stupidity.

Comments

[Jellybeanz]

Sounds like you had a great time!

I envy you!

This weekend is all about "THE TEST" which I shall fail (and Green Eyed Geisha will pass with flying colours because her Japanese is awesome), so I didn't go out.

Next week, right? I can hold out for next week. Hot hosties here I come!

[john turningpin]

I woke up this morning to find the world decidedly unchanged. You and V need to get cracking.

[latina heroine]

haha! Reading this was the best thing that happened to me this weekend...!

[keitorin]

I'm at your house and drunk. Best night over. Honestly. We need to hang out more, just saying.

[john turningpin]

Ma'am, we've traced the blog post. It's coming from ... inside the house!!!!

Wish I could've been there. Had quite a bit of stuff to take care of this weekend. I'll find a way to IRL harass you all soon enough, though. Oh, yes...

p/s - If Persia was there, tell I said, "Howdy."

[keitorin]

wtf JT, you have no excuse for not being here tonight! We shall have to remedy this.

[Aislin]

Sounds like some evening. I wish I was getting drunk at a party that night, but I was hulling boxes of my stuff from one place to another in the snow. Almost done. I never want to move again.

[Chris B]

How exactly did she see your passport pic??
Seriously...
WTF is with that??

[dani]

You go girlie, keep working on THE SUPER PARTNER, and maybe you'll get to New York sooner! Sounds like you had a lot of fun.