Friday, October 16, 2009

A terrible part of the evening

I had a good day- it was nice having friends over, and my daughter had a big night going to homecoming dance. Some friends brought over dinner and a movie and it was to be a big evening.

However, the following happened. I've put it in ROT13 because it is horrible and I'm going to shield it from normal viewing. If you need to see it (meaning that you've actually just broken your hip and want to know what to expect) you can figure out how to decode it with a modicum of searching.

Crepbprg naq bklpbagva unf bar fvqr rssrpg- pbafgvcngvba. Sreebhf tyhpbangr nyfb pnhfrf vg. Vg gbbx zber guna n jrrx orsber V jnf noyr gb unir zl svefg objry zbirzrag. Fhecevfvatyl, gur ubfcvgny qvqa'g ernyyl znxr nal zragvba bs vg ng nyy- whfg na nfvqr gung gurer pna or pbafgvcngvba. Hayvxr gur cncrejbex jvgu bgure qehtf gung gurl tnir zr furrgf bs vasbezngvba, abguvat ernyyl rzcunfvmrq gur pbafgvcngvba vffhr. Gur cbfgf jurer V qb V unir znexrq jvgu 'oz' fb lbh trg na vqrn bs gur gvzryvar (cbfg frpbaq bcrengvba naljnl).

V'z n 'erthyne' thl. Zrnavat V gnxr n fuvg nobhg rirel qnl. Ohg gurfr qehtf unir orra fgbccvat zr hc. Gurl jrer pnershy va gur ubfcvgny gb nfx vs V fgnegrq cnffvat 'tnf' orpnhfr unq V abg, gung pbhyq unir orra n pbzcyvpngvba jvgu fhetrel. Fb gurl jrer unccl naq V jrag ubzr.

V jnf jnearq n pbhcyr bs gvzrf nobhg gur rssrpgf bs gurfr qehtf ba objry zbirzragf- ohg orpnhfr V nz fb erthyne V svtherq gung univat vg yrff bsgra jbhyq or n orarsvg- rfcrpvnyyl pbafvqrevat gung jvgu n oebxra uvc, vg vf uneq gb znarhire bagb gur gbvyrg. Naq vg jbexrq. Fbzrjung.

Gur svefg penc V gbbx jnf qvssvphyg- zl ... gheq (guvf vf EBG-13'q, fb V svther V pna or pehqr) jnf uneq nf n ebpx- V zrna, nf vg pnzr bhg, vg oebxr bss vagb uneq cvrprf. Gung pna'g or tbbq sbe gur cvcrf.

Fb V nqqrq n fgbby fbsgrare gb zl qbfr bs zrqvpvar. Vg urycrq orpnhfr gur arkg qhzc jnf fbsgre.

Ohg, gur 'onpxvat hc' xrcg tbvat. V unq orra rngvat snveyl jryy, nqqvat fnynqf gb zl qvrg- V fgebatyl erpbzzraq lbh qb gung.

Gur cnfg srj qnlf V'ir orra rngvat cbbeyl- va gung abg serfu sbbqf, ohg jryy-cercnerq zrnyf. Sbbq jryy pbbxrq zrnaf qvrgnel svore vf nyernql oebxra qbja fb gurer'f abguvat gb fpeho gur flfgrz.

Gbavtug- jvgu thrfgf bire- V fcrag bire na ubhe ba gur fuvggre. V jnf va grnef. Vg uheg fb onqyl gung V unq gb gnxr crepbprg gb trg bire gur cnva juvyr V jnf fuvggvat.. orpnhfr bs gur crepbprg. Gung'f n ivpvbhf plpyr vs gurer rirel jnf bar. Vg jnf fb onq gung V npghnyyl unq gb ernpu gb zl nahf naq gel gb uryc trg gur zbirzrag bhg. Vg gbbx sberire naq znqr zr anhfrbhf. V frevbhfyl fcrag bire na ubhe qbvat guvf. Vg jnf greevoyr. V gevrq gb fgbc naq jnvg hagvy yngre, ohg vg jnf fb sne 'qbja' gung gurer jnf ab tbvat onpx. V cebonoyl uheg zlfrys gelvat gb trg vg bhg. Vg svanyyl pnzr bhg ovg ol ovg ng svefg, gura svanyyl n ehfu. V unq gb xrrc syhfuvat gur gbvyrg gb znxr fher vg qvq abg pybt. Naq V sryg fb qvegl nsgrejneqf V gbbx n fubjre nf jryy.

V jnf jnearq gb nqq Zvenynk gb zl ebhgvar- naq gung vf svefg ba gur yvfg sbe gbzbeebj. Gur cbbe jvsr unq gb urne zr fhssre naq guvf vf abg tbvat gb unccra ntnva.

Ubcrshyyl ernqvat guvf- lbh jba'g yrg vg unccra gb lbh. Vs lbh'er ba n erthyne ebhgvar bs crepbprg be bklpbagva-onfrq qehtf (ybgf bs oenaq anzrf naq sbezhynf) nofbyhgryl gnxr n fbsgrare naq ynkngvir. Lbh jbhyq gunax zr- ohg whfg gnxr zl jbeq.

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