It happened at a holiday event she attended a few years ago. My friend, a guest at an event thrown by a friend, marveled at how deftly the host managed to weave between the family and friends present. The dinner was served beautifully, the candles flickered warmly, and her home was decorated so immaculately it felt like being a movie. Everyone is around the table, enjoying themselves so thoroughly, when someone—apparently he was the host’s cousin—asked, rather loudly, “When are you finally going to get a real job?”
Cue the record scratch.