I am invited to a dinner party tonight at the home of a colleague. Normally, this would be something I would be looking forward to–and to a certain extent, I am. The problem is, that Dawn, the host, e-mailed me with these words, which I shall cut and paste here:
“I am so looking forward to talking and laughing with you and you are a VERY important part of the after dinner entertainment, so I want you to be in good spirits.”
This is making me feel a little uncomfortable–like I HAVE to be in a good mood because she is depending on me to entertain people. It actually has the opposite effect on me (since we all know I am contrary)–it puts me in a bad mood and makes me not want to talk at all.
When I was a young teenager I remember my brother Richard talking about a girl in our ward who was really beautiful, and in fact, a beauty queen. He said, “Just looking at her makes me frown so that I can counteract her big fake smile.” That’s how I’m feeling.
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It's Not Nice Not to Be Nice 
Maybe you could get into better spirits by thinking of the NY Times misspelling of Scrabulous. Without the ‘r’, it gets a little too visual.
Hee hee! Perhaps they are just using you for your quick wit, creative enthusiasm, and knack for conversation … I would just take it as a compliment.
It all worked out ok. We played Jumble, a bizarre variation on the game that is often in newspapers (mixed up letters and then you take some of the mixed up letters and they are the solution to a riddle). It’s more a one=person thing, but we were timed as to who could do it the fastest. It was pretty satisfying!