There's a dinner/cocktail/schmooze-fest thingy being held tonight for our city mayor. I've been told that even the provincial Deputy Premier is going to show up. (Apparently, my dad is on a first name basis with both politicians. Yeah. Don't ask how...it just boggles my mind to know my dad is more politically active than myself.)

Anyway, due to a death of a close family friend, my dad has unexpectedly had to leave for Toronto. So tonight, I'm supposed to go to this thingy (in lieu of him) so that I can introduce some people in my mom's church group to the mayor.

Oh dear.

I forsee a lot of unavoidable hand shaking tonight. My poor, poor hand.