Inanity=Insanity

Here is a conversation I had in the hall today at school with another teacher (colleague):

Colleague (in her annoying, whiny, put upon voice): Hey, Kate. Are you ready for our meeting at 11 this morning?

Me: Yeah, our team meeting, sure I'm ready, why?

Colleague: Well, I don't know, aren't we going to meet about the meeting we are going to have this afternoon about our upcoming winter performance?

Me: Well, now I'm a little confused. Can you clarify? I thought this was a team meeting.

Colleague: Didn't you get the email about this afternoon's meeting?

Me: Yeees, but I thought we would have that meeting this afternoon. (a pause) Wait. Are you suggesting that we have a meeting about a meeting?

Colleague (a bit flustered and embarrassed about being called on her inanity so boldly): Well, I guess not. I suppose we will just meet about whatever YOU want then.

Me: That would be great. We could actually talk about teaching practices, our math program, children and other things related to being a teaching team, and then we can discuss our winter performance during the meeting about our winter performance, how 'bout it?

She walks away, frustrated.

Jeez.