does "book club" make me sound old or smart?

i joined a book club.  i like reading books.  i like talking about books.  i like eating delicious food while talking about books.

but i do not like sitting with a bunch of strangers while they discuss whether their husbands prefer dress shirts with button down collars or regular collars.

just in case you needed a visual, like i did,
because i had no idea what they were talking about.

i also do not like listening to a debate over the merits of having your sick child throw up in an old ice cream bucket or a plastic wal-mart bag.

and i REALLY do not like watching someone drop a piece of chocolate custard pie on my freshly cleaned carpets.

we read the help.

i am a bit behind the times so you probably already know that it is an excellent well-written book.  poignant and eye-opening and, at times, hilarious.  we discussed the book for seven minutes and the remainder of the four and a half hours were spent dissecting thought-provoking themes such as the proper size of frosting swirl on a cupcake.

i'm thinking of kicking myself out of book club, at least until i get me some kids.  then maybe i will find winnie the pooh videos the perfect topic for stimulating conversation.