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Yesterday was good. I'm still kinda hating my school but i've resigned myself to it so I'm trying to make the best of it. I'm pretty stressed with a lot of things that are due soon - especially the 20 pager and 3 social studies lessons and my teacher keeps nagging me. but whatevs. Lit journal was fun yesterday, we spent like an hour debating the merits of the rhyme "cow" and "now" in a particular poem but that kind of discussion i've missed so it was really fun. Also next semester I get to take playwriting - as an audit sure but i still get to take it which i'm really excited about. I won't have any ed classes next semester but i'll have 3 english classese which is very happy for me :) If anyone who is reading these entries doesn't mind, tell me what you think about this short play I wrote last year (read the dialogue as fast as you think it fits - i mean it to be quick)
(BRIAN and LAURA are sitting on the subway)
B: So…
L: Yeah.
B: I’m sorry.
L: Its OK.
B: Its just been a long time
L: I know. Its OK, really.
B: I feel bad though.
L: Don’t worry about it. (she touches his knee) It happens to lots of guys.
B: Lots of guys trip on the escalator, have their credit card rejected, and run into 2 ex-girlfriends on a first date?
L: Well…I’m sure it must have happened before.
B: (disbelieving) uh-huh.
L: We don’t know that you’re the first.
B: You’re lying. But I appreciate it.
L: You’re welcome.(awkward pause) So, um, tell me a story.
B: Tell you a story?
L: Yeah. I want to get to know you so tell me a story.
B: What about?
L: How about an embarrassing moment? (he raises an eyebrow incredulously) Ok, ok…well why don’t you tell me about Jackie?
B: (he covers his face) oh God…
L: C’mon! I mean, technically, I’ve already met her.
B: (sighs) Ok, what do you wanna know?
L: How did you meet?
B: We went to high school together. Lab partners actually.
L: Aw.
B: Aw?
L: That’s cute.
B: Cute?
L: It’s like something that would happen in a movie. (he just looks at her) Alright, alright I’m a girl I think it’s cute. So you were lab partners…?
B: Yeah, we actually bonded over an unfortunate experiment.
L: Really? Like mixing weird smells or something?
B: Ummm…something like that.
L: Well what happened?
B: I accidentally…well I sort of spilled acid on her. Had to strip her down and shove her in the emergency shower.
L: (startled) Oh my God.
B: Yeah, things were a little awkward between us after that.
L: I…I can see why.
B: But it got better. Once her skin started to heal.
L: Well that’s something. How did you ever end up actually dating?
B: We were both at a friend’s birthday party and things were getting a little weird.
L: Between the two of you?
B: Nah, the birthday girl decided to play a game called tackle tag.
L: Drunk?
B: Nope, sober.
L: Naturally.
B: So Jackie and I decided to go for a walk through this campground across the street from the house. We ended up sitting on this log and just looking at the stars.
L: How romantic.
B: Yeah, it was. Until the fire ants started crawling up her clothes and biting her.
L: (shocked) Oh. Wow.
B: But I kept smacking her until all the ants were killed and then pulled her in and kissed her.
L: I suppose that’s a sort of knight in shining armor thing, you saving her from the ants.
B: I guess.
L: So you just became a couple after that?
B: Yep.
L: That must have been some kiss.
B: I thought it was. And once the bleeding stopped…
L: Bleeding?
B: Well, you see, I accidentally bit her lip but after that…
L: There’s an after that?
B: I just meant that somehow we worked things out. For a little while at least.
L: Are you always this accident prone?
B: Only around girls.
L: That makes me feel safe.
B: Yeah, I’m actually kinda surprised something more drastic hasn’t happened yet.
L: Oh….right. (they look at each other, then quickly look away) So, I probably don’t even want to know about this, but what about the other girlfriend? What was her name…Cat…Cathy…
B: Cassandra.
L: Cassandra, right. Tell me about her.
B: Why?
L: I’m curious if that relationship was as … troubled … as your other one.
B: It was, but for different reasons.
L: Oh?
B: yeah. She beat me.
L: (silence)
B: I’m just kidding!
L: oh (awkwardly) ha ha
B: kinda.
L: Maybe we should change topics.
B: Probably a good idea.
(BRIAN and LAURA are sitting on the subway)
B: So…
L: Yeah.
B: I’m sorry.
L: Its OK.
B: Its just been a long time
L: I know. Its OK, really.
B: I feel bad though.
L: Don’t worry about it. (she touches his knee) It happens to lots of guys.
B: Lots of guys trip on the escalator, have their credit card rejected, and run into 2 ex-girlfriends on a first date?
L: Well…I’m sure it must have happened before.
B: (disbelieving) uh-huh.
L: We don’t know that you’re the first.
B: You’re lying. But I appreciate it.
L: You’re welcome.(awkward pause) So, um, tell me a story.
B: Tell you a story?
L: Yeah. I want to get to know you so tell me a story.
B: What about?
L: How about an embarrassing moment? (he raises an eyebrow incredulously) Ok, ok…well why don’t you tell me about Jackie?
B: (he covers his face) oh God…
L: C’mon! I mean, technically, I’ve already met her.
B: (sighs) Ok, what do you wanna know?
L: How did you meet?
B: We went to high school together. Lab partners actually.
L: Aw.
B: Aw?
L: That’s cute.
B: Cute?
L: It’s like something that would happen in a movie. (he just looks at her) Alright, alright I’m a girl I think it’s cute. So you were lab partners…?
B: Yeah, we actually bonded over an unfortunate experiment.
L: Really? Like mixing weird smells or something?
B: Ummm…something like that.
L: Well what happened?
B: I accidentally…well I sort of spilled acid on her. Had to strip her down and shove her in the emergency shower.
L: (startled) Oh my God.
B: Yeah, things were a little awkward between us after that.
L: I…I can see why.
B: But it got better. Once her skin started to heal.
L: Well that’s something. How did you ever end up actually dating?
B: We were both at a friend’s birthday party and things were getting a little weird.
L: Between the two of you?
B: Nah, the birthday girl decided to play a game called tackle tag.
L: Drunk?
B: Nope, sober.
L: Naturally.
B: So Jackie and I decided to go for a walk through this campground across the street from the house. We ended up sitting on this log and just looking at the stars.
L: How romantic.
B: Yeah, it was. Until the fire ants started crawling up her clothes and biting her.
L: (shocked) Oh. Wow.
B: But I kept smacking her until all the ants were killed and then pulled her in and kissed her.
L: I suppose that’s a sort of knight in shining armor thing, you saving her from the ants.
B: I guess.
L: So you just became a couple after that?
B: Yep.
L: That must have been some kiss.
B: I thought it was. And once the bleeding stopped…
L: Bleeding?
B: Well, you see, I accidentally bit her lip but after that…
L: There’s an after that?
B: I just meant that somehow we worked things out. For a little while at least.
L: Are you always this accident prone?
B: Only around girls.
L: That makes me feel safe.
B: Yeah, I’m actually kinda surprised something more drastic hasn’t happened yet.
L: Oh….right. (they look at each other, then quickly look away) So, I probably don’t even want to know about this, but what about the other girlfriend? What was her name…Cat…Cathy…
B: Cassandra.
L: Cassandra, right. Tell me about her.
B: Why?
L: I’m curious if that relationship was as … troubled … as your other one.
B: It was, but for different reasons.
L: Oh?
B: yeah. She beat me.
L: (silence)
B: I’m just kidding!
L: oh (awkwardly) ha ha
B: kinda.
L: Maybe we should change topics.
B: Probably a good idea.