scene i:
(in which we think everyone hates us)
friday evening, around 9pm. about ten people are sitting in my living room, not talking to each other.
scene ii:
(in which MHR's first party is a success)
friday evening, around 11pm. The Monads are playing. about forty people are crammed into my house on the first floor. people are stomping & hollering & wildly applauding.
scene iii:
(in which there's almost a fistfight)
saturday morning, shortly after midnight. liz & i are on the way to white castle to get cheese fries for leon, & as we're wending our way through the crowd, we pass a group of people including caroline, laurel, tom, dan, & emily.
EMILY:
i just don't get it -- it's EASY to find a job.
CAROLINE:
furiously strumming her guitar in order to avoid punching emily in the face.
LAUREL:
what?
DAN:
WHAT?
LAUREL:
i have a bachelor's degree in math & i'm a secretary. caroline has a bachelor's degree in religious studies & english literature -- she subbed for two years & is now a secretary. steph has a bachelor's degree in religious studies & english literature -- she was a secretary & is now a nanny. bryan has an associate's degree in automotive maintenance & can't find work at all. IT'S EASY TO FIND A JOB?!!
ME:
(to liz) let's just go RIGHTNOW.
scene iv:
(in which people i've never met show up)
saturday morning, around 130am. doorbell rings. i open the door. standing there are two boys i've never seen in my life. one looks like cheech marin & is holding a plastic bag full of leaves. the other's grinning & holding a paper bag with liquor in it.
ME:
um?
NOT-CHEECH:
hi.
ME:
hi.
NOT-CHEECH:
i know caroline? i'm oscar.
ME:
ooooooooooookay then.
