So, Where Is Everybody?

Attendance: That would be me. (Jerry)
Weather: Significant in that it was the first day since last April that we (well, I) chose to sit inside rather than on the deck. Much sun but very cool - felt like autumn should.
Drinks consumed: I had a gin and tonic.
Discussion Topics: I talked with our lovely cocktail server about her other job at the Century Ball Room, your time in Peru and imminent departure for Argentina, and she asked: "So, where is everybody?"
Internal Dialogue: "O.K., it's 10 after. I think Mandy is coming and Ann didn't respond but she might stop by. I'll just have my drink and read The Stranger. I knew I should have brought a Stranger. I'll ask Amber if there is a Stranger behind the bar . . . O.K. quarter after, no one here but at least I have a Stranger now, I'll read Savage Love, always entertaining. Is that . . . no, she looks like Ann but no. O.K. now this group at the other table is getting bigger and they are pulling over more tables. Do they want my table? Well, too bad, I'm here reading Dan Savage. I can do that, they can have it when I'm done. Should I go to Bimbo's for dinner. Is that? . . . no. I wonder if Robin's at the football game yet? Maybe I'll see a movie on Sunday. Let's see what's playing. Of course, this is the last week for Silent Movie Mondays! Love that! Is that? . . . no."

Response: In response to Sarah's questions from last week: I chose to be a guest on Sex and the City since every male guest star ends up sleeping with one of those beautiful women. Of course you do risk some sexual or bodily or mental problem being exposed but I'll take that chance. (I forget how the others answered because I spent the rest of the time imagining how I would get Sarah Jessica into bed.) I see you went a different way with the Flipper thing. :-)
And yes The Sound of Music did play on the big screen and I did go - Robin did not. And that was the first time I ever saw it! I had no idea there were Nazis and Nuns in Sound of Music. Sarah I can see why it is your favorite film. I loved it and sang My Favorite Things every day for a week!

"You cannot teach kindergarden kids hungover."

A few questions...
It's first period, no one's in the room, you're not teaching, your computer dings. You gaze over at your screen and notice that J-Crew is having unbelievable sales and this company has taken the time to email you (their valued consumer) about these sales. You're one click away from over seventy percent savings. Is it okay to look at the clothing online. Additionally, is it okay to buy clothing via the internet at school?

You get to live in a television show of your choice for one week. The character you choose to come on the show as can be related to teh main characters in anyway you choose. Which show do you pick and what is your character's relation to the main characters of the show?

Weather: Cloudy, unseasonably cool, sunny, rainy, really just a typical seattle weather identity crisis.
Notable Topics: We discussed our spin-off of "The Office", cleverly named, "The Classroom".
Drinks Consumed: Wendy & Jerry, Greyhounds (just a sidenote, Jerry, our little lush, had two); Robin, Carronade (just picture a pink pretty drink); Mandy, G&T.
Sidenotes: Jerry is forlorn, for the hills will be alive with the sound of music this weekend at the Paramount, but his heart cannot fly because Sarah won't be in the country. Robin might go, but we're not convinced.
Gossip: Gossip for this week can be combined with our discussion of "The Classroom" the show that we will write and get rich off of. We've based it off of "The Office" of course, and off of the people we know--which makes it even more fun to discuss. For instance, the woman who let "the girls" peak out at curriculum night had an eager parent volunteer (the parent volunteer had gonads). There would definitely be a character who would bare their breasts on curriculum night--it'd be funny, eh?

We miss you two. Safe travels, friends!

Picture Day

Weather: Still on the deck.
Attendance: Robin (check her shoes out), Jerry, Wendy, and Mandy
Notable Topics of Discussion: Well, we spoke of nothing but missing you the whole time.
Drinks Consumed: Robin, Vodka & Tonic; Wendy, Greyhound; Jerry, Salty Dog; Mandy, G&T
Laughs: More naked people, this time it wasn’t Shevaun. Apparently there is a nude “beach” in the arboretum—Wendy, Dan, and Mandy saw naked people when kayaking this week. As an addendum to this story, Robin has observed that there are men of all shapes and sizes that spend ten minutes or less on a “walk” in this very park...at around seven am. Drugs? Sex? Senator Craig? Does this sound familiar? In other news, Jerry left his room this morning and returned a few minutes later, finding a very large Tampax box on the floor. It was meant for Evergreen Junior High (at least that's what the address label read), but why was it stashed in his classroom? Oh, the mysteries of feminine hygiene.
Bitching: Parents hassled Robin over pictures today—sixth grade parents. Apparently she brought her students down to pictures on time and these parents anticipated her class would be late. When she was on time, it completely blew their mind and there was confrontation. Robin won.
Gossip: Peter is having an affair with his child’s teacher. She’s a first year teacher—about twenty-two. Just four years older than his first kid, David. He was a little freaked out by the prosthetic leg, but found it to be stimulating—sensually. Who would have though this for Peter?

Jerry's note to Sarah: Surf over to mymediaconsumption.blogspot.com to keep up with the Chaplin films being shown at The Paramount.

You Say Goodbye, I Say Hello.

Weather: Sunny. Definitely deck weather.
Attendance: Wendy, Jerry, Robin, Mandy, Amy (Mandy's friend)
Notable Topics of Discussion: First week(s) of school; a spotting of public-humping in Wenatchee; Chip Kimball, a small-headed, big-bodied superintendent.
Drinks Consumed: Jerry had two G&T; Robin, two tall elegant drinks; Mandy had a Mac & Jack; Wendy, a medicinal greyhound that arrived with Whiskey instead of Vodka...it was cleared up after a sour-face and some sweet-talking; Amy had a mojito (ole!).
Laughs: Well, humping is always a fun topic and especially funny when it hales from a public park in Wenatchee--City Hall to be exact.
Bitching: We bitched a bit--when we couldn't come up with anything that we bitched about, she politely informed us that we, in fact, had. As an outsider, she can see these things. Janitors, school picnics, and superintendents made the list.
Gossip: Shevaun was naked in the desert, how about them apples? Are you picturing Shevaun's apples, because I think we all were. Who doesn't have a crush on Shevauny--but, we've been there before.

We missed your faces. Safe travels, friends!