Thursday, April 1, 2010

Pluto doesn't have arms

It was Monday night and I did not want to go home after I left my mom's house. I sat in my car and stared at my garage. I thought of Daniel and how he has been bragging about how much money he has been making, so I called him.
"Daniel, where are you?"
"I'm at TGIF with Aaron. Can I call you back?"
"No, wait. Can I meet you there?"
"Yeah, sure."
I pulled up into the parking lot and a lifted truck was stopped in the center of the street. A girl with a short dress and thin heels was standing by the passanger door. She ran off in my headlights and dissappeared and the truck sped away. It took me seconds to park and I went inside. Daniel and Aaron were sitting on the patio. I pulled up a chair and sat down.
"Are you drinking alcohol?" asked Aaron.
"No, I have work in the morning."
"So dukky, how are you?" said Daniel.
"Good and tired. I was bored and didn't want to go home." I mumbled.
They both nodded. I felt a little akward.
"Can I see your Jedi braid? I like that, it's tight." Aaron nodded more quickly this time and had a smile on his face.
"Thank you. What did you guys do today?"
"I worked. Dude, I'm making so much money now. It's ridiculous. Like, I can drop $50 like nothing. A few weeks ago $50 would break me. I can drop $100 like nothing. In a matter of weeks! It's insane!"
"Zero to hero man." said Aaron.
They both laughed and I smiled.
"I'm going to write a book." Aaron said while looking at me.
"Really? What about exactly? I mean, I'm just suprised I guess."
"Well, it's going to be like a guide for people who want to be happy and healthy and how they can achieve it practically and affordably, but it's going to be hilarious."
"Like a self-help book?" I responded.
"Yeah, like a self-help book. But imagine me as a person writing a self-help book. It's going to be fucking funny."
"That does sound like a good idea if you do it right. Just make sure it's funny or else it may not be worth reading."
"I also want to spearhead a secret society."
I kind of laughed. "For what purpose? What will be the secret?"
"It is just going to be a group of people that interact and support eachother. We will all read different books and talk about them with eachother."
"So you're starting a book club?"
"Not exactly. The whole point is focused around the amount of knowledge a person can gain in their lifetime. If five people are a part of the society and they each read a different book and share the most important ideas, then it's like each person read five books when they really only read one. But it's also supposed to encourage everyone to do something with that knowledge so we're not just a bunch of fucking losers for the rest of our lives. It doesn't have to be the center of our lives but we will meet like once a month or something. And if one of us gets famous or becomes successful, we will come back for the others. No girls allowed though."
Daniel was just staring at us.
"I don't care. I have my own secret society."
"Oh really, what is it?"
"Trans-suburban Trailblazers. No idiots allowed."
"Trans-suburban Trailblazers. I like that. You and ewdie."
"It's O-die. Odie Burns."
"Odie. That's hilarious. I also want to be an actor. Do you want to be an actor with me?"
"No, I don't think I can be an actor."
"Oh yeah, well can you be an actRESS with me?"
"Yeah, I can be an actress."
"The movie is called Frat House. It's a low budget movie made by a bunch of black guys and I am the director of photography. I am expecting it to be a good experience. I am also going to move to L.A."

I was at TGIF for about an hour and then I went home.

Visit, we beseech Thee, O Lord, this habitation and drive away from it all...

-Carmen

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