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Very well portrayed, Jared! I've sort of been waiting to hear Macon explain this to us, and I can actually HEAR the wheels in his head spinning now that he sees the other side of the relationship.
Monday, August 22. 2005Howell Clarke
Wow. This guy's loaded. The apartment's not huge, but it's, it looks like it belongs in a magazine. But it's not comfortable. It's like a museum. I'm afraid to touch anything or look at anything, or . . . How does he expect me to shower and clean up? Where are his towels and stuff?
You know what makes this house feel weird? There aren't any pictures. No family. No kids. Just art on the walls. I wonder . . . What's this? How did I know he wouldn't be at school? That kid NEVER goes to school Night_Watcher[13:37]: Hey, guess where I am. Fair_Weather_Friend[13:38]: No idea. Night_Watcher[13:38]: I'm sitting in Brain_Stem's apartment. Fair_Weather_Friend[13:38]: What for? Night_Watcher[13:38]: I came to watch him put in an implant. Fair_Weather_Friend[13:39]: Who's he implanting? Night_Watcher[13:39]: I don't know. Night_Watcher[13:39]: This guy's loaded.
Fair_Weather_Friend[13:40]: DUH! He's a doctor. Not just a doctor. He's like, THE DOCTOR. There were like twenty plaques back there, just stacked up, and all dusty. Neurologist of the Year, Doctor of the year, I wouldn't be surprised if there's a couple of plaques for every year he's been practicing. There might even be a few years where he had three or four. Night_Watcher[13:40]: Yeah, I just never thought of him as being rich. I mean, he doesn't act rich. Fair_Weather_Friend[13:40]: No, he just acts righteous. Like he's God or something. What's up with that? Why does he hate Brain_Stem so much? Night_Watcher[13:42]: What'd he do to you? Fair_Weather_Friend[13:43]: Nothing. He's just like my dad. Always disappointed. Always telling me that I can do better. Well what if can't? And even if I can, why would I want to? Why can't he just be satisfied? Why can't he just leave me alone? I think I touched a sore spot. Night_Watcher[13:43]: Look, I'm sorry I brought it up. I just thought you guys were friends. He always says good things about you. Fair_Weather_Friend[13:43]: He does? Night_Watcher[13:44]: Yeah. Once when I was all pissed at you, he told me to cut you some slack. He said that someday, you would wake up and realize how good you are, and that it would change your life. He said that until that happened, we would just have to put up with your lack of self-confidence. Night_Watcher[13:49]: You there? Night_Watcher[13:51]: Fair_Weather? Trackbacks
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Very well portrayed, Jared! I've sort of been waiting to hear Macon explain this to us, and I can actually HEAR the wheels in his head spinning now that he sees the other side of the relationship.
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BTW: Ever since you told me to pay attention to the timestamps on IM conversations, I've been enjoying it even more. It adds a level of depth to think about time passing relative to the actors.
e.g., the 7 minute differential between Night_Watcher's revelation and the close of the entry. |
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