It’s not that my weekend was boring; I loved it. But I doubt it would come across as interesting to others. Therefore, I think it would be cool if my life transitioned from scene to scene using those little computerized letters that you see in the movies. You know--the kind the movie people throw it in to give a sense of high-tech excitement. The kind that produces a little electronic tapping sound that no computer in the world actually makes.
The problem is, the high-tech letters would pump up the energy level but then the subsequent, banal dialogue would ruin everything. For example:
THURSDAY, JUNE 3
PARKWAY THEATER
OAKLAND, CA
(Audience gets very excited seeing these letters spill themselves across the screen, accompanied by electronic tap-tapping--then, scene begins:)
“I’ve got over 100,000 people in my network on Friendster."
“Holy mother of God. How do you have that many?”
“Well, I don’t just invite my friends to join. I also ask people I dislike, and who actively hate me in return.”
“And they accept?”
“Sure.”
“But--they’re not actually friends.”
“Greg, you really don’t get Friendster, do you?”
Or:
SATURDAY, JULY 5
ENDINBURGH CASTLE PUB
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
“So you guys are fighting a lot?”
“I wouldn’t say a lot. And it’s okay. The makeup sex is great.”
“Oh, well, that’s nice.”
“Sometimes I even sort of pick a fight just to get to the makeup sex.”
“Uh...and this is working out for you?”
“Well, I think she’s starting to catch on.”
See what I mean? I think I need to throw out my entire life and hire brand-new writers. Make the dialogue snappy along with the cool high-tech transitions. For example, my Sunday night should have been more like this:
SUNDAY, JULY 6
HOUSE OF SIBLING UNIT
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
“So where do you want to eat?”
“That’s all you can think about at a time like this, Scully?”
“I’m not Scully. I’m your brother, Geoff. I’ve known you your entire life.”
”That’s just what the goverment wants you to think.”
Posted by Greg at 02:51 AM on 07/07/03