Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Very sorry everyone
This blog has been neglected the past few weeks and it will not any longer. Starting next week expect some blog posts.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Livin Part one
Authors comment; I know this story is boring now but give it time. It will get better :).
“Dad, dad look! We have new neighbors!” Joey was practically jumping up and down in his seat.
Lillian Goth, his mother, came to see for herself. “By Jorge they are. We have some new neighbors down the road Mortimer.”
“How swell.” He called from above.
Lillian moved so that she could see her husband. “Well? Shouldn’t we go to see them?”
“They’re just moving in dear, give it time. I’m sure in a day or two they’ll be around.”
Lillian had but to come to the top of the stairs and stare at him. Mortimer sighed heavily. “Must we? We have for everyone else; the hoths, the youngs, even the hombers and they didn’t last a week!”
“All the more reason we should welcome these new neighbors dear.” Lillian retorted. “We want the best of them to stick around for our little Joey don’t we?”
Mortimer regarded her for a second. “We won’t get to know them with just one meeting.”
Lillian sat down on the bed behind him. “No, but we can learn a great deal about someone over time, if you start early enough.”
“Oh can we daddy, please?” Joey was practically begging. Mortimer sighed again.
“Oh very well. But I want to see your homework before we go. And no funny business about leaving out a page or two of your workbook - I’ve got your teachers numbers if I need to!”
“Ok, you coming Tom? And heave!”
“Ben you guys got that?”
“Yeah we’re pretty set… ungh!”
Dave moved past them. He grabbed a box that he deemed his treasure. He made it into the house before Ben gave him the evil eye. “What’s that?”
Dave had a knowing smile on his face. He’d been here a million times; he knew what was coming. “The XPG. State-of-the-art and worth every penny. It can play the best of them at the best performance speeds. It‘s the most beautiful thing without wheels or hair.”
Ben was abashed. “Do you know how much those things cost?”
“Yes, actually I do; I paid for it myself.”
Ben slapped his hand to his face.
“Hey, where do you want this stuff?”
He peeled off the hand covering his face to help direct the movers. After everything was said and done Ben noticed the price on the top of the computer box. “That much, you paid that much for a computer?”
“Yeah, it’s a real steal. Normally that desktop can go for twice that.” Dave never missed a beat. He sat in front of their only tv inhaling popcorn with Tom.
Ben bit his tongue, sensing he could go no further. “Well anyway we need to find jobs and quickly. These places don’t pay for themselves you know.”
Ding-dong.
“Ben be a dear and get that for us would you darling?” Dave’s accent would not go un-wasted.
Amidst bad humor Ben opened the door.
“Hello, we’re your new neighbors. May we come in?”
Ben was taken aback “Uh, certainly.”
“Dad, dad look! We have new neighbors!” Joey was practically jumping up and down in his seat.
Lillian Goth, his mother, came to see for herself. “By Jorge they are. We have some new neighbors down the road Mortimer.”
“How swell.” He called from above.
Lillian moved so that she could see her husband. “Well? Shouldn’t we go to see them?”
“They’re just moving in dear, give it time. I’m sure in a day or two they’ll be around.”
Lillian had but to come to the top of the stairs and stare at him. Mortimer sighed heavily. “Must we? We have for everyone else; the hoths, the youngs, even the hombers and they didn’t last a week!”
“All the more reason we should welcome these new neighbors dear.” Lillian retorted. “We want the best of them to stick around for our little Joey don’t we?”
Mortimer regarded her for a second. “We won’t get to know them with just one meeting.”
Lillian sat down on the bed behind him. “No, but we can learn a great deal about someone over time, if you start early enough.”
“Oh can we daddy, please?” Joey was practically begging. Mortimer sighed again.
“Oh very well. But I want to see your homework before we go. And no funny business about leaving out a page or two of your workbook - I’ve got your teachers numbers if I need to!”
“Ok, you coming Tom? And heave!”
“Ben you guys got that?”
“Yeah we’re pretty set… ungh!”
Dave moved past them. He grabbed a box that he deemed his treasure. He made it into the house before Ben gave him the evil eye. “What’s that?”
Dave had a knowing smile on his face. He’d been here a million times; he knew what was coming. “The XPG. State-of-the-art and worth every penny. It can play the best of them at the best performance speeds. It‘s the most beautiful thing without wheels or hair.”
Ben was abashed. “Do you know how much those things cost?”
“Yes, actually I do; I paid for it myself.”
Ben slapped his hand to his face.
“Hey, where do you want this stuff?”
He peeled off the hand covering his face to help direct the movers. After everything was said and done Ben noticed the price on the top of the computer box. “That much, you paid that much for a computer?”
“Yeah, it’s a real steal. Normally that desktop can go for twice that.” Dave never missed a beat. He sat in front of their only tv inhaling popcorn with Tom.
Ben bit his tongue, sensing he could go no further. “Well anyway we need to find jobs and quickly. These places don’t pay for themselves you know.”
Ding-dong.
“Ben be a dear and get that for us would you darling?” Dave’s accent would not go un-wasted.
Amidst bad humor Ben opened the door.
“Hello, we’re your new neighbors. May we come in?”
Ben was taken aback “Uh, certainly.”
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