From: James Davis
Subject: Monday Mourning--A Tragedy in One Act
Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 09:55:00 -0400 (EDT)
Reply-To: jdavis@cs.umass.edu
To: monday-morning-coffee@cs.umass.edu, jdavis@cs.umass.edu, ash@cs.umass.edu
Normally, I would visit each and every one of your cubes and tell
you about Monday Morning Coffee. But seeing as how I'm still in bed, or maybe
in a meeting, depending on how my work ethic holds up, I've supplied you with
my half of friendly early morning banter. It's up to you to supply your lines
(highly customizable, as they say). After you fill in your half, you can
perform the play-in-one-act with a friend. Choose a hard-core thespian
for the most realistic effect (feel free to play me as a nepalese street
tough--let me know how it works out)..
(A cube--where else--10 am Monday morning)
Message Meister: Hey how's it going?
(you turn around from monitor looking like you do on Monday morning).
MM: Good lord! You look like hell.
You:
MM: Still, how did your eyeballs end up in your lap?
You:
MM: My god, you should really come up with some sort of support garment
if your going to go on all-night {paper-writing|homework|alcoholic}
benders.
You:
MM: Yeah exactly, an eye-bra or something.
You:
MM: No, eye-bra, not brow. You already have eye-brows. Like a sports
bra, but for your eyes.
You:
MM: Sorry, I guess that is a little weird. What the else did you do this
weekend?
You:
MM: Uh-huh.
You:
MM: Wow.
You:
MM: Glad you lived to tell about it. Hey, you know what might help speed
recovery?
You:
MM: Well that too, but since it's illegal, how about some Monday Morning
Coffee instead?
You:
MM: Yeah. Every Monday. You're on the mailing list, aren't you?
You:
MM: Sure it's not very funny, but at least you get a Monday Morning Coffee
reminder.
You:
MM: Yeah, he sucks, but still . . .
You:
MM: Ummm, it's a quarter, and like 50 cents for a bagel.
You:
MM: Sure no problem, ya bum.
(Message Meister pulls a quarter out of his pocket)
You:
MM: Don't sweat it, it's just a quarter.
You:
MM: Oh cool. No I haven't seen the Kentucky ones yet.
You:
MM: No, I don't care, I don't collect them.
You:
MM: Alright, I've got to get on gettin' on. I'll see ya.
You:
MM: Indeed.
(and fade out . . .)
Well that was fun. Sort of.
Take home message:
Coffee's on at 10am. In the atrium. Hope you will be to.
You:
MM: What's that? Hey we're done with this *&^*. Cut it out.
You:
MM: Oh yeah? Same to ya, jackass.
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