Topic 17 of 28: Chapter 1 of the GenX Storybook
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Topic 17 of 28 [genx]: Chapter 1 of the GenX Storybook
Response 1 of 44: as Stacey (KitchenManager) * Thu, Apr 23, 1998 (01:13) * 1 lines
¶:Once upon a time
Topic 17 of 28 [genx]: Chapter 1 of the GenX Storybook
Response 2 of 44: wer (KitchenManager) * Thu, Apr 23, 1998 (01:14) * 1 lines
it was that I found myself down at
Topic 17 of 28 [genx]: Chapter 1 of the GenX Storybook
Response 3 of 44: wer (KitchenManager) * Thu, Apr 23, 1998 (12:52) * 3 lines
the unemployment line repeating that silly man from Nantucket
limerick over and over in my head. Some days, I just can't get
a grip without those first three or four cups of coffee.
Topic 17 of 28 [genx]: Chapter 1 of the GenX Storybook
Response 4 of 44: Wolf (Wolf) * Thu, Apr 23, 1998 (13:04) * 1 lines
after i got my check, hitched a lift to a local casino.
Topic 17 of 28 [genx]: Chapter 1 of the GenX Storybook
Response 5 of 44: wer (KitchenManager) * Thu, Apr 23, 1998 (13:21) * 2 lines
Damn, I've got to get out of this rut, especially since their
coffee rivals
Topic 17 of 28 [genx]: Chapter 1 of the GenX Storybook
Response 6 of 44: Autumn Moore (autumn) * Thu, Apr 23, 1998 (22:53) * 1 lines
the swill they sell in college vending machines. So clutching my money, I tip my hat to the truck driver kind enough to drop me at the front door of the Cherokee Casino. I know I should be morally outraged at contributing to the corruption of our native brothers, but between the caffeine and the nicotine, frankly my dear, I don't give a damn.
Topic 17 of 28 [genx]: Chapter 1 of the GenX Storybook
Response 7 of 44: Wolf (Wolf) * Fri, Apr 24, 1998 (19:11) * 1 lines
Now I need some chocolate!
Topic 17 of 28 [genx]: Chapter 1 of the GenX Storybook
Response 8 of 44: wer (KitchenManager) * Sat, Apr 25, 1998 (00:46) * 3 lines
In fact, I'd kill for a double mochaccino and a bag of M&M's.
Actually did once, too, though I'm none to proud of that period
of my life.
Topic 17 of 28 [genx]: Chapter 1 of the GenX Storybook
Response 9 of 44: Autumn Moore (autumn) * Mon, Apr 27, 1998 (21:29) * 1 lines
But I digress.
Topic 17 of 28 [genx]: Chapter 1 of the GenX Storybook
Response 10 of 44: Wolf (Wolf) * Mon, Apr 27, 1998 (21:59) * 2 lines
Found a phone booth and flipped through the yellow pages. Funny how easy it is
to get turned down for job interviews. Now where did I put my pen?
Topic 17 of 28 [genx]: Chapter 1 of the GenX Storybook
Response 11 of 44: wer (KitchenManager) * Tue, Apr 28, 1998 (01:00) * 1 lines
I'll bet I left it in my jacket back at
Topic 17 of 28 [genx]: Chapter 1 of the GenX Storybook
Response 12 of 44: Autumn Moore (autumn) * Wed, Apr 29, 1998 (22:30) * 1 lines
Sal's. Damn! Now I gotta make another trip back to that freak show they call a hair salon. Well, I'm just going to have to rip the page out that I need and let the next poor bastard worry about what happened to BOWLING - BRAKE. ¶
Topic 17 of 28 [genx]: Chapter 1 of the GenX Storybook
Response 13 of 44: Wolf (Wolf) * Wed, Apr 29, 1998 (22:43) * 1 lines
(LOL!!)
Topic 17 of 28 [genx]: Chapter 1 of the GenX Storybook
Response 14 of 44: wer (KitchenManager) * Wed, May 6, 1998 (16:20) * 4 lines
¶Atop the mesa, the fireflies had just begun their dance amongst
the sage as the last of the orange in tonight's sunset was fading into
purple with the gathering dusk.
Topic 17 of 28 [genx]: Chapter 1 of the GenX Storybook
Response 15 of 44: Autumn Moore (autumn) * Wed, May 6, 1998 (23:00) * 1 lines
Further down the rocky canyon, a grey wolf howled at the setting of the sun, just as his father had done, and his father before him. As the last trace of purple disappeared from the sky, another wolf returned his plaintive call. Night had fallen on the mesa.
Topic 17 of 28 [genx]: Chapter 1 of the GenX Storybook
Response 16 of 44: wer (KitchenManager) * Wed, May 6, 1998 (23:06) * 3 lines
¶Looking into the sky, it was hard to distinguish the constellations,
because out here away from all the lights of the city, there were just too
many stars.
Topic 17 of 28 [genx]: Chapter 1 of the GenX Storybook
Response 17 of 44: Autumn Moore (autumn) * Wed, May 6, 1998 (23:22) * 1 lines
It was as if God had just splattered the sky with a burning paintbrush and the fire had died out, leaving the embers to glow where there once had been flame. The stars were so dazzling it hurt to look at them after a while, yet one was reluctant to look away, for fear of missing some important message communicated from the heavens.
Topic 17 of 28 [genx]: Chapter 1 of the GenX Storybook
Response 18 of 44: wer (KitchenManager) * Wed, May 6, 1998 (23:28) * 1 lines
It appeared to be a perfect night for the scheduled meteor shower.
Topic 17 of 28 [genx]: Chapter 1 of the GenX Storybook
Response 19 of 44: wer (KitchenManager) * Sat, May 16, 1998 (01:03) * 4 lines
Now, if those winds won't start. The ones that whistle over this mesa,
inspiring a loneliness that is only enhanced by the howls of the wolves.
The ones that chill your bones so that the cold echoes around in the
emptiness inside of you. God, if Yannice had only come along.
Topic 17 of 28 [genx]: Chapter 1 of the GenX Storybook
Response 20 of 44: Autumn Moore (autumn) * Sun, May 17, 1998 (23:51) * 1 lines
Unfortunately, Yannice had to stay home and wash her hair.
Topic 17 of 28 [genx]: Chapter 1 of the GenX Storybook
Response 21 of 44: wer (KitchenManager) * Wed, May 20, 1998 (01:03) * 2 lines
Well, enough of the melodrama, got to finish getting this gear
set up or I'll never
Topic 17 of 28 [genx]: Chapter 1 of the GenX Storybook
Response 22 of 44: wer (KitchenManager) * Thu, May 21, 1998 (21:04) * 1 lines
get it done. Damn, but I hate government contracts.
Topic 17 of 28 [genx]: Chapter 1 of the GenX Storybook
Response 23 of 44: Autumn Moore (autumn) * Thu, May 21, 1998 (22:12) * 1 lines
All that's left is to complete DD Form 1351-2 and DA Form 191 in triplicate, and this gig's up.
Topic 17 of 28 [genx]: Chapter 1 of the GenX Storybook
Response 24 of 44: wer (KitchenManager) * Thu, May 21, 1998 (22:53) * 6 lines
Yeah, right. I wish. Unfortunately, that's all that'll be left to finish
once I get back to the office on Monday and it ain't Monday.
¶Wonder why I can't concentrate on this run. I mean, I've done this
a thousand times, awake, asleep, depressed, horny, it's never mattered
before. Maybe I'm getting old. Maybe Yannice is right and I need to retire,
leave this shit to the fresh meat.
Topic 17 of 28 [genx]: Chapter 1 of the GenX Storybook
Response 25 of 44: Autumn Moore (autumn) * Thu, May 21, 1998 (23:49) * 1 lines
But then what? Sit around eating coffee cake and watching Jerry Springer all day? That's not my scene. Maybe the time has come to think about a new career field...we could open a little shop and sell things to the tourists, like winsome figurines and gourmet salsa.
Topic 17 of 28 [genx]: Chapter 1 of the GenX Storybook
Response 26 of 44: Wolf (Wolf) * Sun, May 31, 1998 (03:27) * 1 lines
Yeah right. Clumsy me in a gift shop.
Topic 17 of 28 [genx]: Chapter 1 of the GenX Storybook
Response 27 of 44: Autumn Moore (autumn) * Mon, Jun 1, 1998 (22:43) * 1 lines
Still, it's worth mentioning to Yannice. Think I'll call her up right now on my new cell phone. It's ringing....
Topic 17 of 28 [genx]: Chapter 1 of the GenX Storybook
Response 28 of 44: Riette Walton (riette) * Wed, Jun 3, 1998 (03:02) * 5 lines
Yannice picks up.
Why aren't you home yet?!?! Here I slave away in the kitchen all day, cooking
your supper, cleaning behind your fat arse, and what do I get? WHAT do I get for it?! Nothing - no thanks, no 'sorry I'm late honey', no nothing! You're
over at Sal's bumping pelvises with that little slut again, aren't you. AREN'T
you, you freak pervert?!
Topic 17 of 28 [genx]: Chapter 1 of the GenX Storybook
Response 29 of 44: wer (KitchenManager) * Wed, Jun 3, 1998 (15:55) * 2 lines
¶Calico.
Topic 17 of 28 [genx]: Chapter 1 of the GenX Storybook
Response 30 of 44: Riette Walton (riette) * Wed, Jun 3, 1998 (17:31) * 1 lines
Stoopid Bitch! Makes retirement seem like a fate worse than execution in Calcutta. Ah well, better be making my way to . . .
Topic 17 of 28 [genx]: Chapter 1 of the GenX Storybook
Response 31 of 44: wer (KitchenManager) * Wed, Jun 3, 1998 (17:51) * 1 lines
Calico...
Topic 17 of 28 [genx]: Chapter 1 of the GenX Storybook
Response 32 of 44: Riette Walton (riette) * Thu, Jun 4, 1998 (08:07) * 4 lines
I must have some kind of mild concussion, what with the bitch's constant tantrums and all. This weird word keep popping up in my head . . . CALICO?!
Must be a place . . . I ought to know, but I don't. Wonder if I should go there
now. But what will I do once I get there? Am I a secret agent? Then why isn't my name Bond? Then again, what if it's the name of a sandwich spread. Shit,
I need to sit down or I'm gonna pass out. Perhaps it'll all come back to me . . . ah, that's better. Now:
Topic 17 of 28 [genx]: Chapter 1 of the GenX Storybook
Response 33 of 44: wer (KitchenManager) * Thu, Jun 4, 1998 (21:21) * 1 lines
WHERE THE HELL IS THE MESA?! AND, WHY IS IT DAYLIGHT?!?!?
Topic 17 of 28 [genx]: Chapter 1 of the GenX Storybook
Response 34 of 44: Riette Walton (riette) * Fri, Jun 5, 1998 (06:55) * 1 lines
Should it be night? And what in the hell is the mesa? Damn this concussion.
Topic 17 of 28 [genx]: Chapter 1 of the GenX Storybook
Response 35 of 44: Autumn Moore (autumn) * Fri, Jun 5, 1998 (22:49) * 1 lines
Am I suffering from amnesia? And if I were, would I even know what amnesia is? Or would I just not be able to account for the last few days? Maybe I should just call 911. Thankfully THEY'LL know where the hell I am, even if I don't. This cell phone is really paying for itself!
Topic 17 of 28 [genx]: Chapter 1 of the GenX Storybook
Response 36 of 44: wer (KitchenManager) * Sat, Jun 6, 1998 (00:27) * 1 lines
That's odd. It was here a minute ago, or was that days ago?
Topic 17 of 28 [genx]: Chapter 1 of the GenX Storybook
Response 37 of 44: Riette Walton (riette) * Sat, Jun 6, 1998 (02:32) * 2 lines
Oh damn, THAT's what's been giving me this feeling of having something
stuck up my arse.
Topic 17 of 28 [genx]: Chapter 1 of the GenX Storybook
Response 38 of 44: Autumn Moore (autumn) * Sun, Jun 7, 1998 (22:20) * 1 lines
Calico...calico...what could it mean?? Is it my cat?
Topic 17 of 28 [genx]: Chapter 1 of the GenX Storybook
Response 39 of 44: Riette Walton (riette) * Tue, Jun 9, 1998 (07:35) * 3 lines
Yes, yes, it must be Tommy. Tommy?! Shit.
It could be a town - sounds like it could be in Texas. I'll go have a look on
the map.
Topic 17 of 28 [genx]: Chapter 1 of the GenX Storybook
Response 40 of 44: Autumn Moore (autumn) * Wed, Jun 10, 1998 (20:06) * 1 lines
Wait a minute. MY name's Tommy! Tommy Calico! Eureka, I've recovered my memory!
Topic 17 of 28 [genx]: Chapter 1 of the GenX Storybook
Response 41 of 44: Riette Walton (riette) * Thu, Jun 11, 1998 (02:19) * 5 lines
Thank God for that!!
And that's my car standing right there. Great! Let me just find my keys, and
I'll be off to head quarters to pick up that plane ticket to Paris. Just hope I
won't be too late. Oh, fuçk! The keys are still in the ignition, the doors still
locked!! What'll I do??
Topic 17 of 28 [genx]: Chapter 1 of the GenX Storybook
Response 42 of 44: Autumn Moore (autumn) * Fri, Jun 12, 1998 (13:39) * 1 lines
Good thing I renewed my AAA membership last month. I'll just call them from my handy-dandy cell phone, and then I'll bid this Godforsaken mesa adieu.
Topic 17 of 28 [genx]: Chapter 1 of the GenX Storybook
Response 43 of 44: Riette Walton (riette) * Fri, Jun 12, 1998 (15:15) * 19 lines
'Hello, Hello? Yes, this is Tommy Calico speaking - is this the AAA? . . . It is?
Good! Do you think you could . . . or wait, it's okay, I've just spotted a policeman; he'll be able to help me, I'm sure. Yeah. Bye.'
Looks like my luck's changing. Finally.
'Officer! Yes, you there. I was wondering if you could help me - see, I've locked
my keys in my car.'
Wonder what he's staring at - my face dirty or something?
'May I see your driver's licence, Sir?'
'Sure, but it's in the car . . . '
'Passport, identity card?'
'Sure.'
What does he want with it?
'Here you go.'
'Hmm. Tommy Calico, hey? Some nerve you've got walking around in open
daylight, and asking for assistence from a police officer. Thought you wouldn't
be recognized with that beard, did you?'
'What in the hell . .. '
'Tommy Calico, you are under arrest. Anything you say can and will be held
against you in a court of law.'
'WHAT?? What have I done?!'6
Topic 17 of 28 [genx]: Chapter 1 of the GenX Storybook
Response 44 of 44: wer (KitchenManager) * Thu, Jun 18, 1998 (16:02) * 1 lines
End of Chapter 1
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