1.6.07 nearby conversation at Tipu’s Tiger restaurant:
Person C: My biggest problem with technology is that I hate technology. My energy knows it. I can sit in front of a computer, and my energy will short it out. It stops working.
(later)
Person A: Have you ever heard of the movie An Inconvenient Truth?
Person B: Yeah, all the comedians are making fun of it… I walked in skeptical, and walked out nervous.
(later)
Person A: (reads the dessert menu) Chocolate tofu?! What happened to good ol’ fat, you know?
(later)
Person C: Do you have vanilla ice cream?
Staff: No.
Person C: What kind of ice cream do you have?
Staff: We don’t have ice cream.
Person A: It’s seasonal.
Person C: Well, it’s cold! This is an appropriate season for ice cream!
2.6.07 THE LAUNDROMAT
Woman seated near the dryers, talking on the phone: Hello. This your mother. Have you seen your father today? …Oh, okay. He was supposed to meet me at the office, but I haven’t seen him. I had a client, so… (laughs) Anyway, I’m a little nervous. I’m very excited. I’m doing my laundry now, so if I need to crash, I hope it’s okay to crash. . . yeah! That would be a novel idea. I think Daddy’s excited, too. Okay, hon, I’lll let you get back to work. Workin’, workin’, workin’. I was gonna ask how your face is doing. …Oh, wonderful.
– – – – –
Man: Oh, sorry.
Woman: It’s okay. There’s only one of me, and three chairs.
Man: Hey! How’ve you been? I haven’t seen you in–
Woman: Many, many moons.
Man: You still with the old man?
Woman: Yup, he’s working a new job now. Roofing, or something. Guess that’s good.
Man: You still with the Eagles?
Woman: Yup, been with them for four years now.
Man: Wow, that long.
Woman: Time flies when you’re having–
Man: Yeah…
Woman: …
Man: …
Woman: …
Man: So, it was good to see you.
Woman: You, too.
Man: Have fun with those Eagles.
Woman: Yeah, ya gotta have fun, no matter what you do. Keep having fun, right?
Man: Yeah.
2.9.07 Eating at Mitzi’s:
Waitress: Thanks for coming in today.
Kindergarten Girl: You’re welcome.
Waitress: Your grandpa sure was nice.
Kindergarten Girl: His name is Papa.
(Kindergarten Girl tries to push open the heavy glass door to no avail)
2.16.07 with my billet host:
Doris: Do we need to scare you to get rid of those hiccups?
Me: Oh, I get ‘em all the time.
Doris: …Disgusting.
3.14.07 at the courthouse in Virginia City:
Person A: It was a Child Protective Services meeting.
Person B: …They could’ve “child protected” out here.
2.16.07 during preshow, applying makeup on the young seahorses in Sandpoint, ID:
Courtney (age 12): I have bad news for you.
Me (age 23): What?
Courtney: You have a grey hair.
Me: What do you mean “bad news?” I like my grey hair. I have a whole patch of it. See?
Courtney: You mean you WANT it?
Me: Of course.
Courtney: My mom’s trying to get rid of it, you’re trying to grow it… I’m so confused!