Plans for the summer

[cosmolinguist]

The KUMM news director was wandering around the library with a microphone, asking people if they'll answer a question for the Weekly News Review.

The people at the computers near me seemed unenthused, but I took off my headphones and asked, "What's the question?"

" "What are your plans for the summer?' " he said.

I thought Oh, well, too bad I have no plans for the summer. But then I came up with a brilliant idea. "Can I make stuff up?" I asked.

"Most people do," he said. "They don't take me seriously."

I smiled.

He turned on the mike and said, "So what are your plans for this summer?"

And I said, "Well, I know this random guy I met on the Internet who lives in England and he thinks I should come stay with him for the summer, so I was thinking about doing that." I grinned at him and he laughed a little as he turned off the mike.

"Is that true?" he asked me.

"Yeah, it is, actually," I said.

What a way to get on the radio.

Comments

[chuck-lw.livejournal.com]

>asking people if they'll answer a question for the Weekly News Review.

I misread the last three words as "Weekly World News."

I'm better now.

[davmoo.livejournal.com]

But what about Tour de Love?

"Well, my friend Jenn and I are going to drive all around the US screwing random guys and girls we met on the internet"

[cosmolinguist]

Such exciting plans I have for this summer. :-)

Too bad they're mutually exclusive. If I go to England, I won't be driving around the US.

[davmoo.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I know that. But I still think telling the radio dude you were having a roving f**kfest would have been more fun :-)

[cosmolinguist]

Oh, it's not that I think it's too bad as far as my believability to the news director goes, it's bad for me that I can't have both. :-)

Well, maybe I can. :-D I want both.

You're right, though, a roving f***fest would have made at least as good a story to tell the guy.

[stealthmunchkin.livejournal.com]

You could always come to England, fly back over with me when I fly over for the LA gig, and do the tour de love while I was over there, then fly back again...

[cosmolinguist]

I think we're getting a little ahead of ourselves here. :-) Other things to worry about first.

[kalieris.livejournal.com]

He's not just a *random* guy...he's downright Discordian!

You could always do a roving f**kfest in England. : )

Helga

[cosmolinguist]

You're right, it would've been cooler if I'd said, "I met a Discordian on the Internet and he wants me to live with him..."

In yet another instance of synchronicity, he and I actually had a discussion that involved Discordianism today. :-)