I am probably going to be posting these delightful mini-screenplays from real life over on Tumblr soon, since that’s a great place for that kind of thing, but they’re down right now. (There was an Asian-looking girl at the top of my dashboard warning me that might happen, but I’ve been hitting the cold medicine pretty hard and thought that might be a vision.)

Dan: So that’s pretty much my office. Do you guys want to say “hi” to Carol? ADAM: Hi, Carol. [giggles] CAROL: Hi! BECKY: Hi, Carol! CHRISTIE: Are you guys going to introduce yourselves? ADAM: My name is Adam. What’s your name? CAROL: Carol. BECKY: My name is Becky, what’s your name? CAROL: Carol.

In the car, yesterday. Adam’s stuffed kitty is in the space between the car seats.

ADAM: I want to hold my kitty. BECKY: What? ADAM: I want to hold my kitty. BECKY: What? ADAM [who has, by this time, collected his kitty, but is repeating his request out of politeness]: I want to hold my kitty. BECKY [suddenly a little exasperated]: Well, and there y’are, holding it.