Wednesday, June 20th, 5:00pm
Melina (and Zoey)
Melina sits at the window. Zoey takes the seat beside her.
Melina: Wait, what year is it?
Zoey: Errr … 2018 …?
Melina: You’re not sure either, eh?
Next stop: Thursday, June 21st, 7:00pm
One-Liner Wednesday – A game of dog and mouse
Winston with a computer mouse on his head: such a patient pup.
And a wonderful time was had by all.
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Unlike SoCS, this is not a prompt so there’s no need to stick to the same “theme.”
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1. Make it one sentence.
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292. Scenes from the Second Seat on the Right
Tuesday, June 19th, 5:00pm
Sherman (and Phil)
Sherman sits at the window. Phil takes the seat beside him.
Sherman: Back on the bus, are you?
Phil: (frowns) Yes.
Sherman: Have a change of heart about that new car of yours?
Phil: Actually, I took what you said to heart and traded my car in for an electric one.
Sherman: It’s not the bus, but it’s a step in the right direction towards being environmentally friendly.
Phil: Pfft. Yeah. Except I forgot to plug it in.
Next stop: Wednesday, June 20th, 5:00pm
The Escapist Coloring Club – mid-month June 2018
It’s close to the middle of the month, so I’m here with a gentle reminder that there’s still time to link your colouring projects to the original prompt from June 1st, here. The comments in this post are turned off to ensure all pingbacks go to the original post.
Here’s what I’m working on to show you, hopefully all coloured in, on July 1st.
Our June club participants so far, are:
Margret at Margret’s Life Journey
Please visit them to see their wonderful colouring projects. And join us! It’s fun and relaxing.
291. Scenes from the Second Seat on the Right
Monday, June 18th, 6:00pm
CeeGee (and Remy)
CeeGee sits at the window, talking on her phone. Remy takes the seat beside her.
CeeGee: (into her phone) Boots. What are you wearing? (pause) Yes, that’s all I’m wearing. (pause) That noise in the background? Its the beating of my heart. (pause) I’m in bed, where are you? (pause) Oh yes, take it out, big boy.
Remy: (shaking his head and mumbling) Unbelievable.
CeeGee: (glares at Remy) Oh that’s just the TV. So where were we? Oh yeah, I was just pinching my …
Remy: (singing) Feelings. Nothing more than feelings.
CeeGee: (eyes wide, if-looks-could-kill glare at Remy) It’s the radio. (pause) Yes, I listen to the radio while I’m watching TV. The point is, I’m not wearing anything except boots. Now let’s get on with it, shall we? (pause) Yeah … that’s more like it. Show me what you got, baby!
Remy: (loudly) Tickets! Get your tickets here!
CeeGee: Oh yes, baby, yes! (pause) It’s nothing, just do it, baby, do it! Oh I’m so hot!
Remy: (louder) Ice cream!
CeeGee: (faces the window) I can’t turn the TV down, it seems to be stuck. But that doesn’t matter, baby. What matters is I need you! (pauses) What do you mean, “What am I really wearing?” I’m wearing my boots, just for you! (pauses) Oh, baby, don’t hang up! No, no, no, don’t! … (looks at phone. Sighs. Turns to Remy) Ice cream? Seriously?
Remy: Nice boots.
Next stop: Tuesday, June 19th, 5:00pm
290. Scenes from the Second Seat on the Right
Sunday, June 17th, 7:00pm
Murna (and Bozo)
Murna sits at the window. Bozo, carrying half a dozen helium balloons, takes the seat beside her.
Murna: What are you supposed to be?
Bozo: I’m a clown.
Murna: Bit late on a Sunday for a clown to be out, isn’t it?
Bozo: I’m a special clown. I only do parties for ladies.
Murna stares.
Bozo: And occasionally gay men.
Murna: You take your costume off?
Bozo: (smiles) Everything but the makeup and the shoes.
Murna: So what do you do with the balloons?
Bozo: I tie them to …
Murna: NO! Don’t tell me.
Bozo: (shrugs) People seem to like it.
Murna: (thinks for a moment) What are you doing next Saturday?
Bozo: Why? You got a party coming up?
Murna: I won’t be home. But you could give my husband some tips.
Next stop: Monday, June 18th, 6:00pm
289. Scenes from the Second Seat on the Right
Saturday, June 16th, 8:00pm
Edward (and Kyra)
Edward sits at the window. Kyra staggers down the aisle and takes the seat beside him.
Kyra: Hey I know you.
Edward: I don’t remember you.
Kyra: Yeah, you’re that guy that wants to be a vampire guy. You wanna share a bottle of wine with me?
Edward: I don’t drink wine.
Kyra: You sure? It’s red.
Edward: Just because it’s the same colour as blood doesn’t mean I want to drink it.
Kyra: Hey, you ever notice that blood has red and white cells and wine comes in red bottles and white bottles?
Edward stares at her.
Kyra: Gotta be a connection, right?
Edward: I still don’t want any wine.
Kyra: Suit yourself, vampire guy.
Edward: But I suppose I could drink it indirectly…
Kyra: What’s that supposed to mean?
Edward: (shrugs) Where are you getting off the bus?
Kyra: Main Street.
Edward: (smiles, exposing mouthful of fake fangs) Me too.
Next stop: Sunday, June 17th, 7:00pm
#SoCS – Reservations
Used to be that I’d have hotel reservations all the time. For a while, my ex was taking over my house when he looked after the kids and I’d go to a hotel for the weekend. Which was lovely for me, but not so lovely on my wallet. Since I kinda ran out of money (who knew that was coming?), I’m lucky to have reservations to see a movie. That’s what I wanted to talk about though. Movie tickets. Or tickets to anything for that matter.
And the weirdness that is the English language.
Why do we have reservations for a restaurant but we don’t call them reservations to a movie or an event? Because that’s really what a ticket does. It reserves a spot in the place you’re going.
Therefore, I want tickets to a restaurant and a reservation for a movie. So there.
The next thing I have reservations for is a Glorious Sons concert at the end of July. On June 26th, the Sons–a Kingston, Ontario band–are opening for the Rolling Stones in France. That’s a HUGE DEAL! I predict that for Kingston bands, they’re going to be the next Tragically Hip.
And I have no reservations about saying that.
The last time I had a ticket to stay at a hotel was in October 2016. I’m seriously due for a vacation. With a reservation for a seat on a plane, preferably.
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288. Scenes from the Second Seat on the Right
Friday, June 15th, 9:00pm
MoJo and JoJo
MoJo: Hey, man, what time is it?
JoJo: I dunno, dude. You’re the one with the watch.
MoJo: Pfft, yeah. It says it’s seven o’clock.
JoJo: So? It’s seven o’clock. What’s you’re problem, dude?
MoJo: It’s too dark to be seven o’clock. It’s, like, almost the longest day of the year.
JoJo: Dude! You know what that means, right?
MoJo: No?
JoJo: It means when your watch stopped, so did time!
MoJo: I don’t get it.
JoJo: Think about it, man. Your watch says seven, right?
MoJo: Yeah.
JoJo: But it’s dark, right?
MoJo: Yeah.
JoJo: So that means we must still be in winter!
MoJo: It’s pretty darned warm outside for winter, dude.
JoJo: Global warming, man!
MoJo: No way! So that means …
JoJo: You’d better get a new battery, dude.
MoJo: You’re right! Good thing I didn’t put the snow shovel away yet.
Next stop: Saturday, June 16th, 8:00pm
The Friday Reminder and Prompt for #SoCS June 16/18
Today is Friday, I’m told, so that means it’s time for your Stream of Consciousness Saturday prompt. I’m going to make this quick because my coffee is calling me. And let’s face it, when you hear coffee calling your name, you know you need coffee. Here’s your prompt:
Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “reservation.” Use it any way you’d like. Enjoy!
After you’ve written your Saturday post tomorrow, please link it here at this week’s prompt page and check to make sure it’s here in the comments so others can find it and see your awesome Stream of Consciousness post. Anyone can join in!
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1. Your post must be stream of consciousness writing, meaning no editing, (typos can be fixed) and minimal planning on what you’re going to write.
2. Your post can be as long or as short as you want it to be. One sentence – one thousand words. Fact, fiction, poetry – it doesn’t matter. Just let the words carry you along until you’re ready to stop.
3. There will be a prompt every week. I will post the prompt here on my blog on Friday, along with a reminder for you to join in. The prompt will be one random thing, but it will not be a subject. For instance, I will not say “Write about dogs”; the prompt will be more like, “Make your first sentence a question,” “Begin with the word ‘The’,” or simply a single word to get your started.
4. Ping back! It’s important, so that I and other people can come and read your post! For example, in your post you can write “This post is part of SoCS:” and then copy and paste the URL found in your address bar at the top of this post into yours. Your link will show up in my comments for everyone to see. The most recent pingbacks will be found at the top. NOTE: Pingbacks only work from WordPress sites. If you’re self-hosted or are participating from another host, such as Blogger, please leave a link to your post in the comments below.
5. Read at least one other person’s blog who has linked back their post. Even better, read everyone’s! If you’re the first person to link back, you can check back later, or go to the previous week, by following my category, “Stream of Consciousness Saturday,” which you’ll find right below the “Like” button on my post.
6. Copy and paste the rules (if you’d like to) in your post. The more people who join in, the more new bloggers you’ll meet and the bigger your community will get!
7. As a suggestion, tag your post “SoCS” and/or “#SoCS” for more exposure and more views.
8. Have fun!
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