Fur Ruffling 101

Logarithms Trigonometry Statistics College Mathematics  by flickr user RayvenVintage

Lori: So, you majored in statistics....  Did you like taking trig and calculus?

Brett: I took a couple calc classes, but no trig in college...  That's a tool that's not really needed in statistics.

Lori: I did mostly theatre in college.  One time I worked the soundboard, but I didn't know what vox stood for.  It was a little embarrassing.

Brett.  Oops.  Did you get fired from that production?

Lori: No, it didn't really ruffle anybody's fur too badly.  It was just college.

Check out this &$*%ing conversation

Chunky Split Pea Soup by flickr user myveggiekitchen

Brett: Do you swear a lot, or only when you're pissed off about something?

Lori: Yeah, too much probably.  I should try to be a little more zen-like.  You?

Brett: Not that often.  Except when I'm eating split pea soup.

Lori: Weird.

Waiting in the Wings

Theatre Curtain by flickr user David Emery

Brett: In your acting career, what's the strangest thing that's ever cued one of your lines?

Lori: Would listening from backstage for when another actor hits the floor in a dramatic death scene count?  If so, then that.

Brett: I'd say that counts as an unusual cue.  I just hope he wasn't making his death too dramatic, such that he had to be asked to halve the amount of time it took him to die.

Lori: Oh, no.  He was a good actor.  I've worked with a git or two like that before, though.

Brett: Yeah, sometimes you just wish you could swap cast members.

Lori: Yes.  Like the guy who looked like a yeti with a trim.

When you care enough to use the very best endearments

Hallmark Cards by flickr user sjrankin

Brett: I think we've both used it in Words With Friends, but have you ever actually referred to anyone as your jo?

Lori: You know, I don't date much... but no.  I wonder if Hallmark makes a card or two with that endearment.

Brett: If they don't, you should suggest it.  They'd be like "duh, why didn't we think of that?"

Lori: I feel like the selection may be pretty bad, still.

Somersaults

Fergus, aka Brett

Lori: Do you still have any of your favorite toys from when you were little?

Brett: I don't think I have a single one at my current apartment.  But at my parents' house there are still a bunch of them, including the "Somersaults" Today's the Day! book and stuffed animals that Grandma got from Avon.  I was the mushroom, what were you?

Lori: I was the pear.  I wish I had a hat like that for myself, too.  Shoot! :)

Miss Pear, aka Lori

Don't forget to floss

Little Tooth Pillow by flickr user theselovinghands

Brett: Have you ever tried to whiten your teeth?

Lori: I've put those tiny slime strips on a few times, but nothing serious.  You?

Brett: Same here.  I wish there was something easy, like eating two sugar cubes a day.  I have a feeling my dentist wouldn't recommend that, though.

Lori: I don't think there are any super easy solutions like that yet.  But the sugar probably won't help.

Brett: Well, then... I guess I'll just keep using Aquafresh.  (Or whatever toothpaste happens to be on sale.)

It's not the heat, it's the humidity

summer rain by flickr user Free As I Can Be

Brett: Don't you love this time of year, when the weather heats up?

Lori: Yes, and no.  I love the warm rain, but I hate the humidity.

Cleanliness is next to Godliness

Maid Service Door Hanger by flickr user pjchmiel

Brett: I hate doing housework.  Should I hire somebody to clean for me once a week?

Lori: Seems like you'd have to have a pretty fat paycheck to support that kind of luxury.  But if you've got it to spend, go for it!

Brett: Hmm... Does it cost a ton of money?  Because it might be worth it if I could afford it just by eating ramen for every meal or something.

Lori: Aw, I understand.  I waged war against my dishes this last weekend.  It was a close call... but I won.  Barely.

Brett: I bet your ma is proud of you for that!