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> look
You are sitting inside a CAR.
> look car
Examining the inside of your parents' white Camry, you see a pile of PAPERS on the backseat.
The car is currently off.
> use car
I don't know what that means.
> inv
Emptying your pockets yields a CELL PHONE, a WALLET, a ballpoint PEN, and a ring of KEYS.
You notice that the car's temperature is rising.
> use keys on car
You turn the key in the ignition. The engine wheezes asthmatically and emits a buzzing stream of clicks.
> use keys on car
You turn the key in the ignition. The engine wheezes asthmatically and emits a buzzing stream of clicks.
The car is growing hot.
> look papers
The pile of papers contains a sheaf of driving DIRECTIONS and next month's issue of Cat Fancy MAGAZINE.
> take directions
You stuff the directions into your pocket.
The car is now uncomfortably hot. You begin to sweat.
> take magazine
You roll up Cat Fancy and tuck it under your arm.
> exit car
You open the driver's-side door and step out of the car.
> look
You are standing in the north corner of the parking lot of CaptiveAire, Inc. It is a sunny, breezy summer morning. Near you are a car and a TREE.
> use cell
You call your parents on the cell phone. They won't be here for an hour.
> wait
You wait for a few minutes and become restless.
> wait
You can't do that now.
> look tree
You don't know much about trees. All you notice about this one is that it's big enough to cast an inviting circle of shade.
> sit under tree
You sit down on the curb in the tree's shadow.
The sweat quickly evaporates from your skin.
> wait
You can't do that now.
> look magazine
Your mind rebels against the thought of reading Cat Fancy.
> look directions
The directions consist of two pages stapled together. The first page is Google Maps directions from your home to CaptiveAire, Inc. The second page is an addendum from Megan. The backs of both pages are blank.
> write
I don't know what that means.
> use pen on directions
The paper flexes limply beneath the pen.
> use directions on magazine
You have lost the directions.
You have lost the magazine.
You have gained a WRITING PAD.
> use pen on writing pad
Nothing happens.
> think
I don't know what that means.
> think games
You think about games. You've been playing Half-Life a lot recently. You have also been playing a few text-based adventure games.
You have gained an IDEA.
> look idea
It's not a very good idea.
> use idea on pen
The pen twitches in your hand.
> use pen on writing pad
You have lost the idea.
You have gained a POST.
posted on Friday, May 18, 2007
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It was when Abby and Carmen lit up on the way back to campus, I think, that I began sinking back toward reality. This while I was still clouded from several more margaritas than were necessary to wash a burrito down -- lacking the focus to attempt musing whether one recreational poison is that different from another, I was just slightly and unthinkingly revulsed. But still happy. It was a fun night.
I biked back to my dorm and watched '50s movies on my roommate's TV while clarity won back control of my mind. I didn't study then, and I still haven't. Tomorrow, always tomorrow -- except tonight's my last chance of the semester to say that.
posted on Sunday, May 06, 2007
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I just took a look at myself. Navy blue shirt with light blue stars, dark jeans, navy blue shoes, even navy blue boxers.
Da ba dee, I guess.
posted on Saturday, May 05, 2007
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