Sunday, March 11, 2012

What... ? Oh Come On!

Out there title, but I think it fits the subject matter perfectly. I'm sorry it's been such a long time, but I've just forgotten about this. Plus it adds a bit of realism to the story... ok, lame cover up, but that's what I've got. Not much of consequence has happened or I'd have posted earlier. Ok, Youth Convention might qualify, but I was wiped out after that and I never really feel like doing anything, or thinking, after about four on week days. Anyway, here's the next installment of Gilligan's Journal.
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How long have we been on this island now? I've lost count of the days. It's been crazy this... month. Yeah, let's call it a month. I can't seem to shake the feeling of being a twisted scientist using humans as my test subjects for psychology research. It seems as though every two weeks they manage to have three near successful escape attempts. All other attempts within those two weeks are so stupid or far fetched that I didn't need to do anything for them to fail. Miserably. Terribly miserably. So miserably I wanted to laugh, cry, scream, and give them all a great big hug all at the same time. I settled for simply staring at the failed... whatever... with a blank look on my face. The blankness came from the many emotions that were fighting to get out. It was such an epic fail I wanted to call it a win sometimes. Ah well, it's been a while since they have actually believe it would work. I think they've given up on getting off this island but keep trying just for something to do.

One of my favorite fails was the Man-a-Pult. HA! I nearly frayed the cord, but I decided to wait for the professor's 'demonstration' to see just how much of a treat to my plan it was. Oh boy did that coconut fly! However, that was only until it split open against the rocks on the shore. I nearly broke a rib trying to contain my laughter. 'Alas poor Coco, I knew him well,' was the first thought in my mind after, 'there goes another one.' I couldn't say either out loud, but they were having a swell time running around my head. Oh it was beautiful how the arc went straight into the rocks like that! Of course, I didn't have to do anything with that. It was a fail from the onset. But it was funny watching the professor's face. I think I'm finally wearing him down. He's started saying that he's less and less sure his ideas will work. Jessy, the fashion barbie, has given up trying to make herself look good and Rika, the wanna be, has given up on looking or acting like anyone else. Skipper is still a moody and violent man, but he's coming round as well. The two rich people are going to need a bit more work, but I think I'm doing fairly well. Perhaps it will only take three more weeks before I can help with the whole getting off the island thing instead of hampering their efforts.

Gilligan
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Ok. Today's attempt was just plain stupid. As it is with most of the crazy ones, this idea came from the Skipper. It just made me stop and say, 'What... ? Oh come on!' How could a giant Tiki head dressed in a baseball uniform get us off the island? Really? What was this guy thinking? 'Hey I know, let's build a Tiki baseball player! It'll be great! He'll get us a ride on his private jet and we'll be home free!'? Wha... really? Really?! Skippy, you must be trippy! There is no way that would work man. Get a life and stop watching those old baseball tapes, seriously.
OK, rant over. I'll write more when I have more material.
Gilligan
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Kinda random, but hey, I thought that last bit was comedy gold. A baseball Tiki? How could that be any funnier?
Alright, I'll stop with the rambling now.
Later!
Lil Bit

1 comment:

  1. HAHAHA Rae Anne, that is hilarious!!! Relying on a giant tiki dressed in a baseball uniform for rescue!! HAHAHA!!! You're right, that is comedy gold! "Hey,lets build a tiki baseball player!" and "Skippy, you must be trippy!" Rae Anne, dear, you have a knockout sense of humor!! I also like how you portray the stranded people on the island realistically. You dont make it look like they're just all happy-go-lucky or "Well, it's not so bad!" kind of attitude. You show how they doubt Gilligan and go against him and their fear and apprehension. You also take care to illustrate that after a certain period of time, their good looks and various annoying character traits dont matter as much to them. Everything has gotten down to the basic of the basics, so they're no longer as worried about their hair or as blatant with their arrogance. It's all very realistic, and that makes the story genius! Well, why should I even bother saying that? You are a genius writer, after all. Anything that pours from your pen or keys is brilliant, and that's the gospel truth! You're going to FAR!!!

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