I told my parents today about UW's change in policy for graduate students, about how it means the whole prospect's likely to cost more money now. My mom suggested I pretend that Jeni and I are dating so that I could claim I have a "partner employed locally." Why do so many of my parents' suggestions for things to do in my life involve lying?
Erik took the idea of a fake relationship with Jeni and ran with it. By the time he was done I was pretending to be gay and faking a relationship with a guy who was actually gay (and had a crush on another guy we were both friends with) while we all avoided the attention of our neighbor, Mr. Strictman, who worked for the University. I interned, part time, at the Experience Music Project and was in a band and thereby had a wacky group of friends. I don't remember where Jeni was supposed to fit into the final picture, if I was pretending to date the gay guy and not her.
Why is is so easy to turn my life into a sitcom? And why does the resulting sitcom resemble nothing so much as the bastard love-child of Three's Company and Friends?
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Jeni was supposed to be the forbidden love interest with whom you could not hook up because it would blow your gay cover.
We could get Jon to play your roommate. Ann could be Jeni's best friend, your ex-GF, and local wacky Seattlite.
The gimmick is, no actors. That's right, this is a REALITY SITCOM! It'll make me rich. Uh, I mean you. It'll make you rich.
*goes shopping for a gold yacht*
Posted by Erik (the producer) | May 17, 2004 11:32 AM
Posted on May 17, 2004 11:32
huh?
I guess i liked the idea of jeni and you being together, it was simpler to say the least
Not that i know anithing of her now that i think about it
Posted by gus | May 17, 2004 12:41 PM
Posted on May 17, 2004 12:41
Gus, don't mind my roommate. He's crazy. Reality sitcoms already exist. They typically suck. Though there is that sort-of one popping up on Showtime soon, isn't there? The one with all the actors and no script? That seems funny. And the Larry David show on HBO.
I told Jeni about my parents' scheme just now. She asked "where do they come up with this stuff?" I wonder the same thing.
Posted by Jason | May 17, 2004 1:55 PM
Posted on May 17, 2004 13:55
Man....states with no money really suck.
I'd ask them what their stance is on fixing this law. The financial aid dept must have a contingency plan b/c this will affect more than just you. Contact them, point out that it may have an affect on your attendance, and see what happens.
It's kinda lying, but not really.
Posted by Marc | May 17, 2004 9:16 PM
Posted on May 17, 2004 21:16
Erm... it's not a law, Marc. It's a policy of the University. It'll affect however many out-of-state graduate students the university has - a few hundred, a thousand?
I figure the contingency plan is "collect more money." Not much I can do about that other than pay or prove I'm a state resident.
Posted by Jason | May 18, 2004 9:33 AM
Posted on May 18, 2004 09:33