MAY 19, 2009 11:11PM

Blessed Are the Nobodies


Michael: How do you think this is going so far?

Melissa: I don’t know. I’m kind of wondering if we’re posting too often.

Michael: Well, they don’t take very long to read.

     It’s sort of like overhearing a couple arguing, though.

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MAY 19, 2009 12:02AM

So What About “Alien Nation”?


Michael: How do I do “Michael:”?

Melissa: Option-M. I mean, mash-M.

Michael: Let’s drop this whole absurd multi-indirection thing and just write about writing about our subject.

Melissa: But if we write about writing about our subject, that’s the same thing we’ve been d… Read full post »


Michael: I think I’ve been saying it wrong.

Melissa: What do you mean?

Michael: What we’re writing about.

Melissa: So you mean the subtitle’s wrong?

Michael: Well, if I’m right.

     About being wrong.


Melissa: You’re right.

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Michael: I think there’s a reason we chose this format.

     Because we’re movie—

     What?

     Junkies?


(in unison): No.

Michael: Addicts? That’s not right.

     Movieaho
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Michael: Actually, Kilgore Trout is perfect because he’s meta, too.

Melissa: Yeah, remember when I was saying how cool it would be if a new book by Kilgore Trout came out now?

Michael: That’s not what you said before.

Melissa: I’m talking about a few months ago.

Michael: Oh.

Meliss… Read full post »

MAY 18, 2009 3:08AM

Undo What You Just Did

Michael: This is harder than I thought it was going to be.

     Do you know what I’m talking about?


Melissa: Actually, I’m not sure.

Michael: I mean about, uh—

     I don’t remember now.

     Don&r
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MAY 17, 2009 11:55PM

Longing Pause


Michael: Now here’s the director part. When you read the sigh, don’t say it out loud. Do it. Sigh!

Melissa: (reads the line “(sighs) That makes me think about wip148 and 149.”)

Michael: No, you still made a sound!

Melissa: This is a longing sort of sigh, which… Read full post »


Michael: We strayed from our original idea because we were supposed to be writing about our discussion about writing the post.

Melissa: I thought that’s what we were doing.

Michael: We are doing that!

Melissa: “So what’s the problem?”

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MAY 17, 2009 5:39PM

That’s a Good Title


Michael: What is this called, “metaless”?

Melissa: No, “Metaness”!

     The problem is, I can’t see the time in full-screen mode.

Michael: Well, don’t worry about the stupid fecking time. The time is not—

Melissa: Wait wait wait. Stop s… Read full post »


Michael: Put your little markey at the top.

Melissa: But I wanted to talk about tents!

Michael: We are, right now!

     Okay, right off the fecking bat.

     No exclamation points.

Melissa: If you keep talking about exclamation points, all our posts ar… Read full post »

MAY 16, 2009 11:11PM

Say It!

 
Melissa: I was in the middle of typing when you moved me.

Michael: I didn’t move you, Melissa.

Melissa: You moved my cursor.

Michael: I know, but I wanted to change the “MLM”s and “MSM”s into “Michael”s and “Melissa”s.

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Michael: Are you ready to start the next one?

     Can you write that down?

Melissa: I am!

Michael: Right off the bat, no exclamation points in this post.

Melissa: It’s too late.

Michael: I know, but no more.

Melissa: I’ll try.

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MAY 16, 2009 4:57PM

You Would Call It a “Rider”


Michael: And that’s how it ends.

Melissa: No, because we haven’t gotten back to the title!

Michael: The funny thing is, by the time we post this, there will already be a title.

Melissa: I wonder what it will be!

Michael: But you already know!

Melissa: I do?

Michael: Yes.

Melissa: What is it?

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MAY 16, 2009 4:54AM

“Laden” Means “Full Of”


Michael: It should be called . . .

Melissa: What!

Michael: Meta-M’s!

Melissa: Meta-M’s?!

Michael: You know. For Michael and Melissa.
 
Melissa: I told you I didn’t wanna use “meta”!

Michael: Oh yeah, I forgot.
 
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MAY 16, 2009 4:20AM

What Are We Gonna Call This?


Michael: First of all, what is this about, again?

Melissa: We need to figure out what we’re going to call this.

Michael: I thought we already figured that out.

Melissa: Ha! You mean “SuperText”?

Michael: Yes, and I still think it has its points.

Melissa: Its points.

Michael: Yes! Like &ldRead full post »