Outline of "Another Day/Another $"

17 May 2006
5th Period

I. MORNING & COMMUTE

1. Girl wakes to sun painting shadows of leaves on face
A. delighted by chlorophyll filled start despite rampant allergies

B. She digs through boxes to find dress with leaf pattern to simulate experience for remainder of day
a. orange shoe missing
i. hair haywire
ii. bloodshot eyes

C. clothes rack knocks over plant
a. She leaves dirt on floor


2. Girl almost misses D6 bus, but makes it in nick of time after running down street
A. Jam packed with over-serious professional type commuters
a. Filled with longing for H1 bus with kids and old/crazy/sick people and students
i. Her misanthropic side rears head

B. She reads short story "Handful of Ball-Points, A Heartful of Love" by Henry Swados
a. Filled with repentance for earlier hideous thoughts towards fellow humans/commuters coughing on back of neck while trying to get to work

C. 11 minutes late for work
a. Boss MIA
i. No Big Deal for Girl

II. INDUSTRY is a VIRTUE

1. Outlook Inbox filled with 64 messages requiring immediate attention
A. Since Thursday, Girl ignores messages in favor of reading Dear Prudence on SLATE

B. First message: "evrytighgb is all fckfed upp. need yu to cabll soehne /nd fex it. You wll fihgure it out. Bonusu powints"

2. She realizes that boss is unusually hysterical and is faced with determining cause and finding solution
A. Problems = glitches in important events
a. Solutions = ridiculous stunts executed by Girl
i. search for bottle of special brandy at 4 liquor stores
ii. call 16 people to find replacement speaker
iii. convince 9-month pregnant woman to skip doctors appointment to speak to room of over-indulged babies in men's bodies
iv. buy new tie for boss due to spilt coffee
v. plead with hotel staff to work technological miracles

B. Despite her best efforts, boss FLIPS out and screams in front of 5o people
a. Girl wish for tranquilizer gun (for him)

C. Feeling guilty for outbursat, boss sends Girl up to bar at Ritz
a. Girl meets Italian man and
i. Together they eat chocolate mousse and drink champagne
b. piano player plays "You Belong to Me" - same song that has run through girl's head for days
i. She thinks of Grandmother singing same song and
ii. wishes to be with Grandmother instead of Luca from Salerno, though Luca is attractive in obvious foreign-type ways

D. Receives tickets to Party at Zoo

III. Zoo Party

1. Girl walks around zoo with fine fine friend on cool calm evening
A. Food and wine from every restaurant in the city
a. She eats more chocolate mousse. Also mashed potatoes, sausage, and hummus.
a. Lots of people, objects to trip over while trying to talk, eat, see animals
i. Girl spills red wine on dress

B. They look for animals
a. see only elephant, emu and chipmunk
i. She remembers general distaste for zoo, circus etc.

2. Girl learns new word from fine fine friend: anneal
A. "1 a : to heat and then cool (as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle; to STRENGTHEN or TOUGHEN

B. Girl concludes on metro ride home that day has been one of annealizationa.
a.Girl decides to worry about long term effects of annealization on mind, heart, outlook etc. tomorrow.
i. Or next day.