Is That You In Your Avatar - Sweet Sixteen! — Page 36

I send you my Anti-Jitter vibes.

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You should all just smoke up together before the show. That always gets rid of my jitters.

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Actually, I generally have a drink before I go onstage; always have.

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I wish I had my own wine cellar. It's such a hassle to go out and buy it one or two bottles at a time.

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I said a drink, Deeter, not a bottle. :)You won't find ME whittling down any champagne corks backstage!

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Not backstage, Jaily, I'm sure.

And remember, she started with a drink. She ended with a bottle.

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Meh. I feel like a glass of wine would definitely loosen up my creative side (I'm writing an essay on my ideal libel law, woo!), but sadly our fridge is completely devoid of alcoholic beverages, so I'm stuck with sugarfree Red Bull and tortilla chips.

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Vodka and I haven't been friends in a very long time, but definitely on the champagne. Jager, too, trashily enough.

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I was a creative writing major as an undergrad. I rarely embarked on a new project without some kind of bottle in my hand. It just helped let the ideas flow.

I've got the drink, the paper and the pen, but all I've got is:

"Bobby's apartment."

I want to write about the struggles of being a gay man in a small town.

Bobby, the protagonist, fears that his sister will abandon him if he comes out, but he hates lying to her about what he does and where he goes. He works as an assistant manager at the grocery store.

Cindy, the sister, wants to be a wife and a mom. Her boyfriend, Gene, is happy with the way things are. She's a waitress at the diner and Gene works as a mechanic.

There's another character there, a gay guy, but I'm not sure who he is or what to do with him. I know there needs to be a reason for Bobby wanting to come out. He needs to meet someone. But, what would make this new guy move to this city? Maybe he should already live there? Maybe he and Bobby could work together? Or they went to high school together and this other guy was a completely closet case?

I have all that and I can only get two words on paper.

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I'll try the second choice.

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I have thrown up every opening night of every show I've ever done. I get the worssssttt nervous jitters.

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