Thursday, August 27, 2009

Velma's Journal--Back from the Void

As some of you may know, last December Mr. Fish was generous enough to assume blogging responsibilities seeing that I was bogged down in lettering the graphic novel. Not soon after both Mr. Fish and Velma disappeared for 8 months. No word from either of them. No one was returning phone calls and Mr. Fish stopped emailing and blogging.

I naturally assumed the worst.

Then this morning my phone rang (at a very early hour mind you).



JUSTIN: Hello.


VELMA (Very Loud): SWEETHEART!!


JUSTIN: Who is this?


VELMA: It's Velma, hon.


JUSTIN: Jesus, Velma, I thought you-


VELMA: Kicked it. Yeah. A couple of people thought so. No, Nicky and I were off for awhile.


JUSTIN: I'm assuming you can't say where?


VELMA: Of course not. It's not that interesting anyway.


JUSTIN: I'm starting to think you work for the government.


VELMA: I'm starting to think you don't work at all.


JUSTIN: Ouch.


VELMA: I mean, nothing. Not a single post since December.


JUSTIN: Nick told me he had it covered. Actually he told the readers. I didn't even get a head's-up.


VELMA: Ah, whatever. I know you and Courtney have been busy with the graphics novel.


JUSTIN: Graphic.


VELMA: WHAT? Oh. Right. Graphic.... Well, I've been thinking about some things.


JUSTIN: Oh yeah.


VELMA: I think we need to make some changes.


JUSTIN: To what?


VELMA: To this blog thing. We might've been going at it all wrong.


JUSTIN: I'm not sure there's a right or wrong way to do it, Velma.


VELMA: I do. Let's talk about it.


JUSTIN: Ok.


VELMA: Can you meet up with me tomorrow in my office?


JUSTIN: Actually I'm not in the city right now.


VELMA: Well where the hell are ya?


JUSTIN: Martha's Vineyard.


VELMA: Oh I see. Must be nice.


JUSTIN: It is.


VELMA: Well, when do you get back in?


JUSTIN: Can we meet the beginning of next week. Say Tuesday.


VELMA: GREAT!! Come over my way, noonish. Make ya a tuna sandwich.


JUSTIN: Yummy. See ya then.


VELMA: Right. Bye now.

I guess we're back in business.

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