Tuesday, November 16, 2010

avoidance maneuvers

you look at the clock. it's 7:24--FHE is at your house at 7:30. people are going to start showing up in 2-6 minutes. what do you do?

step 1: fly into a panic. shut your computer, jump up from the couch, and run downstairs.


step 2: agree to grace's plan to make ourselves truly unavailable by leaving the house altogether to go to jimmy johns.

step 3: look for your coat. don't find it, because it's upstairs, but you can't risk being trapped into FHE to go up and get it, so find the nearest alternative: full-length blue fuzzy bathrobe.


step 4: peek out the side door to make sure you won't be seen running to the car.

do all of this in under 2 minutes.

step 5: go to jimmy johns. while going through the drive-thru, look down after the adrenaline has worn off. then look at grace and say, "uhm...i'm wearing a bathrobe." grace will reply, "yeah...that's why i chose the drive-thru, honey."


step 6: when going back home, do a slow drive-by of the house that you yourself live in, just to make sure that no one who will try to make you go to FHE is still there.

step 7: walk back into your house victorious.

7 comments:

Brooke said...

pahaha, amy you crack me up. so much love for this. so much.

Tristan said...

Hahaha. Nice! Watch out, they're going to make YOU an FHE group leader next!

Great job drawing the bathrobe, by the way.

Megan said...

you could also lock your doors and turn out the lights and pretend you're not home. oh wait... that's sweet swap

Megan said...

p.s. you are seriously AMAZING at this computer art stuff. bathrobes???? i think you missed your calling as art teacher. or sidewalk artist.

Julie said...

Mmm that takes me back. I find a simple solution is to go in your room and pretend you're sleeping. ...

Anonymous said...

You've got to be kidding...you would ditch FHE for Jimmy Johns??? I would seriously ponder my choices if i were you!

Mom said...

I continue to marvel at your comic abilities....when are you going to start that book I keep nagging you about? You could be rich by now you know!