L8r, G8r by Lauren Myracle

puppy, cuz he wasn’t hungry at the moment. he put the puppy in a bag for later.
zoegirl:
ick, maddie
mad maddie:
blame that amy winfrey chick. she made it up!
mad maddie:
anywayz, there’s 6 more episodes. you have to watch them all to find out what happens.
zoegirl:
uh huh
zoegirl:
g2g—there’s someone at the door.
mad maddie:
come back and visit me l8r. and be sure to drink plenty of milkshakes and eat lots of sausage!
    Tues, Feb 28, 5:15 PM E . S . T .
mad maddie:
hey, not trying to bug you, but i’m downloading songs from itunes. want me to send you my playlist when i’m done?
zoegirl:
yes please!
mad maddie:
who was at the door?
zoegirl:
two jehovah’s witnesses. my instinct was to give them the polite brushoff, but then i thought, why? shouldn’t i see what they have to say?
mad maddie:
uh … no
zoegirl:
they’re people just like we are. it can’t hurt.
mad maddie:
yeah, but it can waste your time—time which would be far better spent downloading songs from itunes, for example.
zoegirl:
plus, it doesn’t say much about me if i’m not willing to consider other perspectives.
zoegirl:
so i invited them in, and they were nice. they were both women, and one of them wasn’t much older than us, like maybe 19 or 20. she just got married last month.
mad maddie:
too young, too young
zoegirl:
she goes to Bible study every week, and she and her husband are committed to lifting up their lives to God. well, whom they call “Jehovah.”
zoegirl:
can you imagine believing in something so much that you go door to door trying to spread the word?
mad maddie:
no, and i think it’s obnoxious that they do. organized religion gives me the heebie-jeebies.
zoegirl:
they left me a book called “knowledge that leads to everlasting life,” which we’re gonna discuss the next time they come.
mad maddie:
you invited them BACK?
zoegirl:
in an up-in-the-air sort of way. they said, “can we come again?” and i kind of agreed.
mad maddie:
good lord
zoegirl:
what was i supposed to say?
zoegirl:
the girl, tina, was so pretty. she had really long hair, and she wore a skirt and a blouse. she seemed so … innocent.
mad maddie:
don’t let them convert you, that’s all i’m gonna say
zoegirl:
oh please
mad maddie:
don’t “oh please” me. i’m serious!
mad maddie:
time for din-din. tootles!
    Wed, Mar 1, 5:01 PM E . S . T .
SnowAngel:
my steering wheel cover arrived! my steering wheel cover arrived! *gambols about strewing cherries thru air*
zoegirl:
did you end up ordering the seat cover, too?
SnowAngel:
yes, it’s spifftacular. plus an ADORABLE dangly cherry to hang from my rearview mirror.
SnowAngel:
next i’m gonna get a Barbie to prop in front of the gear shift. mary kate has a Barbie propped in front of her gear shift, and it cracks me up.
zoegirl:
but do you really want to copy mary kate?
SnowAngel:
then i’ll get a Care Bear! yeah! *gets really excited* cuz isn’t there 1 with cherries on its tummy???
zoegirl:
last year glendy gave you a care bear and you got all freaked out. you threw it away, remember?
SnowAngel:
that’s cuz it was from glendy. *makes strangled sound as if being smothered in saran wrap*
SnowAngel:
if there’s a Care Bear with cherries on it, then i’m definitely getting it. i’m not letting 1 bad experience taint my whole Care Bear career.
zoegirl:
what does logan think of your cherry theme?
SnowAngel:
he makes fun of it to carl and brannen, but mainly just to tease me. he’s like, “i get her a jeep—a tough rugged jeep!—and she’s already dolling it up. women!”
zoegirl:
i’ve noticed that he brings that up a lot, the fact that he gave it to you.
SnowAngel:
but he DID give it to me. i guess he’s got the right to brag.
zoegirl:
it doesn’t bug you?
SnowAngel:
no. does it bug YOU?
zoegirl:
why would it bug me?
SnowAngel:
good question, why