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¨The Power's Out"

A: (talking to herself)

Great. I was already having a bad hair day, and now the power's out. Crap! I didn't save the document I was working on. Now I'll have to start all over. I think I'll call Marsha. My cell phone's probably the only thing that works in the whole house.

B: Hello?

A: Hey, my power just went out. I'm a little worried. The power hardly ever goes out over here.

B: Mine is out too.

A: Really? Why aren't you freaking out?

B: I guess I'm just cool as a cucumber.

A: That's so corny. I was in the middle of writing a paper when we lost power. I hadn't saved it yet. So I think I lost everything I was working on.

B: That sucks. Well, lucky for me, I wasn't working on anything important. I was just reading the news. Apparently someone fell asleep at the wheel last night near my house and killed the other driver.

A: Were they under the influence? Sometimes alcohol makes you sleepy.

B: I don't know. I hadn't finished the article yet.

A: So what happened at your last job?

B: Oh, it just didn't work out. Me and the boss were always at each other's throats. I quit about a week ago. I was thinking about taking classes, but I don't know. I'm not sure what I want to do. I've been thinking about it all week, but have no clue. I'm at my wit's end.

A: Your job before this last one was an office job too, right?

B: Yeah, I've had back to back office jobs. I might want something different now. I'm kind of tired of sitting at a desk all day. I'd be nice to have a job where I could move around some. I was getting in bad shape from just sitting around all the time. But then again, I've been off for a whole week and have done nothing but hang around the house. I haven't gone out, exercised, or anything.

A: Yeah, I know what you mean. So you were reading the news... What else is going on, besides a possible drunk driver?

B: Well, you know... the usual. Criminals at large, businesses going under, people getting put behind bars, people arguing about politics. I don't usually keep up with the news. The news is almost always negative. So I don't usually keep up with it. But I thought it was about time that I get caught up on current events.

A: Yeah, the news does always seem negative. Amen! The power came back on.

B: Mine too. I'll let you go. Good luck on your paper.