Skipping Beginnings
Shawn Morrison: As long as the first 30 pages are perfect, I'm not too worried.
Me: I didn't read the first 30 pages, but I'm sure they're fine.
Me: I always start at page 44 on anything.
Shawn Morrison: Ok, this explains why you never commented on the tranny scene.
Shawn Morrison: Sorry, scenes.
Me: I find it a lot easier to read things when I don't have to bother with all the initial boring stuff.
Me: Sure, sometimes that makes it hard to follow.
Me: But on average it's worth it.
Me: I do the same thing with movies.
Me: I always start 20 minutes in.
Me: Which reminds me: I don't understand that movie Memento at all.
Me: It doesn't build to anything.
Shawn Morrison: Well the real problem is when you do this with dating. Women don't like it when you put it in and they don't even know you're in the room.
Me: Hey--at least ONE woman DID like that.
Shawn Morrison: I will say I do like it when you drive cars. Always jumping into already moving vehicles. It gives your persona an action-adventure touch.
Me: Yeah, that is pretty impressive. Let me tell you--it took a LONG TIME to get good at that. I spent a lot of time in hospitals the first year.
Me: I don't know how many times you can break your legs before it's a permanent problem, but I was getting close there for a while.
Shawn Morrison: Well, I'm glad you solved it. You're so much more interesting now.