Last week at this time, a New York City Comcast man from somewhere in Eastern Europe had no idea of the lovely scene he would encounter the next morning.
But, if you keep reading, you will ...
The scene: The darling Upper West Side apartment Heather and Kevin moved into a mere five days earlier. It is now 9:20 a.m. on Friday. Kevin has managed to get ready for work amidst the four girls who have invaded his space, and he has now escaped to the safety of his office somewhere in the city. Heather is asleep in their room. Jennie and Callie are asleep on the couch bed in the living room. Katie is asleep on the inflatable mattress next to the couch bed. Karli is, inexplicably, showered and dressed, hair and makeup done and looking perfect. She hears a knock at the door. She answers immediately, far too cheerfully, with nary a question or a glance at her four sleeping friends. It is, of course, the Comcast man, who had told Heather he would come between 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. and would call a half hour before he came.
So, the Comcast man takes two steps into the living room to see three not-so-fresh, we-rode-on-a-bus-for-nearly-six-hours-and-then-went-to-bed heads peeking up from an assortment of sheets and blankets and beds, which happen to be two feet from the television and the computer. That would be the television and computer where the Comcast man needs to do his Comcastic things.
Karli, remember, already looks like a supermodel. The kind wearing clothes. Heather has awakened enough to grasp the situation. The three of us in pajamas clearly are not and have not. We make a beeline for the bathroom. We huddle there, deciding what to do. We opt to be normal. Or as normal as possible, under the circumstances. Which means that two of us should leave the bathroom. One at a time, we get ready.
An hour or so later, the scene has changed. Now the television works. And the people have all showered. But somehow all end up back on the couch bed. This time, watching the television. And unavoidably watching the man, too, still working on said television. So what started with four sleeping girls in pajamas ends with them all sitting on the couch bed, fully clothed and presentable, waiting for the Comcast man to finish his Comcast things ...
2 comments:
this is awesome. I want to remember this forever so thanks for documenting it. only you could have explained it best. cuz you're the best.
This is so hilarious! I think you've captured the scene perfectly. I think it was a good day for the Comcast man, especially when we all started watching him work. You know he felt special:)
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