A Modern Life, 1

5:25 PM Brandon Duvall: Are you there?
5:27 PM Me: yeah
5:27 PM Brandon Duvall: dude, mom and dad are loud. what's up
5:28 PM Me: not much, i just got home
5:28 PM Me: why are they so loud?
5:28 PM Brandon Duvall: they're fighting about something. where were you?
5:29 PM Me: ahhh. uh...its a little after 5 on a tuesday. i was at work
5:29 PM Brandon Duvall: oh yes. you are employed now. are you rich yet?
5:29 PM Me: pretty much. are you still coming up next weekend?
5:29 PM Brandon Duvall: yeah, i think so. is it going to be awesome?
5:30 PM Me: likely. you should get mom to send you on the train. there is like no place to park here.
5:31 PM Brandon Duvall: thats the plan. im supposed to bring a box of books with me too.
5:31 PM Me: also, you should hint that you are planning to buy me dinner or something, so that she will offer to pay for it.
5:31 PM Me: Don't bring the books, I don't have room for more books
5:32 PM Brandon Duvall: nice, good idea. i'll try to forget the books, but they are already labeled and by the door.
5:32 PM Me: why are they always trying to make me take those books! all I am going to do is leave them in the box, and then there is another heavy-ass box to move next time
5:33 PM Brandon Duvall: don't know, mom likes organizing things. are we going to do something cool?
5:34 PM Me: oy. sure, there's all sorts of cool here. you will go back the envy of your friends and associates
5:34 PM Brandon Duvall: sweet. will peter be there?
5:34 PM Me: Doubtful. He still lives on the other side of the city. we don't hang out much now.
5:35 PM Brandon Duvall: lame. brb
5:37 PM Me: k