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ds_flashfictioni just wish i could have used the real forms. :::sigh::: and the post-its are mostly real, but names have been changed to protect the (not so) innocent.
the formatting will probably suck - i apologize in advance.
***April first***
BOOK NOOK ON MAIN SPECIAL ORDER
DATE: 4/1
FOR: Benton Fraser, 180 N Stetson Ave -#2400, 616-1860
BOOKS: Ice Storm: A Historic Record in Photographs, ISBN 0771061005
Looking North: Royal Canadian Mounted Police Illustrations: The Potlatch Collection, ISBN 189043454X
STATUS: order direct from pub, aprox 2 weeks, will call
(Post-It attached to order)
jen! you MUST be here when bf picks up !!!!! yummy!
***April Second***
(Post-It attached to Helen’s computer)
Hel- is this some kind of joke? That address is
for the Canadian Consulate!! –J
***April Sixth***
BOOK NOOK ON MAIN SPECIAL ORDER
DATE: 4/6
FOR: Benton Fraser, 180 N Stetson Ave -#2400, 616-1860
BOOKS: Reality Is Just an Illusion : The Works of Shamans, Ghosts and Spirit Guides, ISBN 1567181554
STATUS: from distrib, 3 days, will call
(Post-It attached to order)
no joke, is canadian. vistor?? anyway, be sure to be there!!!
***April Eleventh***
(Post-It attached to Helen’s computer)
BF picked up ghost book. OH MY GOD!!! -J
(Post-It attached to Jennifer’s computer)
told you! :::fans self::: I’m in loooo-ooove!
(Post-It attached to Helen’s computer)
Hel, you are such a slut! Besides, he’s too good-looking. Bet you $5 he’s gay. –J
Post-It attached to Jennifer’s computer)
you’re on! and don’t talk that way about future husb.
***May Fifth***
BOOK NOOK ON MAIN SPECIAL ORDER
DATE: 5/1
FOR: Benton Fraser, 180 N Stetson Ave -#2400, 616-1860
BOOKS: Lost Commandment : How to Be Gay in the 21st Century, ISBN 1401030300
Come Out Fighting : A Century of Essential Writing on Gay and Lesbian Liberation, ISBN 1560253258
Beyond Coming Out : Experiences of Positive Gay Identity, ISBN 189583757X
STATUS: from distrib, 3 days, will call
(Post-It note attached to $5 bill attached to order)
goddamn it!!!!!
***May Thirteenth***
(Ripped piece of notebook paper taped to Jennifer’s computer)
j! at mall, looking at shoes, ran into bf. in uniform – he’s a MOUNTIE!! had to physically restrain self from filthy jokes heh heh heh consulate explained, huh? said ‘ben, your books are in’ and blond toothpick w/ him about jumps down throat! calmed down after i told about bookstore but still. . .reason bf needs books? “looks” were exchanged. btw – cute combat capris at express
***May Fifteenth***
(Stationary with kittens taped to Helen’s computer)
Hel- I think I met your Q-Tip. BF came in to get Canada history books (NOT the gay ones) and he had a lovely blond guy with him. (His name is Ray, and he works with BF – they’re police officers!) I think you’re right about them – Ray was very possessive of BF, and got all snarly when I smiled him. As if! Ray is much more my style anyway. And you are so sick! ‘cute’ capris? No such thing! –J
***May Seventeenth***
BOOK NOOK ON MAIN SPECIAL ORDER
DATE: 5/17
FOR: Benton Fraser, 180 N Stetson Ave -#2400, 616-1860
BOOKS: Gay Kama Sutra, ISBN 0312167539
STATUS: from distrib, 3 days, will call
(Post-It note attached to order)
whoa! things heating up on the bf/ray front!!!
***May Nineteenth***
(Several Post-It notes linked together and attached to Jennifer’s computer)
omg!! bf’s ray came in, ordered SAME book!!! gave me $20 for no paperwork – made me memorize order (paranoid much?!?) those two so clueless – wanted to say something but didn’t. chi-chi’s tonite w/ my ill-gotten gains?
***May Twenty-fifth***
(Stationary with kittens taped to Helen’s computer)
Hel, I am so evil! BF’s Ray came in for his book, and I couldn’t help myself! I asked him if he would mind taking BF’s book, since it was already paid for. Then I gave him BF’s GKS. Ray looked startled and frightened and confused and happy all in about 3 seconds and then he KISSED ME (!!!) and left. –J
(Post-It note attached to Jennifer’s computer)
your not evil – just frustrated yenta kissy!
***June First***
(Card attached to vase of two-dozen long-stemmed roses)
For Jennifer and Helen, providers of the best customer service in the city.
Thank you.
Ben and Ray
659 words (and sickly-sweet ones at that!)
the formatting will probably suck - i apologize in advance.
***April first***
BOOK NOOK ON MAIN SPECIAL ORDER
DATE: 4/1
FOR: Benton Fraser, 180 N Stetson Ave -#2400, 616-1860
BOOKS: Ice Storm: A Historic Record in Photographs, ISBN 0771061005
Looking North: Royal Canadian Mounted Police Illustrations: The Potlatch Collection, ISBN 189043454X
STATUS: order direct from pub, aprox 2 weeks, will call
(Post-It attached to order)
jen! you MUST be here when bf picks up !!!!! yummy!
***April Second***
(Post-It attached to Helen’s computer)
Hel- is this some kind of joke? That address is
for the Canadian Consulate!! –J
***April Sixth***
BOOK NOOK ON MAIN SPECIAL ORDER
DATE: 4/6
FOR: Benton Fraser, 180 N Stetson Ave -#2400, 616-1860
BOOKS: Reality Is Just an Illusion : The Works of Shamans, Ghosts and Spirit Guides, ISBN 1567181554
STATUS: from distrib, 3 days, will call
(Post-It attached to order)
no joke, is canadian. vistor?? anyway, be sure to be there!!!
***April Eleventh***
(Post-It attached to Helen’s computer)
BF picked up ghost book. OH MY GOD!!! -J
(Post-It attached to Jennifer’s computer)
told you! :::fans self::: I’m in loooo-ooove!
(Post-It attached to Helen’s computer)
Hel, you are such a slut! Besides, he’s too good-looking. Bet you $5 he’s gay. –J
Post-It attached to Jennifer’s computer)
you’re on! and don’t talk that way about future husb.
***May Fifth***
BOOK NOOK ON MAIN SPECIAL ORDER
DATE: 5/1
FOR: Benton Fraser, 180 N Stetson Ave -#2400, 616-1860
BOOKS: Lost Commandment : How to Be Gay in the 21st Century, ISBN 1401030300
Come Out Fighting : A Century of Essential Writing on Gay and Lesbian Liberation, ISBN 1560253258
Beyond Coming Out : Experiences of Positive Gay Identity, ISBN 189583757X
STATUS: from distrib, 3 days, will call
(Post-It note attached to $5 bill attached to order)
goddamn it!!!!!
***May Thirteenth***
(Ripped piece of notebook paper taped to Jennifer’s computer)
j! at mall, looking at shoes, ran into bf. in uniform – he’s a MOUNTIE!! had to physically restrain self from filthy jokes heh heh heh consulate explained, huh? said ‘ben, your books are in’ and blond toothpick w/ him about jumps down throat! calmed down after i told about bookstore but still. . .reason bf needs books? “looks” were exchanged. btw – cute combat capris at express
***May Fifteenth***
(Stationary with kittens taped to Helen’s computer)
Hel- I think I met your Q-Tip. BF came in to get Canada history books (NOT the gay ones) and he had a lovely blond guy with him. (His name is Ray, and he works with BF – they’re police officers!) I think you’re right about them – Ray was very possessive of BF, and got all snarly when I smiled him. As if! Ray is much more my style anyway. And you are so sick! ‘cute’ capris? No such thing! –J
***May Seventeenth***
BOOK NOOK ON MAIN SPECIAL ORDER
DATE: 5/17
FOR: Benton Fraser, 180 N Stetson Ave -#2400, 616-1860
BOOKS: Gay Kama Sutra, ISBN 0312167539
STATUS: from distrib, 3 days, will call
(Post-It note attached to order)
whoa! things heating up on the bf/ray front!!!
***May Nineteenth***
(Several Post-It notes linked together and attached to Jennifer’s computer)
omg!! bf’s ray came in, ordered SAME book!!! gave me $20 for no paperwork – made me memorize order (paranoid much?!?) those two so clueless – wanted to say something but didn’t. chi-chi’s tonite w/ my ill-gotten gains?
***May Twenty-fifth***
(Stationary with kittens taped to Helen’s computer)
Hel, I am so evil! BF’s Ray came in for his book, and I couldn’t help myself! I asked him if he would mind taking BF’s book, since it was already paid for. Then I gave him BF’s GKS. Ray looked startled and frightened and confused and happy all in about 3 seconds and then he KISSED ME (!!!) and left. –J
(Post-It note attached to Jennifer’s computer)
your not evil – just frustrated yenta kissy!
***June First***
(Card attached to vase of two-dozen long-stemmed roses)
For Jennifer and Helen, providers of the best customer service in the city.
Thank you.
Ben and Ray
659 words (and sickly-sweet ones at that!)
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Date: 2003-06-23 01:57 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-06-23 02:15 pm (UTC)i work at a bookstore. that gossip is not an idea, it's my life!
you should hear how we talk about the customers!
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Date: 2003-06-23 02:03 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-06-23 02:17 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2003-06-23 02:03 pm (UTC)goddamn it!!!!!
Oh lordy, this was precious! I was grinning through the whole thing. Especially when it turns out it was the bookstore staff that got them together! Heee!
If this is sickly-sweet, I have a sugar addiction...
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Date: 2003-06-23 02:19 pm (UTC)and i guess it wasn't that sweet. . .
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Date: 2003-06-23 02:06 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-06-23 02:20 pm (UTC):::pats back in shared OotP pain:::
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From:Lucky Jen! ^_^
Date: 2003-06-23 02:09 pm (UTC)Great job!
Re: Lucky Jen! ^_^
Date: 2003-06-23 02:22 pm (UTC)(mmmm, naked!twister!)
Re: Lucky Jen! ^_^
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Date: 2003-06-23 02:17 pm (UTC)Very clever!
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Date: 2003-06-23 02:21 pm (UTC)(i was helen, BTW)
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Date: 2003-06-23 02:19 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-06-23 02:24 pm (UTC)(that's just how i felt when i finished it!)
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Date: 2003-06-23 02:27 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-06-23 02:58 pm (UTC)::big ol' kissy right back::
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Date: 2003-06-23 02:39 pm (UTC)Also:
those two so clueless
Hee!
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Date: 2003-06-23 02:59 pm (UTC)isn't that what makes writing the fanfic so fun?
^__^
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Date: 2003-06-23 02:48 pm (UTC)hee. That's exactly how I'd feel in similar circumstances (and have, back in my working-in-a-bookstore days. *g*)
Very adorable.
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Date: 2003-06-23 03:00 pm (UTC)(gives us something to talk about over coffee - "well, jim's just gotten divorced, and both he and beth loved 'girl with pearl earring', so why not?")
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Date: 2003-06-23 03:11 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-06-23 03:32 pm (UTC)i had to stifle about six filthy thoughts when you said that!
go! go! WRITE!
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Date: 2003-06-23 04:09 pm (UTC)you pull them off, and the evidence is gone.
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Date: 2003-06-23 04:14 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-06-23 04:17 pm (UTC)(1)coffee store
(2)insurance
(3)gas station
(4)bookstore
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Date: 2003-06-23 04:43 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-06-23 08:43 pm (UTC)the 3rd gay book is the best - you don't see it until you get to the Details page of TitleSource, but it's actually specific to the canadian male experience.
AND, that is the actual, real address and phone # of the current canadian consulate in chicago.
^__^
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Date: 2003-06-23 06:12 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-06-23 08:48 pm (UTC)really, though, that's all we do - talk about customers when they're not there.
(well, and, you know, drink coffee. lots of coffee)
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Date: 2003-06-23 08:18 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-06-23 08:51 pm (UTC)^__^
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Date: 2003-06-23 08:40 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-06-23 08:53 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-06-23 08:56 pm (UTC)I liked the voices that came through on the notes, especially:
you’re on! and don’t talk that way about future husb.
I always figured bookstore staff did this, and it's why I get all my smutty reading material by mail order. *G*
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Date: 2003-06-23 09:13 pm (UTC)(well, except for coffee store barista. they're worse)
and i, my friend, am both.
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Date: 2003-06-24 12:42 am (UTC)delightful & delovely
Date: 2003-06-24 06:03 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-06-24 07:37 am (UTC)Ray looked startled and frightened and confused and happy all in about 3 seconds and then he KISSED ME (!!!) and left. –J
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Date: 2003-06-24 08:29 am (UTC)Love that Ben & Ray followed up with thanks.
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Date: 2003-07-03 04:44 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-12-04 02:04 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-12-04 02:05 am (UTC)