Tico berries8/18/2023 ![]() ![]() THAT'S WHY I TELL MYSELF EVERY DAY, "DON'T GIVE IN TO THE DOUBT." (strums chord) UM, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? I'M SERENADING YOU WITH ADVICE. RIGHT? I MEAN, I FEEL LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE IS GETTING CHANCES YOU KNOW, SUPER B., YOU STRIKE ME AS A DREAMER. (chuckles) SO HOW GOES THE, UH, FAST-PACED LIFE OF A MAGAZINE EDITOR? OH, I'M NOT AN EDITOR. YOU KNOW, LAST WEEK, SOME DUDE READ TEN PAGES OF HIS JOURNAL AND THEN ENDED WITH A HARMONICA SOLO, AND THEY LIKED HIM, SO. IT'S AN OPEN MIKE NIGHT AT SOME COFFEE SHOP. SO, UH, WHAT'S THE GUITAR FOR? GOT A GIG? AM I USING THAT WORD CORRECTLY? YEAH. YOU LOOK LIKE YOU COULD USE A LITTLE HELP THERE. IF WE KEEP GOING THE WAY WE'RE GOING, BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, YOU TWO WILL GO FROM BEING THE OWNERS OF MEADE TO THE OWNERS OF NOTHING. PLEASE GIVE THEM AN HONEST ASSESSMENT OF OUR FINANCES. I'M TALKING ABOUT A C.F.O., A MANAGING DIRECTOR, SOMEONE WHO REPORTS DIRECTLY TO YOU. I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT GIVING ANYTHING AWAY. (laughs) NEITHER I NOR DANIEL COBBLED OUR POWER TOGETHER WITH THE INTENTION OF GIVING IT AWAY. (chuckles) DEAR CLAIRE, SETTING US STRAIGHT LIKE A POOR MAN'S SALLY FIELD. YOU NEED TO BRING IN SOMEONE TO RUN THIS BUSINESS. NOW ALEXIS MAY HAVE HAD THE OCCASIONAL MURDEROUS IMPULSE, BUT SHE ALSO HAD A KEEN MIND FOR NUMBERS, WHICH YOU TWO DO NOT. I MAY NOT BE AN OWNER OF THIS COMPANY, BUT MY LAST NAME IS ON THIS BUILDING, MOM, WE GOT IT COVERED. I KNOW I'M-I'M JUST AN ACCOUNTANT, BUT BUDGETS ARE A LOT LIKE FASHION- (chuckles) VERY FUNNY. THE MAGAZINE INDUSTRY IS GETTING HIT HARD. YOU KNOW, I JUST WONDER IF YOU'RE GONNA BE AN ASSISTANT FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. ![]() IN JUST TWO WEEKS, I'VE GOTTEN HIGHER THAN YOU HAVE IN TWO YEARS. WHAT'S YOUR TITLE? WHAT'S YOUR CARD SAY? I DON'T HAVE A CARD. WELL, WE HAVE, LIKE, A THOUSAND ASSOCIATE EDITORS, YOU KNOW. I WAS HAPPY TO GET YOU BREAKFAST BECAUSE DANIEL ASKED ME TO, BUT I WORK FOR DANIEL. ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, IF YOU DO NEED SOMETHING ELSE, YOU SHOULD PROBABLY. I'LL LET YOU KNOW IF I NEED ANYTHING ELSE. ![]() BETTY, DO YOU MIND GETTING A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR KIMMIE, TOO? THANKS. THEN HOW ABOUT FOOD? I'M GONNA NEED BREAKFAST IF WE'RE PLANNING A MAJOR SUNDANCE BLOWOUT. (gasps) AND YOU ARE AT MY DESK BECAUSE? I'M JUST GETTING READY FOR LUNCH WITH TALIA FROM FRENCH "VOGUE." WE'RE DISCUSSING A BENEFIT TO SAVE THE LLAMAS. I MEAN, IT'S NOT MY FAULT I WEAR CLOTHES SO WELL, RIGHT? KIMMIE? OH, THIS IS NIKA AND FIORINA. IT'S, LIKE, TIME TO MAKE A DECISION ALREADY. BUT IT'S NOT A COMPETITION, AND YOU KNOW WHAT? WE'RE BOTH GONNA BE SO BUSY, WE PROBABLY WILL NEVER RUN INTO EACH OTHER. YOU CAN MAKE SURE THAT SHE'S NOT PUTTING A STEAK KNIFE IN YOUR BACK. ![]() I DIDN'T LET KIMMIE GET TO ME IN HIGH SCHOOL. BUT I WON'T BECAUSE I'M POPULAR, AND POPULAR PEOPLE AREN'T NICE TO UNPOPULAR PEOPLE. WILHELMINA AND I ARE PROMOTING HER TO ASSOCIATE EDITOR. WELCOME TO "MODE." MOST OF YOU HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO MEET KIMMIE KEEGAN. YOU SEEM TO HAVE EVERYTHING SO TOGETHER, AND I THOUGHT MAYBE YOU COULD HELP ME TURN THINGS AROUND UM. IN CASE YOU'VE FORGOTTEN, I AM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF IN CASE YOU'VE FORGOTTEN, I'M THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, TOO. ![]()
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