ritual, thatâs what iâm gonna do. aunt sadie bought this high-tech body wash yesterday with glycolic acid in it, and she said i could try it out.supposedly it makes you itch like crazy, but afterward yr all silky and soft.
mad maddie:
uh, sure, dude. enjoy your acid bath. as for me, iâm gonna park my butt in front of the TV and have a Netflix marathon. iâm talking all day and deep into the night ⦠cuz tomorrow senior privileges kick in!!! yeah!!!
SnowAngel:
aunt sadie is so confused about that, btw. she was like, âyou mean, until now you COULDNâT sleep in? even if you had a free period 1st thing in the morning?â she thinks high school is like college or something.
mad maddie:
or maybe she just doesnât get the idea of NOT sleeping in. maybe she doesnât realize that other ppl have bosses/teachers who care.
SnowAngel:
i am very jealous that youâll be in your warm cozy bed while iâm in 1st period french.
mad maddie:
oh, babe. i feel for ya!
Mon, Feb 13, 4:15 PM E . S . T .
zoegirl:
hey, angela. iâm at java joeâs⦠and guess whoâs working the counter?
SnowAngel:
who?
zoegirl:
margo pedersen! iâm the only customer, so she came over and hung out for a while. and angela, she broke up with ian!!!
SnowAngel:
ian??? maddieâs ian?
zoegirl:
well, ian who *used* to be maddieâs ian.
SnowAngel:
but he never got over her, so i can still call him that.
SnowAngel:
when did margo break up with him? and why?
zoegirl:
todayâand the reason she gave is cuz she doesnât want âa long-term commitmentâ when she goes to college.
zoegirl:
she said she figured that since they were gonna break up anyway, they might as well do it now. she was all, âi donât want to be tied down. i wanna enjoy my senior year.â
SnowAngel:
she cldnât enjoy it with ian?
zoegirl:
thatâs what i said. and she said, âlook, zoe. you and doug, if thatâs what you want, thatâs great. but iâm 18 yrs old, iâm not ready to settle down.â
zoegirl:
she was pretty condescending, actually. like she felt sorry for me because i *was* settled down.
SnowAngel:
iâm sure she didnât mean it that way
zoegirl:
no, she did. but that just means that what she and ian had wasnât as real as what doug and i have.
SnowAngel:
so ianâs a free agent, huh? *taps chin*
zoegirl:
but to break up with him the day before valentineâs day, isnât that harsh?
SnowAngel:
crapâvalentineâs day!
zoegirl:
why âcrapâ?
SnowAngel:
nothing, nvm
zoegirl:
???
SnowAngel:
i donât have anything for logan, thatâs all. i thought saturday nite was our valentineâs day deal. i thought that was our whole celebration. but yesterday logan said something about a âvalentineâs surprise,â which means heâs planning something else, which means i have to too. crap!
zoegirl:
go out and get him something. itâs not hard.
SnowAngel:
what are you giving doug?
zoegirl:
a unicycle
SnowAngel:
a UNICYCLE?
zoegirl:
i found it on craigslist. isnât that the perfect doug gift?
SnowAngel:
great, a unicycle
SnowAngel:
yr gonna make me look bad here, zo
zoegirl:
make logan something homemade, like certificates for one free snuggle. iâm doing that too. i cut the certificates out of fancy stationery and decorated them with love stickers.
SnowAngel:
i canât do that. heâd think i copied you
zoegirl:
you donât have to get him something big, just give him something from the heart.
zoegirl:
want me to go shopping with you?
SnowAngel:
no, thatâs ok
zoegirl:
you sure? iâd be happy to.
SnowAngel:
iâm sure.
Mon, Feb 13, 4:46 PM E . S . T .
SnowAngel:
maddie, iâm a bad person!!!!
mad maddie:
why, whatâd you do?
SnowAngel:
tomorrowâs valentineâs day, and logan has a âsurpriseâ for me. but i have nothing for him!
mad maddie:
u need a ride to the
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