Friday 10 August 2012

Wednesday 8 August 2012


The family are at a wedding party. It is almost midnight and Isamaya has just left to go home.

Mike: "Excuse me I have to go and see where Ian went off to"


 Mike rushes off, manically dashing in and out of the wedding crowd. He finds Angela and Kerstyn in a corner. 


Mike: Where is he?
Angela: Who?
Mike: Ian
Angela: I don't know!
Mike: Where is he?
Kerstyn: Who?
Mike: Ian! who do you think!
Kerstyn: I don't know? Probably gone to the toilet?
Mike: Oh, for goodness sake!

Mike, looking frustrated, rushes off to look for Ian. 
Later, Mike returns, emerging out of the crowd in a sweat and seemingly very put off, to find Ian standing with Kerstyn and Angela.

Mike: Where the hell have you been?! I have been looking for you everywhere!
Ian: I went to the loo. Just been standing here for an hour.

Mike looks accusingly at Ian


Mike: I just went in there looking for you!

It later transpires, Mike had broken into the middle of a dance circle and ecstatically won a dance-off.


It is mid August. Isamaya has just returned home from a holiday to the Lake District. Mike and Angela have also been away for an extended holiday to the Sailing Club in Waterbeach.
It is mid afternoon and Isamaya goes into the kitchen to look for something to eat. She comes across some eggs in the fridge. She takes a couple out and puts them on the sideboard. Mike, clearly stalking her and seeing the eggs,  rushes past her and over to the fridge, blasting open the fridge door and rattling the contents in the trays.

Mike: (Grabbing a handful of eggs, himself) Omelette Wiz? 
Isamaya: I was just about to make one actually.
Mike: Oh?! I see. Are we going to 'lunch' together?

Isamaya looks at the eggs and see's they are over a month out of date.

Isamaya: Actually, I think I'll have something else, these eggs are out of date.
Mike: (looking incredulous) What? No they are not!
Isamaya: Yes they are. They went out of date on the 17th July.
Mike: Don't be ridiculous! I bought them only two days ago.
Isamaya: Dad, you were on holiday two days ago.
Mike: Oh all right, last week then.
Isamaya: Cool, whatever. I'm having something else.
Mike: What?! 

Mike snatches the egg out of Isamaya's hand.

Mike: Where does it say that?

Isamaya points to the red BB stamp which clearly reads 'BB 17 JUL'

Mike: Well, I just don't know what's going on here? I bought them last week?

He rolls the egg around in his hand looking confused.
Isamaya begins searching for an alternative lunch on the other fridge shelves.

Mike: I just don't understand what's going on.

The next few items that Isamaya pulls out are also well past their sell by date, to the point of a light coating of 'fuz' covering the Farmhouse Cheddar and Tesco Olives.

Mike sees the Olives.

Mike: They should be fine, just check for fur. Here, have an egg.. Shall I boil it for you?

Mike is already bashing pans about onto the stove.

Isamaya: I think I will just have some toast.
Mike: Oh don't be bloody ridiculous, here, just drop them in a pan of water and see if they float. If they don't then they are fine.
Isamaya: I'm fine, thanks.
Mike: Oh Isamaya! What is wrong with you? What do you think they did in the Victorian times?

Isamaya begins chopping at some some hardened Granary Bread.

Mike: Here! 

He thrusts an egg at her

Isamaya: I don't want it.
Mike: (looking disbelieving) Just go and drop it in a pan of water!
Isamaya: No.

Mike stares hard at Isamaya. He rushes off to the bathroom to fill a bucket of water. Two minutes later, he is back with the bucket and the eggs, bouncing around in the water in disorientation.

Mike: See! They're fine! look!  None of them float!

Mike stares at Isamaya, beaming at her.  Isamaya walks away with her toast. 

Mike, now frowning, bellows after her.

Mike: What has happened to you?! You've become neurotic!... Such a waste!

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The next day, Isamaya goes round to Guest Road to meet Angela and pick up some clothes.
She finds Mike and Angela mid lunch. Piles of eggs have been boiled and put out on the table.

Mike: Omelette, Isamaya?