I wrote this when Bettermost was down, so it doesn't have anything to do with the prompts. Just for fun...
Saturday July 28, 2007
Lazy L Farm, Quanah, TX
“Dammit!” said Jack, staring at the computer screen.
“What are ya swearin about?” asked Ennis, looking over his shoulder.
“Bettermost is down. I wanted to log on and post on the Harry Potter thread and I can’t get in.”
“I thought Bettermost was bout Brokeback Mountain?” Ennis looked perplexed.
“It is…but there are other discussions, too. Shit!” he said, punching at the F5 key.
“Don’t have a conniption fit, I’m sure it’ll be back in no time.”
Jack shook his head dubiously. “I don’t know. Phillip’s in Alberta, he might not realize it’s down…or he might not be able ta do anythin about it even if he does know.”
“Who’s Phillip?”
“The guy who owns Bettermost.”
“What’s he doin in Alberta?”
“Lookin at the places where they made the movie.”
Ennis shook his head. “Ya know, there are some people who got way too much time on their hands.”
“Oh no, no…this is his first vacation in like 20 years or somethin. And he was afraid somethin like this would happen…”
“Well, nothing ya can do bout it…go find somethin else ta look at.”
“Like what?”
“I dunno…there must be another Harry Potter board ya can post on.”
Jack looked at Ennis, frank admiration in his eyes. “Sometimes you are a fuckin genius. Let’s see, harrypotter.com….”
(227 words)