Love. Marriage.
Infidelity. Crises of identity. Death. Cupcakes. The themes in Right Click, the
third and final installment in the Click series, couldn't be more pressing for
this group of friends as they navigate through their 30's. Another six months
have passed since we last eavesdropped on the hilarious, poignant and
oftentimes inappropriate email adventures of Renee and friends. As the story
continues to unfold, relationships are tested and some need to be set
"right" before everyone can find their "happily ever
after."
From: Shelley
Manning – January 22, 2014 – 8:42 PM
To: Renee
Greene
Subject:
James Lipton Questionnaire
Hi, Sweetie.
You sounded downright chipper yesterday talking about your own agency.
I'm so glad you have something positive to focus on aside from how lucky you
are to have me as a best friend. Oh, and your wedding to Ethan.
So Nick and I have
become obsessed with Inside the Actor's Studio. Even though I hate
celebrities, I can't seem to tear myself away from this series. My fav
part is the James Lipton questions at the end. So much so, that I've put
together my responses for when being as hot and fabulous as I am merits
inclusion as a guest on the show.
Want to play along?
From: Renee
Greene – January 22, 2014 – 8:48 PM
To: Shelley
Manning
Subject: Re:
James Lipton Questionnaire
I'm not surprised
that Nick likes the show. He's totally star struck. He is
constantly asking me about any celebrities I've worked with and when we saw
that actress from The Good Wife, he was giddy. The questionnaire sounds
fun. Send the questions over.
From: Shelley
Manning – January 22, 2014 – 8:56 PM
To: Renee
Greene
Subject: Re:
James Lipton Questionnaire
He is pretty star
struck. It's actually quite sexy. He likes to pretend that I'm a
famous actress and he's a fan. But that's a story for another time.
Okay, here are the James Lipton questions...
• What is your favorite word?
• What is your least favorite word?
• What turns you on?
• What turns you off?
• What sound or noise do you love?
• What sound or noise do you hate?
• What is your favorite curse
word?
• What profession other than your own
would like to attempt?
• What profession would you not like to
do?
• If heaven exists, what would you like
to hear God say when you arrive at the pearly gates?
From: Renee
Greene – January 22, 2014 – 8:59 PM
To: Shelley
Manning
Subject: Re:
James Lipton Questionnaire
OMG! I am
already reeling at the thought of your X-rated answers.
From: Shelley
Manning – January 22, 2014 – 9:00 PM
To: Renee
Greene
Subject: Re:
James Lipton Questionnaire
Yeah, mine are
pretty good.
From: Renee
Greene – January 22, 2014 – 9:00 PM
To: Shelley
Manning
Subject: Re:
James Lipton Questionnaire
Are you going to
share?
From: Shelley
Manning – January 22, 2014 – 9:01 PM
To: Renee
Greene
Subject: Re:
James Lipton Questionnaire
You first.
From: Renee
Greene – January 22, 2014 – 9:19 PM
To: Shelley
Manning
Subject: Re:
James Lipton Questionnaire
Okay. Here
goes…
• What is your favorite word?
Thank you. Okay, it's two words but one phrase that I feel like no one
says anymore. As you know, manners are very important to me.
• What is your least favorite
word? It’s a tie between “moist” and “panties” with extra
"fingernails-down-the-blackboard-style chills" when the two words are
used together. <shudder>
• What turns you on? Humor.
That's probably why I'm head over heels in love with Jon Stewart...oh, and
Ethan too. ;)
• What turns you off? Petty
squabbles. The world has enough problems without arguing and fretting
over inconsequential stuff.
• What sound or noise do you love?
My sweet angel, Siobhan, in fits of giggles. And believe me, no one gets her
laughing it up like Auntie Renee.
• What sound or noise do you hate?
Airplanes taking off. Fatal accidents are more likely to occur during the
climbing stage of flight and that sound of the engines revving up just
fuh-reaks me out!
• What is your favorite curse
word? Mother#@$%er! Enough said!
• What profession other than your own
would like to attempt? Professional cake decorator. It looks
so fun and yummy.
• What profession would you not like to
do? Accountant. As you know, my checkbook rarely
balances.
• If heaven exists, what would you like
to hear God say when you arrive at the pearly gates? I know Jews don't
believe in heaven, but we're happy to have you here, the cupcakes are
calorie-free and your hair looks great.
From: Shelley
Manning – January 22, 2014 – 9:25 PM
To: Renee
Greene
Subject: Re:
James Lipton Questionnaire
Moist
panties? That was my answer for favorite word. Ha-larious!
THANK YOU (I know you love hearing that) for the embellishments on the responses.
Definitely puts things into more perspective for me. Time for my
responses. Are you sitting down?
From: Renee
Greene – January 22, 2014 – 9:29 PM
To: Shelley
Manning
Subject: Re:
James Lipton Questionnaire
I am sitting
down. And I’ve got a cold drink of water on hand in case I need to douse
the flames of the heat rising inside of my loins from your tawdry responses.
From: Shelley
Manning – January 22, 2014 – 9:31 PM
To: Renee
Greene
Subject: Re:
James Lipton Questionnaire
LOL! You need
to start writing cheesy romance novels. Perhaps that should be your new
career.
From: Renee
Greene – January 22, 2014 – 9:34 PM
To: Shelley
Manning
Subject: Re:
James Lipton Questionnaire
I will give it some
thought if my own agency doesn't work out or I smother Skinny Skye out of sheer
jealousy and end up in jail with lots of time on my blood-stained hands to
write. For now, I need your answers, please.
From: Shelley
Manning – January 22, 2014 – 9:45 PM
To: Renee
Greene
Subject: Re:
James Lipton Questionnaire
• What is your favorite word?
Pleasure.
• What is your least favorite
word? Intolerance.
• What turns you on?
Experimentation.
• What turns you off?
Monotony.
• What sound or noise do you love?
Screams of ecstasy.
• What sound or noise do you hate?
Morning alarm clock.
• What is your favorite curse
word? Cocksucker!
• What profession other than your own
would like to attempt? Sex phone operator <just like
yours, it also looks so fun and yummy>.
• What profession would you not like to
do? Preschool teacher.
• If heaven exists, what would you like
to hear God say when you arrive at the pearly gates? Yeah, right, like
I'm going to Heaven. Ha-Larious! But, I suppose miracles do
happen. If that's the case, I expect God to say, "Shake that
heavenly ass on in."
From: Renee
Greene – January 22, 2014 – 9:50 PM
To: Shelley
Manning
Subject: Re:
James Lipton Questionnaire
Somehow I doubt
that God is using the phrase "heavenly ass" but otherwise, the
answers are pretty spot on to what I had anticipated.
From: Shelley
Manning – January 22, 2014 – 9:52 PM
To: Renee
Greene
Subject: Re:
James Lipton Questionnaire
Oh, no. Am I
becoming too predictable? As we've just established, I think monotony is
a turn off.
From: Renee
Greene – January 22, 2014 – 9:54 PM
To: Shelley
Manning
Subject: Re:
James Lipton Questionnaire
You're not
predictable. Your sexiness and sassiness are just anticipated because I
know you so well.
From: Shelley
Manning – January 22, 2014 – 9:56 PM
To: Renee
Greene
Subject: Re:
James Lipton Questionnaire
Works for me.
Okay, I'm going to run. This heavenly ass is going to get some beauty
rest, not that I need it.
From: Renee
Greene – January 22, 2014 – 9:58 PM
To: Shelley
Manning
Subject: Re:
James Lipton Questionnaire
If you need beauty
rest, I need to hibernate. Just kidding! Don't go all "pep
talk" on me.
From: Shelley
Manning – January 22, 2014 – 10:00 PM
To: Renee
Greene
Subject: Re:
James Lipton Questionnaire
Good one. And
thank you for sparing me the pep talk. I'm definitely too tired for that
tonight. Mwah! Mwah!
Lisa Becker had endured her share of hilarious and heinous cyber dates, many of which inspired Click: An Online Love Story, Double Click and Right Click. She is now happily married to a wonderful man she met online and lives in Manhattan Beach with him and their two daughters. So, if it happened for her, there’s hope for anyone!
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