Wednesday, July 22, 2009

[scrippet]

INT. NIELSON HOME - EVENING

On a television screen, CALLY NIELSON, 22, (fine, 26) terribly dressed, wearing a frazzled pony tail that reveals the impossible-to-eliminate, mid-summer shine on her forehead, sits at a Channel Two News anchor desk.

CALLY
Disturbing news coming to us from an American Fork Neighborhood tonight, where hundreds are believed dead after what appears to be a gruesome killing spree. We're live to Jed, in the field.

The television cuts to JED, standing on the Nielson patio, wearing a grim expression and holding a mic.

JED
That's right Cally. Officials haven't given us an exact count yet, but they are fairly certain these are Leptinotarsa Decemlineata, more commonly called "potato bugs."

The scene on the television changes, panning over the concrete, revealing bug guts squished everywhere and, here and there, a slimey, toddler-sized handprint.

JED (V.O.)
You can see why officials are having a hard time pinning down the numbers.

PAN OUT

THE NIELSON FAMILY ROOM

Floral couches. Tiny windows. Legos everywhere. HARVEY NIELSON, 2, short, brown-hair, cow-licked, wearing his favorite Winnie-The-Pooh shirt, stands 2 feet from the screen. His usual spot.

JED (V.O.)
The Sherriff says they do not, at this time, have a suspect in custody. Investigations are underway, and we'll have more on this story as information becomes available. Back to you, Cally.

ON HARVEYS FACE

An impish grin creeps around the corners of his mouth.

[/scrippet]

Guess what Harvey did today? And guess what I was doing when I should have been watching him....

4 comments:

Jess said...

ewwwwww to the big squishing! YUCK! :)

anette said...

That is so so so icky. Crunch

anette said...

p.s. I can't do the zoom in and out thing. Will you fix it the next time you come up.

Pamela Knight said...

Great way to announce boyish things. Boys are made out of bugs and puppy dog tails, right?! Have a great day with your boys.