Time To Grow Up

2008-08-05T02:24:09Z

138.88.252.60: /* Transcript */

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|caption = Bree recovering swimmingly from her father's sudden and inopportune death.
|blogger = Bree
|date = 20070123
|url = {{lg15|159}}
|forumid = 5495
|length = 2:18
|description = Hey guys . . . my life's been so full of drama lately that I wanted to reflect on things and start thinking about the future.
| location = [[Jonas's house]]
| tags = {{tags|lonelygirl15|lonely|girl|lg15|danielbeast|beast|jonastko}}


| execprod = Miles Beckett, Mesh Flinders, and Greg Goodfried
| producers = Amanda Goodfried
| directors = Mesh Flinders
| camera =
| vidplay = Mesh Flinders
| story = Miles Beckett, Mesh Flinders, Greg Goodfried, and Glenn Rubenstein
| editor = Kevin Schlanser
| song = This Is A Test by {{myspace|gs|Golden Shoulders}}
| cast =
{{VidChar|Bree}}
| Previous = Hungover
| Next = Foosball Battle
| PreviousB = Truth Or Dare
| NextB = Daniel's Missing!
| PreviousC = Investigating Pins and Pints
}} [[Bree]] expresses dissatisfaction with her current situation and starts to research possible career options.

==Transcript==
(''Bree is alone in the library'')

'''Bree:''' Hi. So... That girl was really cool. It kinda got me thinking, though. I wish that I had more girlfriends in my life. I bet she has a boyfriend back home and a bunch of friends. Me, on the other hand, I've got Tweedle-Dee and Tweedle-Dum to look after. Have you ever seen a puppy playing with a wind-up toy? Well, that's kind of the level of discourse with these two. The simplest things keep them amused for hours. Anyway, hanging out with her really got me thinking about how messed up my life is. I'm out here in the middle of nowhere with these two...totally unstable guys. I mean...Daniel is clingy...like...flypaper. And then Jonas just thinks he's Sigmund Freud! I gotta get out of here. So, with that in mind, the goal for today is to figure out what I want to do with my life. Vet? Firewoman. Tax attorney!

(''Fast forward montage of Bree reading a reference book while music plays'')

'''Bree:''' I think I found a job that I might actually like. (''Bree reads from a book'') "Forest rangers spend their time outdoors digging holes, mending fences and building trails, sometimes in the worst weather." I love the rain! And...I'd finally get some privacy. (''Bree pumps her fist in a triumphant gesture'') Uh-ohhh... "Forest rangers must carry a firearm, and...besides chasing off hunters, they may sometimes be responsible for thinning herds." I could never kill a deer. Okay, new idea: I could be an aerobics instructor.

(''Fast forward montage of Bree doing excercises, playing with Jonas's boxing gloves, and trying to turn cartwheels while music plays'')

'''Bree:''' Being an aerobics instructor would be fun, but I need to find a job where I can use (''Bree points at her head with both index fingers'') my ''medulla oblongata''. So, if anybody has any ideas, you should probably let me know. (''Bree waves'') Bye.

==Notes==
* Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist who is considered the father of psychoanalysis.
* The ''medulla oblongata'' is essentially the "brain stem", and is not considered to be a part of the brain used for higher thought processes--it covers basic life processes such as breathing and heart rate. Bree may have used the term because a multi-syllabic Latin phrase sounds cooler and smarter than "frontal lobe," or it may be in imitation or parody of its use in the Adam Sandler movie "The Waterboy."
* After this episode, [[Virginia Heffernan]] wrote a review of the series in the New York Times. She praised the series, in particular, the acting of [[Jessica Lee Rose]] who, Heffernan says, "has become a truly terrific actress."

My Dad Said...

2008-08-05T01:44:00Z

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| number = 110
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| caption = Bree is in the throes of an "early teen life crisis".
| blogger = Bree
| date = 20070105
| url = {{lg15|146}}
| forumid = 4815
| length = 3:51
| description = Wasn't gonna post this, but I needed to clear my head a little.
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| execprod = Miles Beckett, Mesh Flinders, and Greg Goodfried
| producers = Amanda Goodfried
| directors = Mesh Flinders and Miles Beckett
| camera =
| vidplay = Mesh Flinders and Glenn Rubenstein
| story = Miles Beckett, Mesh Flinders, Greg Goodfried, and Glenn Rubenstein
| editor = Kevin Schlanser
| song =
| cast =
{{VidChar|Bree}}

| Previous = Bree's Dad Is Dead
| Next = 45 Seconds
| PreviousB = Mystery Movies
| NextB = Hiding In The Bathroom
}} {{specialchar|My Dad Said…|...}} [[Bree]] tries to put into words how she is feeling, and reveals a startling piece of information that her dad told her.

==Transcript==
(''Bree is in the library. She speaks in a quiet tone, and seems to be on the verge of tears throughout.'')

'''Bree:''' Hey, so... I'm here. Um... I don't really feel like talking to anyone right now. I don't feel like it at all. Both Jonas and Daniel keep asking me if I'm okay... like I'm recovering from a sprained ankle or something. Even if I wanted to talk to somebody about it, I couldn't. They don't understand what I'm dealing with. Besides, no amount of talking is gonna make the hurt any less. I don't really know how to say this, so... I guess I'll just say it the way it's been running through my head the past couple of days. (''long pause'') My dad... my dad wasn't my real dad, and, um, my mom wasn't my real mom. Um, my dad told me this before, before he, um...

My dad told me a lot, actually. My mind hasn't been able to process it all. It's like, you go through life with all of these questions. And, eventually you don't even want to think about it because there are a million different answers. And after awhile, you just get into this nice little state of mind where you just accept the fact that you don't know anything, and you have faith that you're making the right decisions. And then, one day, you find out the truth, and it's so... overwhelming, that you're forced to view your life from an entirely different perspective. It's like, you're not even the same person anymore. My father went through this recently, which is why he wanted to get together. So now, his mid-life crisis is my... early teen-life crisis. I don't want to get into this right now, but, I won't be talking to my mother anytime soon. (''sighs'')

I just need... the space and the time to figure things out. And, I don't want to think about it and I don't want to talk about it, and if feeling the way that I'm feeling is my only option, then... I don't want to feel anything. It's kinda hard to take a break from your own reality if your friends are shoving it in your face. Even if they mean the best, you know? Anyway, I hope that Daniel and Jonas give me some space. I know that you guys are gonna see this, and I've already told you face to face, okay? So please just... respect my decision. If I wanna talk about it, then I promise to let you know. I really wish that it were that simple. (''whispers'') But it's not.

==Notes==

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