Written by Joe Janes
1/2/10
349 of 365
CAST:
Carl, 30s
Donna, 30s
(Lights up on Carl sitting at a table sipping coffee and writing the final item of a list. He looks satisfied. Donna enters in her bathrobe and pours herself a cup of coffee.)
DONNA
You’re up early.
CARL
Yep. I’m tired of pissing my days away. I have a lot of stuff I need to do at work and around the house, so I got up early and made a list. Here’s all the stuff I need to do and when I need to do it.
DONNA
You made a “to do” list?
CARL
That’s a good name for it. I like it. I’m going to steal that.
(He writes “to do” at the top of his list.)
DONNA
That’s what they’re called.
CARL
Then I have made a “to do” list.
(Pause.)
DONNA
Why aren’t you “to do”-ing things?
CARL
My “to do” list officially starts tomorrow. Today, I’m just going to fuck off.
DONNA
Make sure you right that down.
(He does. Blackout.)
