Roger Dodger Page #5

That's standing meditation.|It calms me down. Thanks.

Why should you calm down?.|You're a teenager. Thankyou.

My brain gets all sloppy|when I'm stressed...

so the meditation helps me focus|and block out the bad stuff.

- Bad stuff?.|- Like fear and pain, you know?.

It's a visualization. I picture|a blue triangle, and that's me.

I put all the other stuff outside|the triangle in a red field. It works.

So, how's your folks?.

- They got divorced.|- What?.

Yeah. My dad moved out.

- You're kidding. When did this happen?.|- A while ago.

I haven't seen you|since Grandma's funeral.

- Jesus, Nick. I'm sorry to hear that.|- It's no big deal.

I still talk to my dad.|He calls from the road.

How's your mom doing?.

She's fine. You know.

- Surprised she didn't come with you.|- Maybe she was afraid to see you...

after what happened at the funeral.

That happened because|your grandfather's a king-size prick.

All right?.

So when's your interview?.

- It was today.|- How'd it go?.

Fine, I guess. I did the interviews|'cause Mom wants me to.

- You're not interested in college?.|- Why keep going to school...

when anything I need to find out about|I can look up myself?.

Dad didn't go to college. By the time|he was my age, he was on the road.

- How is everything here?.|- First-rate. Thanks.

But... the good thing about college|is you get to hang out a lot.

- It's good for the social skills.|- Yeah.

So... my mom says you're kind of,|you know, like a ladies' man.

- She said that?.|- But she says it like it's a bad thing.

That sounds like her.

- Is it true?.|- What about you?. You have a girlfriend?.

No. I mean, you know, not yet.

Look. I'm getting older, and there's|a lot of stuff that I wish I could--

There's a lot of stuff that I haven't--|There's certain things I need to--

Yeah. I thought you said|you could look that stuff up.

No. I mean, not this.

You don't understand. I need|someone who knows what to say--

I'm kidding you, Nick.|That's what college is for.

You find some football player who needs|tutoring, and he helps you get girls.

- You don't get it.|- I get it. I was 1 once, all right?.

What are you going to do|ifyou don't go to college?.

Design software.|Maybe work on simulation games.

That's right. You're the computer whiz.|There is money in that.

I already make money|setting up systems for people.

I'm working on a web page|for Granddad for his research.

What, the old man?.|He's actually spending money?.

Yeah, good money too.

It's funny, 'cause he yells|at his computer like it's a person.

He's always going,|"That b*tch ate my file."

- Or, "She's playing hard to get."|- You spend a lot of time there?.

Yeah, nowadays.

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