Doh Blooboo Moogoo

The below script snippet still tickles me.  Yes I wrote it, but I can also say I enjoy it!  I get that some actors can't watch themselves and other creative types are as over-critical of their own work, but I've never understood those who outright can't enjoy their creativity.  I mean, it kinda defeats the stimulation of creativity, doesn't it?  There's plenty of stuff I've done, stuff that's gotten published or on the air, that, tho I'm proud of where it went, I look at and cringe and think "I could do better now", and that should be a reaction we have.  It's a very healthy reaction, to want to improve yourself and what you put out there in the world.  Otherwise, again, what's the point of creating?  We've got a Limited Time Offer that expires in less than 100 years, so Act Now!  Do what you do, do it as well as you can at the time, move on happy.  You're allowed to look back, but don't dwell back.  Learn from your efforts, recycle, learn some more.  Appreciate that you get to do this!

Huh?  ...Oh!  The snippet.  From a post-interview writing test for Cartoon Network.  A dinner scene between "Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends" [Mac, essentially] and Bloo.

"My Dinner With Bloo" [:60]

ME

Bloo, c'mon, please quit it. Quit it!

BLOO

But I thought we were gonna shaaare!

ME

YOU thought that; I never said that. That's not how

you use chopsticks.

BLOO

But I don't liiiiike Goomoo Gai Pan! Pleeease let me try

some of your Sad Pee-Ew?

ME

First, it's MOOgoo Gai Pan; second, that's fine you

don't like Moogoo Gai Pan 'cause you didn't even order

Moogoo Gai Pan you ordered Panang Curry. And third,

mine is PAD SEE YOU not Sad Pee-Ew. Ew, I said

don't do that with your chopsticks.

BLOO

This is making my nose tingle.

ME

Well, take the chopsticks out of there.

BLOO

I meant the Goomoo--

ME

--Moogoo. And it's Curry.

BLOO

WhatEVER. My nose tingles, I'm hungry, you won't share,

and chopsticks are stupid. I mean, you can't even CHOP

with them! See? LOOK!

ME

BLOOoooOO you splashed curry on me. Just put the

chopsticks down? Whoa, it DOES make your nose tingle!

ugh... How gum you aggsed for Paddayg Curry iddyway,

iv you dode liyg it?

BLOO

I thought it was that Goo--

ME

--Boo--

BLOO

--Boo--

ME

--Doh, Bloo: Boo--

BLOO

--Doh Blooboo Moogoo?

ME

--Doh, Boogoo Gai Padd.

BLOO

What?

ME

ugh... Moogoo Gai Pan.

BLOO

Right. I thought it was that, but we'd share because

it's Chinese food.

ME

Actually, Bloo, it's Thai.

BLOO

Fine! Moogoo THAIII Pan. sheesh, Make up your mind.

This fortune cookie tastes like paper.

Best of 1988

Celebrating 20 years of blogging! By the late-90s, I more than anyone else was suffering from doubts this blog would make it to the New Millennium. But make it we did, and then some! I see no evidence this internet thing is gonna dissipate, so sporks at the ready, kids, for I will continue to feed you the warmest words, the tastiest text I'm culinarily capable of serving. You have earned nothing less!