"The nerve of those Whos, inviting me down there on such short notice! Even if I wanted to go, my schedule wouldn't allow it!4:00 - wallow in self pity
4:30 - stare into the abyss
5:00 - solve world hunger; tell no one
5:30 - jazzercize
6:30 - dinner with me; I can't cancel that again!
7:00 - wrestle with my self loathing...
I'm booked! Of course if I move the loathing to nine, I can still be done in time to lay in bed, stare at the ceiling, and slip slowly into madness. But what would I wear?!?"
"All right, you're a reindeer. Here's your motivation: your name is Rudolph. You're a freak with a red nose and no one likes you. Then one day, Santa picks you and you save Christmas. No, forget that part. We'll improvise; just keep it kind of loosey-goosey. You hate Christmas! You're gonna steal it! Saving Christmas is a lousy ending, way too commercial. Action!
[Max knocks off his red nose.]
BRILLIANT! You reject your own nose because it represents the glitter of commercialism. Why didn't I think of that? Cut, print, check the gate, moving on."
- The Grinch, How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Did Keys watch with you or is he still in the proverbial and literal doghouse?
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