. poetic license

[jack kearney]

Jack I'm off work early today, meeting wrapped up. Do you want to go for dinner or is that migraine still bothering you?

[sylvia constantinou]

S Y L I took 2 paracetamols and 2 ibuprofens and what do you know, poof! All gone!  Can we go to Soho House Holloway? I wanna go somewhere we won't get approached.

[jack kearney]

Jack That's good, I was beginning to worry. I don't know how long the human body can be hungover for. Sounds great, yeah. I'll pop by my place for a change and come get you.

[sylvia constantinou]

S Y L Post Glasto or Ibiza, like 3 weeks in my experience. 4 at a push. Can you wear that Uniqlo t-shirt I like? I wanna wear it to bed when we get home. Unless you don't want to stay over, do you have an early start tomorrow?

[jack kearney]

Jack Festivals and lake days are the most potent. That one we went to in June, easily in my top 5 worst. The sage one? I'll stay over, I'm wfh tomorrow. Just some calls and computer work. When are you leaving to go record?

[sylvia constantinou]

S Y L I thought you might actually die, I was trying to think of what I'd tell your parents. God I love that you know it's sage. Yes. Yay, I'll get coffee in the morning so you can snooze for as long as possible. Not til 3.

[jack kearney]

Jack "Crime? Earthquake? No, he partied too hard." I accidentally called it thyme once - haven't forgotten since. That sounds fantastic babe. What's on the agenda?

[sylvia constantinou]

S Y L “He died as he lived… trying to keep up with his much, much younger girlfriend. 😞” You learn fast. Talking about how much we hate movers, another one blew us off. I wanna talk about the riots back home, Tiktok drama about party etiquette, and now I wanna brag about my boyfriend knowing what shade sage is.

[jack kearney]

Jack We are the same age for the time being. But also, respect your elders. If you can't find anyone, I know a pickup basketball team that would help for the price of pizza and beers. That sounds like a good episode, though that last part might completely eclipse everything else.

[sylvia constantinou]

S Y L Life is short, I count the minutes. But speaking of you being old, have you thought any more about what you want to do for your birthday? We may have to take you up on that, I'm so sick of living with piles of boxes. It'll be fun, but not as fun as wandering around in the back of your video calls pretending I haven't noticed you're on them.

[jack kearney]

Jack Let's drive up the coast, spend the weekend in Napa just us. Enough appearances and I might have to add you to payroll. Thanks for wearing pants most of the time.

[sylvia constantinou]

S Y L Are you sure? We can do that anytime. Okay the one time I didn't I truly hadn't noticed you were on one, which must have meant you weren't saying much or I'd have heard. Has anyone ever told you you have a terrible work ethic? So undisciplined.

[jack kearney]

Jack I was looking up reservations last night while you were in the bath. I've never been and it sounds suitable for thirty-one. Yes, and if I didn't insist on sleeping and eating I could get much more done. I can't believe I just thanked you for wearing pants, I encourage everything but.

[sylvia constantinou]

S Y L Okay stop that, if that's what you want you have to leave it to me, you're not organising your own birthday! Even worse when you consider pants = underwear in British. Maybe I only want to borrow your t-shirt to get you shirtless.

[jack kearney]

Jack Can I at least read reviews on places or suggest an itinerary? Revised statement: American and British pants on during video calls, otherwise not encouraged. You're amassing a collection, that will only be more to move in the end you know.