Free Notes from the Life of a Total Genius by Stacey Matson Page A

realistic.
    Yours truly,
    Arthur Bean

    home sweet home
    Are you free tonight? Tomorrow?
    ya both
    Ok. Do you want to come here or do you want me to come there?
    i should probly stay w my dad since i just got here. why dont u come here?
    Sounds good! On my way!

    December 21st
    Dear RJ,
    We had the weirdest night last night! I went to Robbie’s apartment, or I guess I should say, Robbie’s dad’s apartment. Robbie and I hung out and he showed me a bunch of the comics he’s been working on. They look awesome. He said that Hayley has been taking his characters and putting them into the oil paintings that she likes to do. He had a few photos of it and he looked super proud of them. I didn’t get it at all. It was like the cartoon guys that Robbie draws stuck inside these super realistic fruit bowls and prairie flower landscape things. Some of them were kind of funny though. One had a werewolf trapped under a banana. Robbie also gave me one of me and him where we both look like James Bond in tuxedoes and with guns. It’s so awesome. I’m going to frame it.
    That’s not the weird part. We hung out like normal, but when my dad came to get me, Robbie’s dad told me to invite him in for a beer. It was very strange. I don’t think they had ever really even met. My dad looked super uncomfortable, and I could tell that he just wanted to leave. Plus, my dad works in a bank, and Robbie’s dad is in construction or something, so I don’t know what they talked about. Especially since my dad barely talks to people he knows, and not at all to people he doesn’t know. Robbie and I went to play on Robbie’s computer, and the next thing I know, it was past midnight, and we were still there. I went out to see when we were going home, but my dad said he’d had one too many, and that we were going to stay over, so I slept in Caleb’s bed, and my dad ended up sleeping on the couch.
    This morning it was totally awkward though, because we didn’t have toothbrushes or anything, and my dad was back to being his usual silent self, so we left really early, and didn’t have breakfast or anything.
    Now my dad is having a nap, and I don’t think he’ll be going to yoga tonight. I’m going to go to a movie with Robbie. I miss having people to go to the movies with. Christmas is great for movie watching.
    Yours truly,
    Arthur Bean

    Merry Christmas!
    get anything good?
    Some camping stuff. Luke’s family gave me this cool screenwriting program. We can write more movies!
    ya, cuz that went so well b4
    Did you get anything good?
    $$$. im gonna save it 4 a car.
    when r u back from ur grandmas?
    Friday I think. I asked my dad if we could come back early so I could see you. Plus, Balzac is super boring, and Luke leaves tomorrow.
    i go home on monday
    I thought Calgary was home?
    u know what i mean
    From: Arthur Bean ([email protected])
    To: Kennedy Laurel ([email protected])
    Sent: December 25, 15:04
    Dear Kennedy,
    I just wanted to wish you a Merry Christmas! I know it’s your favourite time of year, and that you love the snow, so you must be loving this year’s Christmas season! I was just thinking about our trip to Heritage Park last winter, and how much fun it was! I think that was my favourite part of Christmas last year.
    Are you going skiing this year? What are you up to for New Year’s Eve?
    Yours truly,
    Arthur Bean

    From: Kennedy Laurel ([email protected])
    To: Arthur Bean ([email protected])
    Sent: December 26, 13:43
    Hi Arthur!
    Thanks for your Christmas email! It’s been a CRAZY break!
    I was thinking that our first newspaper after the break, we should do an article on resolutions! We can interview students and teachers about their new year’s plans! Catie was telling me that her plan was to become a “social tutor”! She claims that she wants to help nerds become more popular! LOL! Can you see Catie helping ANYONE?!?! LOL!! No offence to her, but that is SO not her thing!
    Kennedy :)
    From: Von