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Out There - Monday, December 24, 2007 [[ In Sherry's bar. Miriam is bartending, Clayton and Araceli are drinking. ]] / Araceli: You're outta your mind! / Clayton: Oh, ye of little faith. / Miriam: What are you guys arguing about? / Araceli: Clayton is making an outlandish claim. / Araceli: He says the more drinks he has, the faster he can...
Out There - Tuesday, December 25, 2007 [[Miriam is behind the bar, while Clayton and Araceli are sitting at the bar. Miriam and Araceli appear to be *very* drunk, while Clayton looks like, well, Clayton.]] / Clayton: Z-Y-X-V-W... / Miriam: *Z-Y-W-X-* / Araceli: Hee hee! You mess'd it up *awready*, Mir'yam! / Miriam: Welll, this's th' *stoopid*...
Out There - Wednesday, December 26, 2007 [[Miriam is behind the bar, while Araceli and Clayton are sitting at it.]] / Miriam: I think we're too drunk t' c'ntinue th' contezt... / Clayton: But not too drunk to continue getting drunk! / Araceli: [[lifting wine glass]] Cheers! / Araceli: I'm a lightweight. I can't keepup widyoutwo... / Miriam: An'...
Out There - Thursday, December 27, 2007 Araceli: I think yer th' best bartender in th' world Mir'yam. / Miriam: Me too. But i'm still madatchoo. / Araceli: Madatmeeee? Whuffor? / Miriam: Welll... Not rilly mád... Jus' irked. / Miriam: You said you would'n go out wifme ev'n if i liked girls... Whichiz dumb... You should have better taste 'n...
Out There - Friday, December 28, 2007 [[Miriam is sitting on top of the bar, dialing a cellphone, with Araceli and Clayton nearby.]] / Miriam: It'z closin' time my darlin's... I hate f'r thizto end, but I gotta hankerin' fer my man's lovin' arms... 'n stuff. / Araceli: Awww... / Miriam: [[on the phone]] Hi, hanzome... ready f'r some quality...
 
Out There - Saturday, December 29, 2007 [[Clayton and Araceli are seated at the bar. Miriam is seated atop the bar, between the two of them.]] / Clayton: I stand by what I said. A real man should never be too tired for a fine woman like you. / Araceli: Neither shoulda real *woman*. / Miriam: You guys're bein' too critical. It's two innamornin'....
Out There - Monday, December 31, 2007 [[Miriam is lying in bed alone, groggy but not asleep.]] / Miriam: [[thinking]] I feel like crap. I wonder what time it is. / [[She looks at the clock on her nightstand.]] / Miriam: [[thinking]] Good, I don't need to get up for awhile {{ should read "a while" }} / Miriam: [[thinking]] I think I'm still...
Out There - Tuesday, January 1, 2008 Miriam: I really shouldn't smoke in here. Maybe if I open the window. / Miriam: I remember when I didn't smoke. I remember thinking people who did were idiots. / Miriam: But as we grow up we learn that a simplistic, black-and-white view of the world won't suffice. / Miriam: Even when we grow up to...
Out There - Wednesday, January 2, 2008 [[Miriam in a nightdress, with morning hair, examines herself in a bathroom mirror.]] / Miriam: [[no text in this panel]] / Miriam: [[thinking]] I'm getting old... / Miriam: [[thinking]] My skin doesn't look like it used to... it used to look *so* good... I could have been a model if I had wanted to... / Miriam:...
Out There - Thursday, January 3, 2008 Miriam: Actually, my looks are far from gone. I definitely don't look 19 anymore, but I could still pass for early to mid-20's. / Miriam: And I can still do something about it. I got nasty habits. / Miriam: If I stopped smoking and drinking and started eating better and getting enough sleep I could...
 
Out There - Friday, January 4, 2008 [[Miriam is standing over John, who is still 3/4 asleep on the couch.]] / Miriam: I can't believe this! After the night I had, I'm up before you? / Miriam: Maybe there's something to be said for living life to the fullest if Mr. Quiet And Reserved can't even drag his butt out of bed before I can! / John:...
Out There - Saturday, January 5, 2008 [[Miriam and John are sitting on a couch, talking.]] / Miriam: If that Araceli chick was straight, do you think you'd be interested in her? / John: Why are you always trying to hook people up? / John: It's nice of you to show an interest, but sometimes people are alone by *choice*. / Miriam: I'm not...
Out There - Monday, January 7, 2008 [[Sherry walks in on Miriam and Chuck, presumably necking on the couch.]] / Sherry: Oh! / Chuck: Hi, Sherry. / Sherry: Hi. / Chuck: [[getting up]] Well, I gotta be off. I'll see you after work, okay? / Miriam: 'Kay. / Chuck: [[leaving]] Good to see you, Sherry. I'll see you later. / Sherry: Okay. / [[Presumably...
Out There - Tuesday, January 8, 2008 [[Miriam and Sherry are sitting on the couch, talking]] / Sherry: I don't want to be a drag, but it was weird coming home and seeing Chuck in my house. / Miriam: Uh, okay. Why's that? / Sherry: Well, we never talked about you bringing your dates here. / Miriam: [[looking shocked]] *Huh*?! / Miriam: [[now...
Out There - Wednesday, January 9, 2008 Sherry: What if the situation were reversed? What if I were bringing my dates here? / Miriam: I'd be happy for you. / Sherry: Well, what if I was going out with someone... um, who you didn't like? / Miriam: It would be none of my business. Anyway, I thought you DID like Chuck. / Sherry [[avoids looking...
 
Out There - Thursday, January 10, 2008 [[Miriam is still in shock]] / Miriam: OH MY GOD! You're TOTALLY into Chuck! Why didn't you tell me? / Sherry: Oh, yeah... THAT would have been a good idea. / Miriam: Does he know? / Sherry: Oh, God, no. I HOPE not. I hope NOBODY else knows. / Sherry: Anyway, it 's doesn't really matter. I'm pretty much...
Out There - Friday, January 11, 2008 [[Miriam holds Sherry's hand, looking really concerned]] / Miriam: Sherry, I am so, SO sorry about this... / Sherry: Why are you sorry? You didn't do anything wrong. / Miriam [[with a raher funny expression of realisation]]: Oh. Yeah, I guess I didn't. / [[Both of them sit silent again, Sherry looking...
Out There - Saturday, January 12, 2008 Sherry: Mir, it's not that bad. Thing like this happen all the time. Everything will be fine. / Miriam: At least we didn't have to go through some silly competition phase. Chuck was pretty much my boyfriend already when you met him. / Miriam: And yet, you actually met him before I did. That's kind...
Out There - Monday, January 14, 2008 Miriam: Well the irony of this situation is not lost on me... / Miriam: Any other guy I've dated, I wouldn't have cared if my best friend had a crush on him. I never remained interested long enough to care. / Miriam: I probably would have said, "Okay, your turn! Have fun!" but it never happened; we...
Out There - Tuesday, January 15, 2008 {{ Strip #500 }} / [[Chuck is seated on the couch, with Miriam sitting on his lap.]] / Chuck: Hey, I just thought of something. Maybe we're wasting this night. / Miriam: How so? / Chuck: Well, we both have tomorrow off. We could go out. / Miriam: Well, sure... but on the other hand... / Miriam: [[leaning...
 
Out There - Wednesday, January 16, 2008 [[Miriam and Chuck are welking down the street, very close together] / Miriam: You feel like having a few drinks? / Chuck: Sure. Wanna go to Sherry's? / Miriam: Uh... no, that doesn't sound good to me at *all* right now. / Chuck: Oh... you two fighting again? / Miriam: No, but... well, let's put it *this*...
Out There - Thursday, January 17, 2008 [[Miriam and Chuck are walking into an office and removing their coats.]] / Chuck: Just as I figured, no one here. / Miriam: Yay. / Miriam: If someone shows up, can't we just go to your office and lock the door? / Chuck: If I *had* an office. I'm only *cubicle* material. / Miriam: Oooh, a cubicle, how...
Out There - Friday, January 18, 2008 [[Miriam is sitting in Chuck's lap, her right arm around around his back and her left hand touching his lips. Chuck has his left hand on her hip.]] / Miriam: Hey, can I use your computer to check my e-mail? / Chuck: Sure. / [[Miriam leans forward and begins typing upon the keyboard.]] / [[Miriam leans...
Out There - Saturday, January 19, 2008 [[Miriam is sitting in Chuck's lap while she operates a computer.]] / Chuck: You're deleting those without reading them. / Miriam: They're from the poor desperate souls I met online before I met you. / Miriam: I don't have the time or interest to answer them, so into the trash they go. Sorry guys. / Chuck:...
Out There - Monday, January 21, 2008 [[Sherry is behind the bar. Araceli is sitting at the bar with a glass of wine.]] / Araceli: I envy you a little, Sherry. Running a bar seems like a much less stressful life than the one I'm living. / Sherry: I *wish*. I'm *constantly* under stress, not knowing if I'm going to make it or not. Sometimes...
 
Out There - Tuesday, January 22, 2008 [[Clayton, Araceli and Sherry at the bar.]] / Araceli: Advertising is a must, Sherry. If you're worried about costs, start small. Maybe some promotional items like t-shirts. / Clayton: I'd recommend you wearing one that's two sizes too small for you. As long as we're talking promotion here. / Clayton:...
Out There - Wednesday, January 23, 2008 Araceli: Do you play pool, Clayton? / Clayton: Naah. / Araceli: How about darts? / Clayton: Nope. / Sherry: We like to keep sharp objects away from him. / Clayton: There's only one thing I'm interested in doing at this place, and I'm good at it. I like to keep my focus where it belongs. / Araceli: Some...
Out There - Thursday, January 24, 2008 Araceli: People don’t come to bars to drink, Clayton. They come to bars to socialize. / Araceli: You could drink at home if you don’t want to be around people. / Clayton: And you could go anywhere else if you don’t want to drink. / Sherry: Hey, let's not get crazy! There’s room for here for the social...
Out There - Friday, January 25, 2008 [[Sherry leans on the bar talking to Araceli]] / Sherry: You know what I hate most about what I'm doing? / Araceli: What? / Sherry: I get up early every morning, work hard all day, got to bed late, and start the whole process over the next day, right? / Sherry: I don't complain about that, I don't even...
Out There - Saturday, January 26, 2008 [[ Sherry is tending bar and looks a bit depressed. Araceli and Clayton are sitting at the bar. ]] / Sherry: I dunno, maybe I'm being foolish. I've just always thought if I kept working real hard at this I would succeed. / Araceli: Well, maybe you will. Maybe in addition to hard work, it also just...
 

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