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The Numbers Racket [[Cat and Girl walk through the mountains.]] / Girl: I.Q. ERA. / [[Cat carries a picnic basket.]] / Girl: Music charts, movie reviews and Zagat. / Girl: Viewing the world, but only seeing the rankings and numbers. / [[Cat spreads the picnic blanket.]] / Girl: How many stars do I get for waking up in...
Girl Alone [[Cat and Girl walk outside.]] / Girl: Something big happens - / Girl: and life becomes a novel or an article read by a stranger / [[Cat leaves.]] / Girl: and suddenly you're not an endlessly complex ego / Girl: You're a few words, a bit part in someone else's story. / Girl: And you see yourself in...
I-Con, U-Con Cat: It's dorky. / Girl: It's not dorky! / [[Cat and Girl walk towards a large low building hosting NPR-con.]] / Cat: It's dorky. / [[A bearded man in a suit stands behind a table loaded with books and clocks. His banner says "Marketplace Marketplace." Signboard: "All Things Considered considers enunciation."]] / [[A...
Cat and Girl in Japan [[Cat and Girl look at robots in a museum.]] / [[Cat and Girl walk through a jungle of billboards and neon lights.]] / [[Cat and Girl put their heads into a beach scene...]] / [[... at the beach.]] / [[Cat and Girl wade in the water.]] / [[Cat naps on the beach while Girl reads.]] / [[Girl looks...
What Would Senor Wences Do [[Girl sits reading.]] / [[She squints at her book.]] / [[Cat thrusts his face in near hers. A raven sits on his shoulder.]] / Cat: I'm a ventriloquist! / Cat: The three of us will get along just fine! / Cat: Knock on Wood! / [[Cat taps his fist into the bird on his shoulder.]] / Raven: Awk! / [[Cat...
 
The Ninth Floor of Hell [[The devil sits at his desk in an office building. His briefcase is open in front of him.]] / [[The devil puts on his coat.]] / Cat: Once again I summon thee Prince of Darkness / Devil: I work here. / Cat: Verily I lit a candle to the goat king and inquired politely of your administrative assistant. / Devil:...
School's Out [[An elementary school. A "School Bus Zone" sign out front points the way to "Nurse" and "Pudding."]] / [[Cat sips on a milkshake.]] / <> / [[Girl shakes her fist at the doors that have closed behind her.]] / Girl: You want to belittle me? Let me know my place? Issue hall and bathroom passes?...
For the Articles [[Girl sits indoors, reading a book. cat is outside chasing a small bird.]] / [[Girl reads something hidden inside her book. Outside, a larger bird chases Cat.]] / [[Cat approaches Girl quietly.]] / [[He smiles.]] / Cat: Whatcha readin' about? / Girl: Nothing! / Cat: Nothing? / Girl: Go away! / [[Cat...
Cat and Girl discuss Politics Cat: Ashley? / Girl: No. / Cat: Mary-Kate? / Girl: Definitely not. / Cat: Lindsey Lohan? / Girl: Too bubblegum. / Cat: Natalie Portman? / Girl: Not WASPy enough. / Cat: Maggie Gyllenhaal? / Girl: Too old. / Cat: Scarlett Johansson? / Girl: Not very bright. / Cat: Julia Stiles? / Girl: Not famous enough. / [[Girl...
The Blue Comic [[Girl holds a marshmallow on a stick.]] / Girl: Popularity is just targeted consumption. / [[Cat and Girl sit around a campfire. Girl roasts her marshmallow and Cat has a mouse on a stick.]] / Girl: Ipods and cell phones and I bought the Franz Ferdinand cd before you did. / Girl: Marketplace of ideas!...
 
Sunglasses Before Dark [[Girl tries on sunglasses.]] / Cat: Nice. / [[Girl sees an old car.]] / Girl: Cool. / Grrrl: No it's not! / Grrrl: Cool was standing apart from mainstream society - / Grrrl: - denying the pleasures of the garden of mediocrity. / Grrrl: Now it's standing apart from people who read different lifestyle...
The Hipster Scout Lodge [[Grrrl sits alone in a booth at a bar. She is wearing her Hipster Scout uniform.]] / [[Three Hipster Scouts stand at another table, talking and having a grand old time.]] / [[A man walks over to them.]] / [[They talk.]] / Grrrl: I wish people liked me. / Grrrl: If I was in charge people would like...
Girl versus the Sink [[Girl is washing dishes.]] / [[She wipes the sweat from her forehead.]] / <> / [[Cat comes in.]] / Girl: Where have you been? / Cat: Just taking my imaginary motorcycle for a spin. / Girl: I told you Tuesday was disinfectant day! / Cat: Santa Claus needed a ride. / Girl: You gave Santa Claus...
Gender Mender [[A bully takes Boy's money.]] / [[He pushes Boy over.]] / Boy: I'm a sissy. / Girl: Don't say that. / [[Girl helps Boy up.]] / Girl: Sissy is a pejorative term for Boys who appear effeminate. / Girl: Typical for a society that considers the separation of male and female identified characteristics...
Cat versus the Invisible Hand of Capitalism [[The toy pit of a claw machine. "50c to play."]] / [[Cat sleeps in the pit.]] / [[He turns around.]] / Cat: <> / [[The claw descends.]] / [[Cat pushes the stuffed animal on top of him toward the claw.]] / Cat: Take him! Take him! / Cat: I'm looking out for number six billion eighty two hundred...
 
The Lost Weekend [[A bucket of paint has spilled. Girl wanders ankle-deep in it.]] / [[A lamp has been knocked off a side table.]] / [[Three empty paint cans, one of them spilling more paint onto the ground.]] / [[Girl imagines Cat eating out of the paint cans.]] / [[The paint is flowing down the walls, destroying...
War of the Poses [[Cat is wearing a sleeveless leather motorcycle jacket with spikes and buttons on it.]] / [[Girl wears a headband, granny glasses and a vest with a peace sign on it.]] / [[Cat is wearing thick glasses and a pocket protector.]] / [[Girl is dressed in a cheerleader outfit and holding a megaphone.]] / [[Cat...
Girl versus Belonging [[Girl is reading "Valley of the Dolls."]] / <> / [[Grrrl taps on her window.]] / Grrrl: You've been nominated for the Hipster Scouts! / Girl: Really? / [[Girl is sad.]] / Grrrl: I pulled a lot of favors for this. / Girl: It's just- / Girl: You know what Marx said. / Grrrl: "From each according...
Cat and Girl at Ford's Theater [[A kid rolls a ball of snow.]] / [[Another kid pokes a carrot into it for a nose.]] / [[The kid puts a beard on the snowman -]] / [[and then a top hat.]] / [[The top hat wiggles and the snowman come to life!]] / Snowman: Is the legislature still in session? / Snowman: I will meet with General...
Chutes and Corporate Ladders [[Boy walks into an office.]] / [[He works in the mail room.]] / [[He gets paid.]] / [[Boy works at a computer.]] / [[Boy talks about television by the water cooler.]] / [[Boy gets paid.]] / [[Boy sits at a computer.]] / [[Boy explains a pie chart at a meeting.]] / [[Boy has an office and a secretary.]] / [[Boy...
 
Boy [[Boy is in bed. His alarm clock rings.]] / [[At work he shuffles through the drawers of filing cabinets.]] / [[Boy sits at a computer.]] / [[Boy walks through the office. It is full of people in cubicles sitting at computers.]] / [[Boy gets in the elevator.]] / [[He walks out of the office building.]] / [[Boy...
We Now Return to our Regular Programming Grrrl: So I told them I wasn't going to play their game anymore. / Grrrl: My life is worth more than money! / Grrrl: We should have entertainment based on creativity rather than consumption - if I can write a play instead of seeing a movie - / Grrrl: maybe I can start to sever those links between...
The Good Old Days [[Cat and Girl walk past a market.]] / Hobo: Space some change? / Cat: Change! / Cat: What's change ever done for anyone! / Cat: Give me the good old days. / Cat: When the suburb was king and the army was conscription! / Cat: When you shaved with a straight razor and laundry took all day! / Cat:...
Cat and Girl Do Good [[Girl and Grrrl are in the supermarket.]] / Girl: Buying CDs to support bands I like. / [[Cat holds a box of cupcakes.]] / Girl: Organic food - no, put that away. / Girl: Free range meat, you know. / Girl: I try to be a morally responsible consumer. / [[Cat carries a box of cookies and a pleading...
Money Talks [[Cat and Girl walk through a city.]] / Girl: Price is not value. / Girl: Money is an arbitrary indicator. / Girl: You might have twice as much money as I do - / Girl: But if I'm happy with a quarter of that - / Girl: I'm twice as rich as you are! / [[Girl smiles. Cat frowns.]] / [[Cat and Girl...
 
Cat and Girl in the Audience [[Cat and Girl watch television.]] / Girl: Are you crying? / Cat: No. / Cat: <> / Girl: You always cry during "Pretty in Pink." / Cat: Poor Duckie. / Girl: You know, she originally ended up with Duckie but test audiences complained. / Cat: Really? <> / Girl: Just like "Little Women." / Cat:...
Feeling Crumby [[Cat and Girl are outside. Girl is flying a kite.]] / Girl: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? / [[Cat, Girl and Boy sit on a couch. Chinese food litters the table in front of them.]] / Boy: Lucky Numbers: 10, 22, 9. 18. / Girl: Open yours next! / Cat: OK. / [[Cat cracks open a fortune cookie.]] / Cat:...
Girl goes on Vacation [[Cat looks at a picture of Girl in a mortarboard.]] / Cat: I don't need her. / [[A devil appears to Cat's right.]] / Devil: Yes you do. / [[An angel appears to cat's left.]] / Angel: No he doesn't. / Cat: No I don't. / Devil: The universe is built of couples. / Devil: Protons and electrons - opposites...
Girl goes on Vacation [[Cat looks at a picture of Girl in a mortarboard.]] / Cat: I don't need her. / [[An angel appears to Cat's right.]] / Angel: Yes you do. / [[A devil appears to cat's left.]] / Devil: No he doesn't. / Cat: No I don't. / Angel: The universe is built of couples. / Angel: Protons and electrons - opposites...
Choose and/or Lose [[Boy brushes his teeth.]] / [[Boy picks out a shirt to wear.]] / [[Boy grabs some books from a table.]] / [[Boy looks in a refrigerator and sees vanilla yogurt and plain yogurt.]] / [[A cafeteria.]] / Grrrl: You're saying it's impossible to be cooler on the inside? / [[Boy enters.]] / Girl: I'm saying...
 

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