Monday, January 07, 2008

My Sorkin Weekend. Yes, My Weekend of Sorkin.

Saturday afternoon Kelli and I went down to the District to the Edward Hopper exhibit. As we were walking down to the Metro, she informed me our conversation was a Sorkin conversation. Kelli has been marathon-watching “Sports Night,” and started to see a pattern in Aaron Sorkin’s dialogue. Because we were walking and talking, repeating each other’s words, rephrasing each others dialogue…we were having a Sorkin Dialogue.

If you too want to have a Sorkin Conversation; here’s the key points to follow:

  • Start Walking
  • Start Talking to yourself or someone else
  • If you're talking to yourself you have to question your sanity. out loud. To yourself.
  • Rephrase the dialogue of the person you're talking to
  • Tell the person who started the conversation you don't care about the conversation.
  • The person who started isn't phased by apathy
  • Repeat, repeat, repeat.
  • Borrow Liberally from the "who's on first" style
  • Use obscure references liberally
  • Use Liberal references liberally
  • Liberally Moralize Liberally.

Needless to say, throughout the day, Kelli kept saying we were having a Sorkin conversation. We wonder why no one else seems to hang with us.

The next day, we, the roommates, had tinfoil dinners and s'mores for our Sunday dinner. We decided to light our fireplace and as the match was lit and put on the kindling and papers, someone questioned whether or not the chimney flue was open. Well, a few seconds later, smoke was billowing into the living room and my roommates pretty much reenacted this scene below from West Wing. Oh yes, we live in a Sorkin World.




Meg, Love You!

8 comments:

Jules said...

AAAAHHH!! I am a freakin' Sorkin fangirl. I watched 2 seasons of West Wing last week. My first paper in grad school was about Aaron Sorkin's obscure, high culture references in Sports Night. Loved the research for that paper (watch and rewatch Sports Night).

Brent said...

Ha ha. Very nice. The fact you have broken this code is brilliant.

plainoldsarah said...

i echo julie with teh "aaahhh" but only because it sounds so fun. i only wish i was familiar with sorkin.

Joy said...

Jules-Ah, which seasons? I should've put a disclaimer that I'm a fan of Sorkin too. Even though I ripped on Sunset Strip, I mostly did it because I wanted to like it. Anyway, the Sports Night DVDs that Kell was watching? Mine. I also own 3 seasons of West Wing. The First 3.

Brent-Thanks, but Kelli is the genuis. But she's a lazy genuis, and I'm the one who transposed her brilliance.

Sarah-Sorkin is fun. You should totally get into it. I'm not sure where to start you off though. Perhaps West Wing.

Megan Andrea said...

kelli should check the flue more often. sheesh. we could have died.

Joy said...

Kelli, our safety officer, was sleeping on the job Sunday. What's up with that?

B. said...

Cool, I'm going to try to see the Edward Hopper exhibit in Chicago.

Jillian said...

Oh how I do love Aaron Sorkin. I miss The West Wing....it kind of makes me wish that I worked in the White House.