Word: awkwardness
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...story follows Ingrid and Mark, two ex-lovers who find themselves reunited—reluctantly, for one of them—through their work. Like the author, Mark works in security at the Fogg, while Ingrid works at the front desk in visitor services. The awkward and uncomfortable dance these two perform around one another as they try to work through their shared past and deal with the present microcosmically captures the post-college, twenty-something lifestyle. Stevens refers to this time, marked by indecision and a reluctance to accept responsibility for one’s actions...
...Morning, Brandon Straub soberly surveyed the bodies draped across the sofas in his fraternity house at Indiana University. Two girls cuddled and exchanged a languid kiss. One's breast popped out of her low-cut top. "Aaaawesome," drawled one of Straub's frat brothers. Straub could only muster an awkward half-smile. "I'd be lying if I didn't say that seeing some of these scenes makes me sad," he said. "How will they feel when they wake up in the morning...
...revert to middle-school style fun. Arcades provide a perfect—well, perfectly adequate—getaway from the struggling Harvard party scene. Recreate the days of braces, stirrup-pants, and LA Lights with a marathon session of Skee Ball, and forget all about final exams and that awkward conversation with the cute girl from section. After all, who needs a girlfriend when you’ve got Ms. PacMan...
...events with an uncommon grace, wit, and energy, yielding an incredibly original, remarkably touching, and funny production. As a stereotypically grumpy old man, Mr. Horace Plumb is remarkable for his unusually biting sense of humor. In fact, towards the beginning of the play, Duncan, the hospice’s awkward and idealistic young social director, good naturedly enters Mr. Plumb’s room and, upon seeing him, tries to lift his spirits by saying, “Come on, Mr. Plumb, don’t just sit there and scowl. What do you want to do today...
...spoken with my best friend from high school a handful of times this year. But despite that, we still understand each other in a way that no one else would be able to. And whenever we do see each other, it doesn’t take long for that awkward lull to pass over...