Nagging divinely
Isabel and I had a discussion over whether it was spelled "Reese" or "Reece". We think it's traditionally "Reece", but if you can name a child Kaely, then you can spell Reece however you like - Terrence and Isabel
Literature (12 of 15)
This was originally two comics, which is why it's a bit wordy. I was trying to convey a group of grad students, living communally on very little money. Explaining things further than "nine writers, three bedrooms" and "we couldn't pay the heating bill again" would've gone into detail that didn't need to be gone into.
What got cut?
Ted: My advance was gone. Half my friends were avoiding me because I lent them money. The other half weren't talking to me because I didn't lend them money.
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Ted: Then one of my roommates wrote that I was "commercially successful, but artistically bankrupt", slept with my girlfriend, and recorded over my videotapes.
Kimberly: You had a girlfriend?
That got cut because it made it seem like his friends were dicks. The whole idea was that he was happy with the way things were before, and sudden success ruined it. Not just for him, but for his friends, too. I wanted there to be a genuine fondness for them, and if they all turned against him, it wouldn't work - Terrence
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