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too easy。
No ment。
？Of course； of course；？ agreed Ken。 ？We just need some more rehearsal time； I think。 What do
you think；Vanessa？？
Vanessa hadn？t even caught everything on camera because they hadn？t given her enough time to
set up her equipment。 ？It rocked；？ she lied enthusiastically。 After all； it was only rehearsal。
And by the looks of things； they were going to needlots more of them。
you think you know someone
？Honey； I？m hoooome！？ Dan stuck his head into the doorway of his little sister Jenny？s
bedroom。 ？Vanessa？？
？Hey。？ Vanessa stood up from behind Jenny？s painting easel。 The cozy room was still lined with
Jenny？s canvases？ washed…out landscapes； architectural drawings of famous New York buildings
like the Dakota on Seventy…second Street； some nude portraits Vanessa saw Dan avert his eyes
from just in case they were his sister？sself …portraits。 She wrapped her arms around Dan？s skinny
frame and squeezed。 ？Thank you so much for letting me stay here。？
？It？ll be great；？ he assured her； plopping down on the blue…flannel…duvet…covered bed。 ？We？ll
make it our Big New York Summer。 I？ve been thinking all about it。 All the things we？ll do
together？pedaling those stupid boats in Central Park； bagels from H&H Bagels on our days off？？
？Um； that sounds great； but I？m going to be really busy with work； you know？ It？s going to take
a lot of work to get this movie right。？ She nodded toward the puter screen where Serena van
der Woodsen？s ethereal face was paused； her eyes half closed。 She was reviewing the rehearsal
footage from this afternoon； and if it was any indication of what the finished film would look
like？well； it wasn？t pretty。
？Right。？ Dan pouted a little。 ？Of course。？
On the up side； the longer Serena fumbled through her rehearsals； the more time Vanessa had to
experiment with her camera work。 She was going to give him something better。 She was
determined to do something truly avant…garde and unusual； something that would really wow Ken
Mogul and his producers。 He？d mentioned Godard。 But she was the master of mixing humor with
tragedy。 She would show the used condom stuck to Holly？s shoe； the tarnished side of the party
princess！
？Where？s your dad？？ she asked； changing the subject。 It was only a matter of time before she ran
into Dan？s Beat poet dad； Rufus； wearing his usual stained Mets T…shirt and too…snug tan cargo
shorts。 She was hoping to see him before they had a middle…of…the…night runin。 Who knew what
he？d be wearing then？
He shrugged。 ？You talk to Ruby？？ He dug into his pockets and retrieved a battered old pack of
Camels； lit one； and then lay back on Jenny？s lumpy； narrow bed。 ？I hope you guys made up。
Life？s too short； you know？？
？Huh？？Vanessa asked lazily； lying down next to him。 Ruby had sent a couple of apologetic text
messages； but Vanessa was too mad to bother reading them all the way through。 She could
imagine Ruby squeezing Piotr？s back zits while they did it in his paint…splattered studio？aka her
old room。 She snuggled her almost…bald head into Dan？s ropy neck and whispered； ？I can？t really
deal with it now； you know？？
？That？s too bad；？ he observed solemnly。 ？I always admired your relationship。？
？Sure。？ She couldn？t resist giggling a little。 ？Are you feeling okay？？
Dan turned toward her so their noses were almost touching。 Vanessa kissed his smoky…tasting
lips。 Her touched her face。 ？You know； I never realized it before； but happiness is； like； right there
in front of you； you know what I mean？ It？s like us？like you？re all I need to be happy； and you？re
right here； in my house。 I mean； I know you？ll have to work a lot and everything； but it？s so great。
It？s actually so much easier to achieve happiness than it is to embrace ugliness。？
Vanessa bit her lip。 She loved Dan； but she really hoped he wasn？t about to pull another
embarrassing proclamation of undying devotion like he had at his own graduation。 Some things
were better left unsaid。
You can say that again。
？Did you learn that on the job？？ she teased。 ？I didn？t know they offered free New Age self…help
lectures at the Strand。？
？I？m not talking about work。？ He sucked on his Camel hard and defensively。 ？I readSiddhartha
during my break this afternoon。 Life？s just so short。。。。 I mean； we can only hope to find some
meaning in this life； you know？？
The only book Vanessa knew him to have spoken as passionately about wasThe Sorrows of
Young Werther ； a creepy book about a moody； depressive guy who kills himself in the end
because his girlfriend marries someone else。
？All right； I？m officially confused。 What the hell are you talking about？？ she asked。 Her
eyebrows furrowed as she looked into his light brown eyes。
？I？m talking about the meaning of life；？ he replied simply。
Or was he talking about a certain perfectly perky round…butted blonde？
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hey people！
I？ve discovered something very important about myself： I？mtotally bi。 It？s not what you？re
thinking？I？m just torn betweenwhere I want to spend my summer and I？ve decided I reallywant to
have it both ways。 Thank God for Teterboro Airport。 Aquick drive to the runway and I？m on the
island in less than anhour。 That gives me a chance to ogle the surfer boys and sayyes to every
party I？m invited to here at home。
There？s something so exclusive about parties in the city duringthe summer。 So intimate； with no
unwanted guests。 Well；almost。 Not that we don？t like to have our picture taken； we？djust like to
make sure our beach hair doesn？t have any actualsand in it before the flash goes off。 Yes； I？m
talking about thepaparazzi。 Obviously they have to work all summer； and obviously they？re bored
because they？ve been hounding the fewcelebs in town？me included？like every night was an
MTVMusic Awards after…party at Lindsay？s loft。
But summer and the beach go hand in hand； and I could neverpletely forsake the shore； but
that heartthrob actor T has donejust that； abandoning his lavish spread on the North Shore （yes；the
one you saw on that episode ofCribs ） to spend a steaming…hot summer in sticky New York City。
Now that？s dedication。
across the pond
I know we started out as an English colony； but we won the war（no hard feelings！） and therefore
we do things a bit differently
on this side of the pond。 I like the whole royalty thing？ especially a certain heir to the throne and
his party…monster redheaded younger brother？but there？s a lot about the English that I just don？t
understand。 For example； I hear that a certain young； foxy； blue…eyed American girl we all know
and love has gotten herself mixed up with a titled gentleman who seems to have eyes for his； um；
cousin？ Apparently； in some grand old English families it？s perfectly acceptable to ask your
cousin to move in for the summer； to hold her hand during intimate dinners at London？s finest
restaurants； to slip away together to the thatch…roofed country house for a weekend foxhunt。
How？s that for culture shock？
your e…mail
Q：
Dear GG；
My mom insisted that I take an internship at a glossy magazine this summer。 She says it？ll help
prepare me for the real world； but I feel like I？m the only one spendingmy summer cooped up
inside the fashion closet； packing next season？s Marc Jacobs shoes into boxes and keeping track
of the Me&Ro jewelry。 It？s like working in retail；and besides； I have the rest of my life to work；
don？t I？Shouldn？t I be chilling at the beach with my babeliciousboyfriend or something？
？In the Closet
A：
Dear In the Closet；
How do you think I feel？ I？m still here； albeit with the A/Ccranked and a chilled bottle of Dom
next to the puter；hard at work； serving all your gossip needs。 But seriously：help yourself to
something Guccilicious from the sunglassdrawer。 You deserve it！ （And no one will notice if you
throwsomething in for your boyfriend； too。）
？GG
Q：
Dear GG；
Does that guy N have a long…lost brother？ I think I saw him at the Oyster Shack on the Island；
but it couldn？t have been the same guy； this guy was dressed like a construction worker and
hanging out with some skanky…looking but undeniably hot townie chick。 Any idea what？s going
on？
？Double Take
A：
Dear Double Take；
There？s definitely only one N。 If he？s in the construction game now； I suggest you hire him to
e over and build you a deck。 Maybe he？ll work up a sweat and then you can invite him to go
skinny…dipping！
？GG
sightings
B getting into a tiff with the mousy…looking handbag clerk at Harvey Nichols。 They？ve got
waiting lists in London； too； but some girls have never learned that patience is a virtue。 S
wandering around an unfamiliar part of the Upper East Side？really far from the park？looking
forlorn and buying Purina cat chow at the deli。 Maybe she？s trying some crazy new diet？ N
strolling along Catachungo Road in Hampto