How to be Awesome | Week 2 | Period 6 | Mon. 7/13

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Today, class was meeting in the computer lab as they had been handwavily instructed. "So, I see most of you managed to come back," Barney said, taking his place at the front of the room and starting up his PowerPoint presentation. Oh yes, visual aids were necessary this week.

"Today we're talking about how to awesomely deliver bad news. I know, it doesn't seem like something you should have to worry yourself with, and it's true that news should just be blurted out, ripped off like a sticky band-aid, or screamed from the rooftops. Of course, in all those situations, you - the bearer of said news - are left to deal with the other person's reaction." This was obviously the distasteful part for Barney as he eyerolled before continuing.

"Wouldn't it be great if we could just Awesomely distract people from caring?" He clicked the remote and showed the words I banged your mom on the screen. "Rough news for the BFF to take, am I right? But oh, look!" The screen shimmered to include a lovely photo of girls kissing above the same block print phrase. "Two lesbians making out! Everything's instantly better, right?" Of course it was.

"Let's see another example." The words Grandma's dead popped up on the screen next. "Woe, that'd be a real tearjerker for my friend Marshall!" Barney sniffed dramatically. "At least until..." A picture of two adorable golden retriever puppies playing in a wagon and gnawing on a pumpkin flashed up above the words. "Let's cue the awws from the saps in the audience. Oh yes, Eriksen would join you, smiling through his giant, girlish tears. Let's pause for the mental image." Which Barney did, counting to five in his head.

"So! What you're doing today is taking your assigned bad news and searching the internet for something to make it instantly better! Naturally, that means different things to different people, like in the case of Marshall versus a real man, so keep your recipient in mind while you make your selection. Oh, and if any of you don't know what a computer is, make one of the TAs help you. That is why they exist."

Alex Karev - I blew your 401K on drugs and whores.
Bobby Drake - There is no Santa Claus.
Chuck Bass - I screwed your mom and your girlfriend. At the same time.
Claudia Kishi - I used to be a man.
Effy Stonem - Sometimes I pay for sex.
Elena - Your baby is ugly.
Eva Rodriguez - It's only sunny because there's a hole in the ozone layer.
Fiona Post - I'm into weird shit.
Griffin O'Conner - You're bad in bed.
Harper Finkle - Your toupee isn't fooling anyone.
Hurley Reyes - You don't matter.
Jack Burton - The condom broke.
Jo Harvelle - I'm a meth addict. Can I borrow 40 bucks?
Layla Miller - You're the father.
Leto Atreides - You're bad in bed.
Priestly - Mom blew your college fund on crystal meth.
Prince Edward - I'm a registered sex offender.
Sam Winchester - It's cancer.
Sam Witwicky - The meteor cannot be stopped.
Wendy Watson - We have to amputate.
Yakko Warner - You have B.O.

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Comments

Sign In [Awesome W2]

[suit-of-awesome.livejournal.com]

Like you've just gotten some bad news.

Re: Sign In [Awesome W2]

[rocksthescarf.livejournal.com]

Chuck Bass

Lecture [Awesome W2]

[suit-of-awesome.livejournal.com]

React to Barney and his PowerPoint and the crazy things he says about Marshall.

Re: Lecture [Awesome W2]

[1moredaytodance.livejournal.com]

Barney was hilarious as always. She just wasn't sure if the photo the lesbians would actually help with I banged your mom; that seemed like a pretty tough one.

Re: Lecture [Awesome W2]

[youcantfollow.livejournal.com]

Griff was going to just start equating this class with pain and embarrassment. He had no idea who he was supposed to be telling that they were bad in bed.

Re: Lecture [Awesome W2]

[lovemykilt]

Priestly really liked Professor Eriksen.

But, well, yeah. Barney kinda had a point.

Re: Lecture [Awesome W2]

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

The amusement never really stopped in this class. Alex was going to have to remember this way of telling someone something bad.

Re: Lecture [Awesome W2]

[defeats-buses.livejournal.com]

Edward liked Professor Erikson!

And his nose was killing him so he wasn't much with the listening and thinking.

Re: Lecture [Awesome W2]

[likes-chicken.livejournal.com]

Hurley was actually kinda disturbed by the lecture. But also amused.

Re: Lecture [Awesome W2]

[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

....their professor was insane. Where was Leto? There needed to be mocking. French mocking. Ooo, maybe she could grab Griff for Spanish-mocking.

Re: Lecture [Awesome W2]

[inthereflexes.livejournal.com]

Jack just stared at the PowerPoint. This class hurt his brain.

Re: Lecture [Awesome W2]

[findingelena.livejournal.com]

Elena wondered if Reno had ever tried turning in a report with pictures of girls making out to distract from bad news. She might have to try that, herself.

Re: Lecture [Awesome W2]

[likethegun]

Sam liked Mr. Eriksen, but he had to admit, he was kind of a softie. It wasn't a bad thing though!

Re: Lecture [Awesome W2]

[chic-harper.livejournal.com]

Harper just gawked at the photo of the lesbians. She wasn't sure how that would make anyone feel better, but she totally went "aww!" over the puppies.

Find a Picture [Awesome W2]

[suit-of-awesome.livejournal.com]

Complain to your classmates, search for pictures to go with your bit of news that was handwavily passed to you on a slip of paper.

Re: Find a Picture [Awesome W2]

[rocksthescarf.livejournal.com]

Chuck was remaining quieter than usual today but was thankful for an assignment that was actually useful to him. He'd could see himself ending up in the situation he was given.

Re: Find a Picture [Awesome W2]

[youcantfollow.livejournal.com]

Bad in bed. He was tempted to send a picture of nuns to Karev for this one but really didn't need the extra torture.

He murmured to himself while he surfed pictures on the internet. "Maybe a baby animal would suit..."

Re: Find a Picture [Awesome W2]

[longislandiceme]

Bobby didn't actually know anyone under the age of ten, so he wasn't sure how his bad news was actually, well, bad news. Still, he was valiantly searching for an appropriate picture.

...In between trying to beat his best time in Sudoku. Not that he'd ever admit to getting enjoyment out of a math game.

Re: Find a Picture [Awesome W2]

[lovemykilt]

So, clearly this bad news would be going to someone around Priestly's age. Someone who actually wanted to go to college. Someone probably kind of like Sam Winchester.

Which would be why Priestly kept sneaking considering glances around the room as he searched the 'net for an appropriate picture. Maybe a picture of a really big library?

Re: Find a Picture [Awesome W2]

[wannabehunter]

Jo stared at her slip of paper. She was quite sure that Barney was insane.

Re: Find a Picture [Awesome W2]

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

Alex barely knew what a 401K was so he was just going to find any picture he wanted to. Maybe he'd go with small children. People found them adorable, didn't they?

Turn in Your Card [Awesome W3]

[suit-of-awesome.livejournal.com]

Link us up if you found a picture (label links NSFW if they aren't) along with the words and who it'd be sent off to! Barney has no reason for collecting these, really.

Re: Turn in Your Card [Awesome W3]

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

In the end, Alex had gone with a picture of a child (http://www.pediatricdentalworld.com/images/boy_thumbs-up_sm.jpg) looking happier than he had a right to be. That was an awesome way to break bad news.

So, Alex's card had a child giving you with thumbs up with the words I blew your 401K on drugs and whores in bright red, blocky letters. Alex decided he'd send this one off to his high school science teacher. After all the detentions he'd given Alex in the past, that man deserved a little bad news. Maybe he'd even cry.

TAs [Awesome W2]

[suit-of-awesome.livejournal.com]

Who hopefully can use technology.

Re: TAs [Awesome W2]

[notahostage]

Wendy could use technology. Of course there was one piece of it in particular she'd like to use on Barney right now.

Barney [Awesome W2]

[suit-of-awesome.livejournal.com]

Who is so not helping you unless you want pictures of porn on your cards.

OOC [Awesome W2]

[suit-of-awesome.livejournal.com]

Yes, I totally have the book (http://www.breakingbadnewswithbabyanimals.com/ecards/test.html) most of these tidbits of news came from and I mail them to people because I think I'm funny.

OH and Pics4Learning (http://www.pics4learning.com/) is a great place to find worksafe images!

Re: OOC [Awesome W2]

[solo_sword]

*hugs class*