The title screen rolls while Netflix queues up another recommended show.
“I can’t take another,” Fran mutters as she drags her fingers down her face, pulling her features down into a grotesque grimace.
“But the day isn’t over,” Lisa replies with a sigh.
Fran groans. “I can’t believe it’s still light outside. We’ve done every season of Breaking Bad, all of Hell’s Kitchen, we finished off the Arrested Development episodes we hadn’t got around to, rewatched both seasons of Stranger Things, and got through most of Ru Paul’s Drag Race. And the day still won’t fucking end.”
“Well, it is the longest day of the year,” Lisa says with a shrug. “I just didn’t quite realise how long it would last. We blew past 24 hours hours long ago, and it still isn’t dark.”
Fran’s eyes burned with fatigue and screen strain. “No more, Lisa. Please don’t make me watch anything else.
Lisa rolls her eyes. “You set the challenge! Watch Netflix from sunrise to sunset on the longest day of the year – simple. That’s what we’re doing.”
Fran scowls. “But what if the day never ends?”
Lisa shrugs. “We die here, I guess. So… Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt next, yes? I’ll order a pizza.”
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This would 100% be me if a day never ended! There’d finally be enough time to watch everything!
Yes! I’d finally be able to finish all the seasons of all the shows I’ve ever started and never watched right through… shamefully there are a lot!
Darkly humorous. I read you Ellie but not as much as I would like to. I plan on reading more now.
Thanks, Nitin!
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is definitely a good time killer!
Definitely! It’s one of those ones where you think “I’ll just watch one episode” and then all of a sudden 3 hours have passed and you have no idea how!
Hands down the best way to spend the longer day of the year.
Or any day of the year, really!
Yup. Wish days were longer just to fit this in.