The Disruptors

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4.7 • 3.8K Ratings

🗓️ 24 June 2021

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

A woman thinks the universe is plotting against her. And she’s right. It is.

Written by Mary McDonnell.

Performed by Mary McDonnell, Louis Kornfeld, Margaret Burrus, Casey Wortmann, Tom Stephens, Ryan Leach, Alexis Pereira, Amy Warren, and Nichole Hill.

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0:00.0	Hi, I can't talk right now, Mom. I'm running, I'm running late.
0:13.0	Oh, sweetie again?
0:14.0	Yeah, my alarm didn't go off again, even though I set five. So my coffee maker's broken.
0:17.8	Again, even though I just got a new one.
0:18.8	I'm still okay. It's calm down.
0:19.8	No matter what I freaking do, I can't not have a bad day.
0:23.2	Joseph, give yourself a second. Take a breath. Slow down.
0:26.6	Oh my god, I don't.
0:27.8	What's wrong?
0:28.8	I don't have enough money on my subway cards. I can't get through and I have to put, of course,
0:33.6	there's like a huge line at the machine.
0:35.2	Okay, so you're a little late. That's okay. No big deal.
0:38.2	Yeah, no big deal, except I have a job with benefits for the first time in my life.
0:41.8	And I'm trying to like grow up and be an adult and take responsibility, but I swear, the
0:46.6	universe is like plotting against me at every opportunity.
0:49.2	Oh, sweetie. You're having a bad morning. So what? You're a great kid. You've got a great
0:55.5	job and I'm sure you can turn this thing around.
0:59.3	Thanks, Mom. You know what? I have something that will cheer you up. Talk to your bros.
1:04.1	Hello? Mom?
1:07.1	A little quicker next time, please. That almost turned into a pep talk.
1:09.7	I was monitoring it.
1:10.7	Not closely enough. Don't stare at things in your end.
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