gossip girl 4 英文- 第7部分

Vanessa　sat　up　straight　and　adjusted　the　phone　against　her　ear。　Ken　Mogul　was　only；　like；　one　of　
the　most　famous　alternative　film　directors　ever。　At　Christmastime　he？d　happened　upon　a　clip　of　


Vanessa？s　work　on　the　Web　and　had　been　so　impressed　he？d　flown　all　the　way　from　California　to　
look　her　up。　The　problem　was；　he？d　found　her　at　exactly　midnight　on　New　Year？s　Eve；　which　had　
been　exactly　the　same　moment　Dan　had　shown　up　to　give　her　a　big　fat　New　Year？s　Eve　kiss。　
Needless　to　say；　Vanessa　had　sort　of　blown　Ken　Mogul　off；　although　she　had　made　the　effort　to　
send　him　her　New　York　film　essay　when　it　was　finished。　

？Yes；　I　remember；？　she　answered　quickly；　pletely　amazed　that　the　director　even　wanted　to　
speak　to　her　again。　？What？s　up？？　

？Well；　I　hope　you　don？t　mind；　but　I　showed　your　film　to　Jedediah　Angel；　who？s　a　personal　friend　
of　mine；　and　he　wants　to　use　it　as　a　backdrop　for　his　Fashion　Week　show　this　weekend。？　

Vanessa　wrapped　the　black　bath　towel　around　her　legs。　It　was　sort　of　embarrassing　talking　to　Ken　
Mogul　when　she　was　practically　naked　and　covered　in　sugary　brown　goo。　？Jeremiah　what？？　she　
asked。　Ken　always　seemed　to　speak　in　Hollywoodese；　and　this　time　she　had　absolutely　no　clue　
what　he　was　talking　about。　

？Jedediah　Angel。　He？s　a　fashion　designer。　His　label　is　called　Cult　of　Humanity　by　Jedediah　
Angel？　Very　hot。　Jed　says　you？re　the　next　Bertolucci。　Your　film？s　like　the　anti？La　Dolce　Vita。　You　
really　rocked　his　world。？　

Vanessa　grinned。　Why　did　people　have　to　sound　so　cheesy　just　because　they？d　made　it？　She？d　
rocked　his　world？　？Great；？　she　replied；　unsure　of　what　to　say。　？Is　there　anything　you　need　me　to　
do？？　

？Just　e　to　the　show　and　enjoy。　I？ll　be　there　of　course；　and　there　are　some　people　I　want　you　
to　meet。　You？re　already　a　moviemaking　goddess；　babe。　You　totally　rock。？　

？Cool；？　Vanessa　replied；　slightly　appalled　that　he？d　actually　told　her　she　rocked　not　once　
buttwice　。　？So　what？s　the　designer？s　name　again？？　

？Cult　of　Humanity　by　Jedediah　Angel；？　Ken　repeated　slowly。　？SixP。M。　Friday　at　Highway　1。　It？s　
a　club　in　Chelsea。？　

？I？ve　heard　of　it。？　It　was　the　type　of　place　Vanessa　normally　avoided　like　the　plague。　？I　guess　I？ll　
see　you　there。？　

？Fan…fucking…tastic！？　Ken　enthused。　？Ciao！？　

Vanessa　hung　up　and　rubbed　at　a　glop　of　dried　sugaring　paste　on　her　wrist。　Then　she　picked　up　
the　phone　and　dialed　Dan？s　number　without　even　looking　at　the　keypad。　

？Hello？？　Jenny　answered　on　the　first　ring。　


？Hey　Jennifer；　it？s　Vanessa。？　Vanessa　always　called　Jenny　Jennifer　because　Jenny　had　asked　her　
to。　

？I？m　not　sure　if　Dan　will　talk　to　you。　He　wouldn？t　talk　tome　；　and　he？s　been　locked　in　his　room　
ever　since　he　got　home。　It？s　so　gross？there？s　cigarette　smoke；　like；pouring　out　from　under　the　
door。？　

Vanessa　laughed　and　flopped　back　on　her　black　pillows。　Everything　in　her　room　was　black；　
except　the　walls；　which　were　dark　red。　？How　do　you　know　he？s　not　in　there　putting　gel　in　his　hair？　
That　new　haircut　looks　pretty　high　maintenance。？　

The　two　girls　snickered。　

？I？ll　go　see　if　I　can　get　him。　Hold　on。？　

？What？s　up？？　Dan　picked　up　the　phone　a　minute　or　two　later。　He　sounded　distracted。　？Jenny　said　
it　was　an　emergency。？　

Vanessa　lifted　her　leg　in　the　air　and　tugged　at　another　sugaring　strip。　It　appeared　to　be　glued　
permanently　to　her　skin。　Talk　about　emergencies！　

？I　thought　you？d　want　to　know　that　Ken　Mogul　just　called。　He　said　some　designer　named　
Jedediah　Angel　who　has　this　fashion　label　called　Culture　of　Humanitarianism　or　something　is　
using　my　film　essay　as　a　backdrop　for　his　fashion　show　on　Friday　night。　Ken　said　I　really　？rocked？　
Jedediah　Angel？s　world。？　She　snorted。　？Isn？t　that　hilarious？？　

？That？sfantastic　；？　Dan　responded　earnestly。　？Seriously。　Congratulations。？　

Fantastic？　Since　when　did　Daniel　Humphrey　use　words　likefantastic　？　Vanessa　didn？t　know　what　
to　say。　Dan　hadn？t　caught　the　sarcasm　in　her　voice　at　all。　As　if　she？d　only　called　him　to　gloat　
about　her　success。　

？Okay；？　she　said　evenly。　？I　just　thought　you？d　want　to　know。　I？ll　let　you　get　back　to　work　now。？　
She　thought　of　cracking　a　joke　about　how　one　day　when　they　were　both　rich　and　famous　they　
could　buy　big…ass　mansions　next　door　to　each　other　in　Beverly　Hills。　But　then　she　decided　against　
it。　Dan　would　probably　think　she　was　serious。　？Call　me　later　if　you　feel　like　it；　okay？？　

？Okay；？　Dan　replied；　obviously　distracted　by　whatever　new　poem　he　was　working　on。　

After　hanging　up；　Vanessa　scooted　off　the　bed。　A　corner　of　the　black　towel　was　now　glued　to　the　
back　of　her　left　knee。　She　waddled　into　the　bathroom　to　try　and　shower　off　the　sugaring　crap。　
Maybe　one　day　when　she　was　disgustingly　rich　and　famous　she？d　have　her　own　personal　waxing　
and　sugaring　staff；　but　for　now　she？d　have　to　get　rid　of　the　rest　of　the　hair　on　her　legs　the　
old…fashioned　way？with　a　pink　plastic　Daisy　shaver。　


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Disclaimer：　All　the　real　names　of　places；　people；　and　events　have　been　altered　or　abbreviated　to　
protect　the　innocent。　Namely；　me。　

　hey　people！　

The　flavor…of…the…month　club　

So　what　ever　became　of　that　fake…breasted　fake　blond　pop　princess　with　the　permanently　bare　
midriff　whose　songs　werealways　on　the　radio　when　you　woke　up　in　the　morning　and　stayed　in　
your　headall　day　；　driving　youinsane　。　I？ll　call　her　？Sally？　here；　so　as　not　to　offend　any　of　her　
adoring　fans；　but　I？m　sure　you　know　who　I？m　talking　about。　I　heard　she　had　a　nervous　breakdown　
and　has　been　in　rehab　in　Palm　Springs　ever　since。　She　likes　it　so　much　there　she？s　buying　a　ranch　
right　next　door；　redoing　it　in　shades　of　pink；　and　calling　it　Sallyland。　If　we？re　lucky；　she？ll　stay　
there　forever；　only　busting　out　in　her　late　sixties　to　do　overproduced　cabaret　shows　on　the　Vegas　
Strip　to　prove　that　she　can　still　lip…sync　with　the　best　of　them　despite　her　advanced　age　and　
drug…addled　mind。　

What　about　our　favorite　twenty…something　actress　who　got　into　that　bit　of　trouble　with　the　
law？something　to　do　with　carrying　shopping　bags　full　of　items　that　didn？t　exactly　belong　to　her　
out　of　a　well…known　department　store？　She？s　in　rehab；　too；　but　don？t　worry？the　film　industry　will　
find　a　way　to　bring　her　back。　In　fact；　that？s　what　distinguishes　the　flavors　of　the　month　from　the　
real　stars。　We　kind　ofwant　to　see　her　again。　We　want　to　know　that　there？s　life　after　being　busted。　
We　want　to　see　her　rise　to　new　heights；　whereas　we　don？t　much　care　what　happens　to　Sally。　At　
nineteen；　she　was　already　tired。　

The　ins　and　outs　of　rehab　

Rehab　and　college　are　actually　very　similar　as　far　as　status　is　concerned。　There　are　the　select　few；　
which　are　filled　with　celebrities　and　the　children　of　the　very　rich；　and　then　there　are　the　rest　of　
them；　which　are　filled　with　regular　people。　Getting　into　the　best　ones　is　highly　petitive；　but　
once　you？re　in；　you？rein　。　So　I　wouldn？t　worry　about　our　darlingN　。　He　may　be　in　trouble；　but　his　
parents　aren？t　about　to　send　him　to　the　rehab　equivalent　of　munity　college。　

　Your　e…mail　

Q：？　？　Dear　GG；　


I？m　an　intern　at　Les　Best　Couture；　and　I　heard　Les　sent　a　spy　toS　？s　school　to　check　out　what　she　
looked　like。　He　was　kind　of　mad　that　she　was　hired　without　him　even　seeing　her。　

　？lilintern　

A：？　？　Dear　lil；　

I　bet　he？s　not　mad　anymore　though；　right？

　？GG　

Q：？　？　dear　gossip　girl；　

how　e　you　never　mentionK　andI　anymore？　It　makes　me　wonder　if　maybe　you　are　one　of　
them。　

　？eyespy　

A：？　？　Dear　eyespy；　

I？ll　never　tell；　so　wonder　away！　

　？GG　

　Sightings　

KandI　？there；　I　mentioned　them？inBryant　Park　；　freezing　their　butts　off　in　skimpyBlue　Cult　
denim　miniskirts　as　they　tried　to　get　the　interns　working　the　doors　of　theFashion　Week　tents　to　
give　them　first…　or　second…row　seats　for　Friday　and　Saturday？s　runway　shows　instead　of　their　
usual　ones　toward　the　back。B　rentingHow　to　Steal　a　Million　；　starringAudrey　Hepburn　；　for　the　
seventeenth　time　atBlockbuster　on　Seventy…second　and　Lex。　I　guess　that？sone　way　of　preparing　
for　yourYale　alum　interview。N　headed　up　the　Merritt　Parkway　toward　Connecticut　in　the　back　seat　
of　his　parents？　blackMercedes　SUV　。　On　his　way　to　rehab；　maybe？V　inBarneys　；　of　all　

places；　checking　out　a　frayed　black　hemp　driving　coat　with　chain…mail　seams　and　vintage　
hook…and…eye　buttons　byCulture　of　Humanity　by　Jedediah　Angel　。　She　looked　tempted；　but　at　that　
price　she？d　be　better　off　ripping　up　her　own　clothes　and　fastening　them　together　with　paper　clips。　

My　problem　isn？t　getting　into　the　first　row？it？s　which　show　to　go　to。　Theyall　want　me！　Sigh。　
Being　popular　can　be　seriously　hard　work。　

You　know　you　love　me。　


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jande　explore　their　problem　areas　

？Five　more　minutes；　ladies；？　announced　Ms。　Crumb　to　her　Constance　Billard　ninth…grade　
creative　writing　class。　She　pulled　her　curly　black　hair　out　of　the　way　and　prodded　the　wax　in　her　
right　ear　with　the　eraser　of　a　yellow　number　two　pencil。　？Remember；　it？s　notwhat　you？re　writing　
about　buthow　you　describe　it。？　

None　of　the　girls　looked　up。　They　were　too　busy　writing；　and　besides；　they　really　didn？t　want　to　
see　what　Ms。　Crumb　was　doing　when　she　thought　they　weren？t　looking。　They？d　already　been　
grossed　out　enough　times。　

According　to　the　girls；all　the　female　teachers　at　Constance　Billard　were　lesbians；　but　Ms。　Crumb　
was　the　only　teacher　at　Constance　who　was　officially　out。　She　wore　a　rainbow　pin　to　school　every　
day；　shared　a　country　house　in　New　Paltz　with　five　other　women；　and　often　referred　to　
her　？partner？？as　in；　？The　other　night　my　partner　was　drinking　Amstel　Lite　and　watching　Barbara　
Walters；　who　she　has　a　total　crush　on；while　I　sat　in　the　kitchen　and　graded　your　papers。？　Every　
year　the　ninth　graders　looked　forward　to　having　Ms。　Crumb？s　creative　writing　class；　assuming　
she？d　be　cool　and　down…to…earth　since　she　was　so　forthright　about　her　sexuality。　But　after　a　day　in　
her　classroom　her　students　realized　they　weren？t　just　going　to　sit　around　for　forty…five　minutes　
talking　about　girl　stuff　with　a　woman　who　liked　girls？they　were　going　to　have　to　write　things　
every　day　in　class；　read　them　out　loud；and　then　listen　to　Ms。　Crumb　and　their　classmates　criticize　
what　they　had　written　in　a　sometimes　not　very　nice　way。　Ms。　Crumb　was　a　major　hardass；　but　as　
far　as　subjects　went；　creative　writing　was　still　a　hell　of　a　lot　better　than　geometry。　

Today　Ms。　Crumb　had　asked　the　girls　to　pick　a　partner？　in　the　platonic　sense？and　write　a　
paragraph　describing　a　part　of　their　partner？s　body。　Of　course　Elise　and　Jenny　had　picked　each　
other。　They　were　beginning　to　do　almost　everything　together。　

It？s　odd　that　we　decorate　our　ears　with　earrings　and　don？t　try　to　cover　them；Jenny　wrote。They？re　
just　as　indecent　as　the　parts　we　do　cover；　like　bare　holes　that　go　straight　into　our　heads。　My　friend　
Elise？s　ears　are　small；　with　a　little　blond　fuzz　on　them。　She　has　good　hearing；　too；　because　she　
never　says；　？What？？　and　asks　me　to　repeat　myself。　I　guess　she　keeps　them　pretty　clean。　

Jenny　looked　up　and　decided　to　erase　the　last　line　and　replace　it　with　something　e