my boyfriend is cool

his screenplay is about legless armless baby monkeys raised by japanese families.

it wasn't his idea, but the producer offered him what will amount to my whole year's salary for two weeks' work.

m-k's not so into the whole pathetic disabled monkeys thing, but they gave him the 1970s japanese bestseller that he's supposed to adapt. 

and they already made the animatronic freaky-looking monkey - i saw it!

all they told him was "think E.T."

he was like

"how is this a story!?! no action, no danger, just 'aw, they love each other. see?' what is going to happen. two bad men chase monkey and boy? monkey goes 'ahhhhh!!' and then they fly off cliff on bicycle??? what bad things can happen to monkey and family in love??"

"kill the monkey,"

i said.