" We rushed over to Joey’s house after school. Mila even brought a bag of popcorn for everyone to share. Oh, brother. It wasn’t like we were watching Nickelodeon. This was a home movie of Joey Pignattano rolling around in the snow.
And making goofy faces.
And sledding down the hill.
And walking up the hill.
And picking his nose.
And sledding down the hill. Then up again. Then down. Up. Down. Up.
After half an hour, I asked Joey, “Exactly how long is this video?”
He told me it was almost over.
I hoped he was right.
The movie played on. Meanwhile, I tried to decide which was worse: watching Joey’s home movie . . . or having a tooth pulled.
With rusty pliers. "

― James Preller , The Case of the Great Sled Race (Jigsaw Jones, #8)