Thursday, May 2, 2013

Dull to Life (In Class)

Eight to three on week days.  Two to six on week nights.  Weekends are unpredictable.  Master  is often inconsiderate when it comes to following schedule on any given night of the week.  Being of an inanimate nature, all I can do is strain to hear words coming from the illuminated screen. I’m not hard of hearing; my difficulty resides in the sound that appears to come from the depths of his stomach, but in reality escapes through his mouth.  It’s as if he is in constant competition with the television’s volume.  Who can emit the loudest, most obnoxious noise?



3 comments:

  1. I'm not sure if this is long enough for a Theme... I can fix it if not.

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  2. Never mind. I switched this as an in class prompt instead of the theme. The one above it is going to be the theme. I think it's a better fit, if it works for the actual theme..

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  3. This is what's known in the trade as a 'conceit' piece--conceit here has nothing to do with arrogance or snootiness. It means taking a notion, an idea (in this case, an inanimate object with consciousness)--and that notion is called a 'conceit'-- and riding it for all it's worth.

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