Brian (568 hits)
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Submitted by Squijee <geoffrstone.at.hotmail.com> (View user info) at 2005-03-26 01:00:40 EST
Brian's alarm went off at 7.30am. Brian reached over and pressed the 'snooze' button, which would give him another 10 minutes of sleep. Brian had thought about merely setting his alarm for 7.40am, so that he could have an extra 10 minutes of completely uninterrupted sleep. He had come to the conclusion that that would be a betrayal of trust towards the alarm clock manufacturers, who had felt the need to give him the 'snooze' option. He hoped in some way, his pressing of the button would result in the manufacturers' lives being worth a little more at the end.
Brian's mother was sitting at the dining room table eating toast in a bathrobe. His father had already left for work. Brian got along with both his parents, but never told his friends that.
Teen angst is very cool, and troubled souls always get more recognition. Brian wanted to be a writer, and he knew that writing a story about the frustrations and feelings of isolation amongst teens would earn him many more fans than a story of happiness. He had also been trying to think of a quirky way of presenting his story. He'd noted that once you pair strange sci-fi storylines with the deep, complex feeling of loneliness, you'd have a 'cult classic' on your hands. He liked the idea of being thought of as complex.
Brian arrived at his university at 9.00am. His first lecture was about medieval European history. He sat alone on his row of chairs. Every time his row of chairs was empty, he got paranoid and thought that no-one wanted to sit next to him. He began doubting himself and analysing himself. The lecture began. 5 minutes later, a girl came in late and sat in Brian's row. Brian didn't notice and continued evaluating himself for 10 minutes, until he looked up. Not only had he hated himself for 10 minutes, but he'd missed historical information. Brian figured that he could read up on the information later, as it would be unlikely to change. He started drawing a boat.
Brian's only other lesson for the day was a group tutorial. It was a tute in which the tutor asked many questions which everyone knew the answers to, yet no-one gave them. The only person that spoke was the person that didn't get it. Brian finished his drawing of a boat.
Brian got home mid-afternoon. His bus trip was spent next to a guy who was playing techno music loud on his headphones. There was a sense of agitation amongst the other passengers, who felt that the guy should turn his music down as a courtesy to everyone else on the bus. Brian had vowed to bring his headphones the next day and play his own music instead. They would have to be louder.
Brian logged onto the net. There were 13 contacts online on his messenger program. He only really spoke to 2. They were friends from uni, and had seen each other no less than an hour previous. They together spoke of everything during the day that had annoyed them. They told jokes, and made each other laugh, but it was always based in criticism. Occasionally their conversation would venture into the absurd, but that was only when they couldn't think of anything clever to say.
At 9.00pm, Brian felt like writing. He did not know why. He scrapped his ideas of clever metaphors and pretentious plots. He would just write.
At 1.00am, Brian went to bed. Brian set his alarm for 7.40am. He had decided that the next day he would write again. He would write the alarm clock manufacturers a letter of thanks.
User Reviews
Submitted by Siren (user info) at 2005-05-09 02:55:04 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
I can't really read this. It makes me sick to read "Brian" so many times. It's not your fault, it's just the synesthesia.
Submitted by c1ndy (user info) at 2005-05-09 02:45:03 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
+2 onion man
Submitted by Merlina (user info) at 2005-04-08 07:33:33 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
wow
Submitted by darko (user info) at 2005-03-27 03:00:52 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
+2 cause Rad's name is Brian!!!!
Submitted by rad1101 (user info) at 2005-03-27 02:41:59 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
+2 cuz my name is BRian!!!!
Submitted by A-Daamage (user info) at 2005-03-26 01:56:30 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
The message is "There is no message". - Earth Day, Devin Townsend
Submitted by Duke_Prometheus_III (user info) at 2005-03-26 01:27:28 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
I don't get it. Is... is he gay?
Submitted by SullyThePirate (user info) at 2005-03-26 01:23:37 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
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Submitted by olivia_tremor_control (user info) at 2005-03-26 01:09:09 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
everything deserves a +2 at 1 AM!