I figure, at least I appreciate it right?So, I went down to the marina to do some grocery shopping, but it was such a beautiful day(I forgot my camera so these pictures are of a different day) that I decided to sit beside the sea for a while. Two couples soon wandered from the city onto the beach in front of me. One was particularly amusing. The man, as soon as he stepped onto the pebbled beach, proceeded to leave his girl and march with a determination that refused distraction. Upon reaching the edge of the sea, he picked up an average size rock and heaved it as far as he could. With that accomplished he turned his attention back to his gal, who was stumbling toward him in the latest fashion. Not only was the fashion unsuitable to the environment, the girl's physic would have been bested served if she never had to lift a fork to her mouth, lest muscle be built.
The girl then asked the guy to take a picture of her. He did. She then requested that he get her good side, with the sun. He did. They then both requested one of the other friends to take a picture of them both smooching by the sea. The girl did, as the other guy was off somewhere, presumably throwing rocks at something larger than himself. After that I decided to finish my reading with "A unifying computational framework for motor control and social interaction."
I suppose the story is from the perspective of the narrator. So it very easily could have gone, "There was this guy trying to read 'A unifying computation framework for motor control and social interaction' but he just sat there imagining coming in first place of the universe in rock throwing.
Muscle is almost as out of fashion in England, as reading is in America. You're a misfit where ever you go, and your stories appeal to no one.
ReplyDeletePerhaps you should write about dating your wife's sister, or go on a series of disastrous dates: just you, a few 'lucky' ladies, a make-up guy (who gives you relationship advice) 3 camera crews (one for you, one for the girl, one for stock scenes & filler, a series of washed up actors trying to keep thier insurance to play the waiters and "random man on the street", a host, 2 directors (cinematographic, and main), 3+ producers, and one person to look upon all the goodness of the world with contempt to keep everything in perspective (this could optionally be you as well, or a member of the crew).
Sanity is an option neither widely available nor usually given full consideration.