So, my English class currently consists of a set of three "Catapults" prepared each day. Sometimes I really like them and write great stuff for them. Other times, well...
Nothing I can write will better convey my contempt for this activity than a blank page. Actually, that’s not true. A satirical response will.
He reads Derrida and draws from it a life-force. He rails against society with the fury of a lion that has been tortured by an idiotic child with a BB gun. He aims to show his utter superiority—his tone, topic, and manner all convey this.
Or maybe:
In order to disguise himself, he began shopping—finding a collection of items just strange enough to suggest that a real (though eccentric) person were buying them. He apparently wants to claim the persona of a young father sent on a shopping errand with orders to buy the hodgepodge of items the household is missing. While shopping, he became hungry and decided to grab a Snickers bar and eat it.
When the police finally found him, he was looking for the store brand of Cheerios, which were on sale. When he saw the police, he dashed off, dropping his Snickers bar, and the police gave chase, eventually catching him in the poultry section. His white, battered Hyundai Elantra was unharmed in the chase.
Or this:
Then, of course, I would do every risky thing that I might ever want to do. After all, the potential loss is a lot smaller now: fewer than three days of life rather than my indefinitely greater previous potential lifespan. So, bungee jumping, cliff diving, and the rest.
UPDATE!!!! From today:
I blink and the room changes. Stark, geometric slabs give way to nuanced, organic flows. Heavy substance flees for open space. Reason and thought retreat; exuberance and joy replace them. I blink again and the ordered world returns.
(Content may have been edited for anti-clarity.)
(NB: Kayla, I'm not saying here that you sound dumb. Rather, I'm saying that I don't always sound smart. (NB: "NB" stands for "Nota Bene," or "Note Well" in Latin.))
And I quote: "(NB: "NB" stands for "Nota Bene," or "Note Well" in Latin.)"
ReplyDeleteMmmmhmmm, you don't always sounds smart, like I believe that. ;D
There was a very strong temptation to say "smartical" rather than "smart." Hopefully Kayla will get where that is from (Hint: London Tipton, anyone?)
Jakob can't NOT sound smart, even in his attempts to sound "dumb."
ReplyDeleteThis is how you sound dumb:
Pizza pie is the only key to happiness in California's Extra Innings.
I think your sentence sounds very smart, Michael. Pizza pie is the only key to happiness [i.e. good food] in California's [restaurant] Extra Innings. It's a little obtuse, but quite erudite.
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