I was skimming through my journal, looking for something interesting or amusing to post, when I stumbled across this little gem of literature dating to just under two years ago. There's no other explanation or introduction I can give, except to say I was just about to start twelfth grade when I wrote it, so please forgive my humble attempts at writing.
From August 20, 2008, with some minor revisions:
The doctor didn't look up when he walked in.
"Good morning, I'm Dr. Art Chimanski. So what seems to be the matter today, Mr. Unwyze?"
"Doc, can't you see that my entire body is square!"
The doctor gave me a once-over.
"Hmm..." softly hummed. "Well, I don't know what I can do for you. I'm the kind of doctor one goes to if there was something wrong with them, and besides having the body of a brownie, I'm not sure there's anything wrong with you."
I glared at him with sugary contempt.
"Perhaps if you told me what occurred before and after your current predicament, hm Mr. Unwyze?"
"Okay, sure doc," I said, ready to punch my breezy listener in the jugular. "So I think it began when I was in school and my math teacher told my class that we had a very important test the next day."
"I see," the doctor gently mused.
"Yeah. And so, I was real stressed because I wanted to do good, and it was on a lot of stuff that we didn't cover, like Greek linear fractions defined by zero, or something. I began studying as soon as I got home until I went to sleep; about 15 hours."
"I see," Chimanski added, mulling over either my story or last night's dinner in his brain. "So you were forced to learn large amounts of knowledge in a short period of time, inevitably due to your teacher's method of over-stimulation of his or her pupils. Quite a clear example of the quick and impersonal environment we"
That's where I stopped.It's a bit strange to go back and read my old stuff. It's even stranger to not remember having ever wrote it. But I like it nevertheless. Maybe I'll fine some more stray bits of gold in my journal I can post.
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That's awesome. You should post some more old stuff!
ReplyDeleteAlso, I love getting optimistic comments from you.
Why did you feel you had to apologize for that? It was good and really funny.
ReplyDelete"I glared at him with sugary contempt."
That line made me smile.