Thursday, September 06, 2007

Weekday Wars IV: A New Hope (that I won’t sing)

Well, it’s Thursday, the fourth day in my creative writing week off from work, and here’s my creation for the day:
Woke up, got out of bed,
    dragged Gillette across my head,
Drove my car to Starbucks, got a cup,
    checked my cell phone, I noticed I was late,
Ran to my car, turned the key,
    made the light in seconds flat,
Found my way to my desk, dropped my pack,
    Somebody spoke and I plugged in my iPod.

Okay, I like to convolute lyrics to some famous song (A Day In The Life by the Beatles, in this case) or saying when I’m in a major brainstorming mode, and I’m sure everyone’s glad I just write or speak my creations and don’t sing them. I think this hearkens back to enjoying the word play wrought by the gentle giant Fezzik in the Princess Bride against his comrades’ ears.

Well, at least it’s better than anything a Vogon would write!

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