Vapid

A short-stream of consciousness piece about society

Vapid

Chaz Hemsworth

"And in other breaking news…"

click.

"Alright Jacobzor, ready to step into the transmagrifier time machine made of awesome?..."

click.

"Kim is like, the like stupidest, like human like…"

click.

"But John, you said you loved me…"

click.  

"As you  can see T. Rex's jawbone fits well within the confines of a subgroup..."

click.  pop.  a soft hiss.

I finally give up.  I throw the remote into the couch and look around. The house is slightly cooler than usual, so I go to check the thermostat.  It says 70.  I like the house at 70.  This is most distinctly not 70. I am going to call the heating company about this, I decide.  I am looking for a phone.  I find a penny under the couch cushions and throw it in some direction behind me. I keep looking.  I run all over my house but there is no phone in sight.  I give up on calling the company and instead decide to email them.  I sit down at my laptop. I login.  My browser recognizes the last page I went to.  It was about Joe- Anne Cleadry and Markus-Jacob Smith.  I think to myself, "Why would they break up?".  I look at internet memes, rarely laughing about them.  I feel tired and leave the laptop.   I pick up the remote. I turn on the T.V.  The news is on.  I fall asleep watching it.  

Reviews

[Hunter Rose]

Hahaha... I loved it! It was very funny of how you made it that he flicking through the tv. Even though it doesn't say that he is until the end the reader knows that he is. I loved! And how he is telling himself that he's gonna do something but it leads to something else and then leads him back to the tv, although i do think you meant to say "And another breaking news..." instead of "and in other"

[Chaz Hemsworth]

Thanks for reading. I'm glad someone else could figure out how it starts. The speaker is scatterbrained from the excess of information. The news anchors I've seen do say "In other breaking news" although a more clear alternative would be "more breaking news now"

[Hunter Rose]

oh.... okay! yeah that makes sense! I loved it- sorry i feel like I have to say it again! :P

[Average person]

I like this. Portrays the average day in life. :) and very accurate I might add haha

[Chaz Hemsworth]

It's no Ulysses. The massive scope of Ulysses is the among great literary giants in a similar category to this piece. One day in the life of a guy.