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Monday Feb 06, 2012

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I wrote this essay for the Newswire back when I wrote essays for the Newswire. I needed to get some quotes from it for a thing, so I re-read it this morning.


A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Geek
It was afternoon PE in fifth grade, and I was terrified. I ran and jumped and ducked, surrounded by a cheering crowd of my classmates. The PE teacher did nothing to stop the attack, and in fact encouraged it.

"Get him!" Someone yelled, as I fell to the asphalt, small rocks digging into my palms. I breathed hard, and through my adrenaline-fueled flight-or-fight response, the world slowed, the cheering faded, and I wondered to myself why our playground was just a parking lot, and why we had to wear corduroy pants in the middle of a Southern California heatwave. Before I could offer any answers, a clear and loud voice spoke from within my head. "Hey," it said. "You'd better get up and move, or you're dead."

I nodded my head, and looked up in time to see the red playground ball, spinning in slow motion, as the word "Voit" rotated into view. Pain exploded across my face and a mighty cheer erupted from the crowd. The PE teacher blew her whistle.



If I do say so myself, it's a pretty neat thing, and I think some of you may be glad you read it.

VIEW 7 of 7 COMMENTS
vivianevog:
Reminds me of my schooldays too....strikes a chord with me too...I'm glad I read it and it is cool!biggrin
Feb 6, 2012
mydogfarted:
I would just like to thank you for this.

It woke my 2 year old up at midnight! tongue
Feb 7, 2012

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