Monday, August 01, 2005

Don't strangle the children

In the computer room of the library right now. I am the only summer worker. The only one here. The rest of the computers are being used by High School boys. Boys with know-it-all attitudes. Boys with I-am-so-technologically-hip-that-you-are-embarrassing-yourself-just-
by-using-a-computer-in-the-same-room-as-I-am attitudes. Click click click. Type type. Dude here's the best song in the world. No, that's actually not the best song in the world. I'll play you the best song in the world.

Then one of them plays the best song in the world. Oh, this song is rocking. Rock-ing. Yeah this is sooooooo coooooool. Another high schooler steps in. "Are gonna be using this very much longer?" No no nonononono. Not at all. You can use this computer now and listen to the best song in the world. Yeah go ahead.

No that's not the best song in the world. I'll play you the best song in the world. It's sooooooo much better.

I have been reading Tom Wolfe. Hence the style. Now back to work.

2 comments:

tasik said...

Wow. I think the Tom Wolfe style fits you a lot better than the Keillor style, myself, if we MUST ape other authors....

By the by, last year the HS'ers were NOT supposed to be allowed to use the 'puters. They did anyway, but it wasn't supposed to be. Sumpthin' change?

Prophet said...

Servate Te mi amici...