Stratagems

[poliphilo]

The start of the new year has me feeling anxious.

All that time ahead. 365 days. How on earth shall I fill it? What are my stratagems?

We are driving to my grandparents house- a journey of an hour and a half. I am 12. Somewhere on the far side of Tunbridge Wells I fall back on a tested stratagem for dealing with boredom; I will tell myself a story. The hero is a prince. He has black hair. He is on a ship and the ship is being attacked by flying demons and- a smell of hot leatherette, a growing ache in shoulders and jaw- I slowly realise he doesn't interest me in the least.

Let the demons eat him. What do I care?

The stratagem has failed.

Comments

[greybeta.livejournal.com]

Hehehe. I chuckled. It reminds me of a time when I was a kid and I decided to write a science fiction. I didn't get past the first page.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

But you'll be writing it one day- right?

[greybeta.livejournal.com]

One day, far in the future.

[besideserato.livejournal.com]

[Laughs] You are golden. Happy 2005 to you and Ailz!

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Thanks, And a happy new year to you too, Anaiis!

[jackiejj.livejournal.com]

All that time ahead. 365 days. How on earth shall I fill it? What are my stratagems?

Lucky us if some of each of these 365 days is spent posting here.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

That is so true. Getting an LJ was one of my best decisions of 2004

[karenkay.livejournal.com]

I think so, too! (That it was one of your best decisions.)

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

I have made so many new friends. It's wonderful.

[hepo.livejournal.com]

Your comments made me laugh and that is good.


Hepo

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Thanks