Saturday, January 21, 2006

on saturdays (the quietness of)

alone in room1004, you just met with a light-bulb-changing security guard who, in response to your comment that it's very quiet in here today, replied:

yes... you'd almost wish something happened

he spoke slowly and quietly, and placed the kind of strange emphasis on the words something happened, predicated with an unsettlingly significant pause, that he leaves you in no doubt that given any kind of disturbance he would draw arms and fire without hesitation

if he had arms, of course

(you wonder briefly if he carries a can of mace)

you're glad when he leaves, doubly glad you can bolt the door from the inside

you glance up at the CCTV camera over your right shoulder and utter a brief prayer in its direction that before you leave today, nothing happens

3 Comments:

Blogger John Higgins said...

damn spammers....possibly the worst fake message of support i've ever seen...maybe it was becasue you mentioned a job type in your post...

1:44 a.m.  
Blogger Tony said...

john i'm appalled

that comment was from my mum

i'm telling on you

T

8:34 p.m.  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Tony, I am your REAL mum.

Big C disclaimer -
*(Above statement may not be true)
If doubts have arisen in your mind regarding this or any correspondence fro Big C we recommend you contact "birth" parents.

6:11 p.m.  

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