Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Enter Narcissus and the Other

So the other has coerced me, Narcissus, into writing about something other than myself for once. Using her bludgeoning sarcasm, I am now vulnerable to further criticism on my awkward choice of words and inability to produced grammatically correct sentence. However, (the Other hates it when I begin sentences with "However,") I will indulge the other and spout poetry from my fingertips as I type into this glowing electric brain.

The other and I have had a good year, and we shall be going to our respective countries abroad soon. She shall be departing to the Czech Republic and I to the People's Republic of China. Let me take a moment to interject about myself. There are a couple differences in between her study abroad program and mine despite the fact that they are located in different countries. The first is her classes will be in English and mine will be in Chinese. The second is that she does not have to deal with certain individuals (that shall not be named due to surveillance) officially delaying the school year such that the Olympics can use a certain university's Gym for tennis matches. I told this to the other in a burst of melodrama, and she responded with her usual quite giggle of a laugh followed by the comment, "Dear NSEP, the **** is interfering with my education again."

The other is probably having a fun time imaging me being hauled off to some unnamed black site in some unnamed part of some East Asian country that might be hosting the Olympics as I try to explain to my unnamed detainer that this whole blog was actually a result of the Other using her blunt sarcasm on me to write on something other than myself and not write about a certain east asian country that might be holding the Olympics.

What the Other needs to do instead of coercing me into thinking about something other than myself is pursue her life goals. The updated version shall be stated below:

1) Make out (or further) with at least three attractive eastern European strangers in Prague.
2) Not get disappeared by Putin's secret agents.
3) Develop a liking for sausage and Beer in the Czech Republic
4) Finish at LEAST a double degree and apply for the Truman Scholarship
5) Go to Graduate School (preferably in New York so Narcissus can follow her there after he finishes serving his time at Seattle U.)
5) Save the world.

Narcissus is now going to depart so he can go to the gym and look at himself run hotly in the mirrors by the treadmills.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I love when people "spot" poetry.

I'm sorry, but all I do at work is edit and check for grammatical errors. :P
I am so about to get in on this writing action once the American contingent flies off.