extracredit-Emotion
A classmate got the research placement she'd wanted and I sent a genuinely happy message, then immediately checked what everyone else was doing. Both things can apparently fit inside thirty seconds. I hate the jealous part because she worked for it and hasn't taken anything from me, but knowing that didn't stop the little drop in my stomach. At the market a regular asked whether I'd saved her the softer peaches and I felt useful without having to be impressive first. I nearly told my roommate that as some big revelation, except I don't want to turn a nice Saturday into another assignment about becoming a healthier person.
maincourante-Body
Je me suis endormi après mon service de nuit avec la fenêtre entrouverte. Je croyais entendre les enfants dans la cour, puis j'ai ouvert les yeux et il n'y avait plus aucun bruit. J'avais dormi presque trois heures sans changer de côté, la joue chaude contre l'oreiller et le bras un peu engourdi sous moi. En me levant, mes jambes étaient lourdes, mais cette lourdeur était agréable, différente de celle derrière le comptoir. Ma femme avait laissé du pain dans la cuisine. J'en ai mangé debout, encore lent dans mes gestes, sans boire immédiatement le café que je prépare d'habitude pour me mettre en route.
offsetbend-Body
Had a proper breakfast at the farm instead of eating out of the lunch kit, and apparently sitting down with warm food makes a difference. Who knew. My hands were cold from walking across the yard and I kept them round the mug while Mom put another perogy on my plate without asking. The shoulder was behaving, no reaching overhead, no bag dragging on it, just the occasional click when I turned for the butter. After eating I felt heavy in a good way, not gassed, more like I could sit there for another half hour and listen to Dad complain about the weather. Then one of my brothers asked for help outside. Retirement over.
调漂-Mind
想把家里旧收音机弄响，拆开看了半天没找着明显的问题，老婆问网上几十块就能买新的，我说这个不一样。哪里不一样，我自己也想了会儿，不是家传的，也没特别好的声音，就是以前会响，现在不响了，总想知道中间出了什么变化。上班查机器要有结果，还得记清楚，家里这个没人等着用，我反而可以把看过的地方再看一遍，不急着证明会修。暂时没动不确定的部件，先放回盒子，找张同型号的说明看看。小时候拆宿舍收音机装不回去，别人天天问，我现在至少会把螺丝分开放，不至于最后多三个。老婆说先把餐桌腾出来，这个要求比弄懂故障急，我就搬到了阳台，鱼桶旁边还剩一点地方。明晚有空再看，不想为了个响声把所有东西都换一遍。
قرش-Emotion
البنت اللي بتراسلني من عمان بعتت صورة من شارع قريب من بيتنا، وكتبت إنها تذكرتني وهي ماشية. انبسطت أكثر من اللازم، ضلّيت أفتح الصورة كأني رح ألاقي فيها معلومة جديدة. سألتني متى طالع زيارة، ومرة وحدة صار عندي رغبة أطلع بكرة مع إنه الشغل ما بيسمح. لسه ما في بينا حكي واضح، وأنا مش حاب أحول كل رسالة لتحقيق عن قصدها. بس لما زميلي سأل ليش بضحك ع التلفون قلت له فيديو. كذبة ضعيفة جداً، خصوصاً إنه طلب يشوفه. حكيت له بعدين، ومن يومها كل ما يرن تلفوني بيقول وصل الفيديو الجديد، الله يعينّي عليه.
corpsing-Mind
Trying to cut six minutes from the solo show and have discovered that every single line is apparently my firstborn. The opening anecdote gets a laugh when I tell it in the pub, but in rehearsal it takes ages to explain who everyone is, and the next bit actually starts the story. So why am I guarding the anecdote with my LIFE? Possibly because I know it works, possibly because I enjoy doing the man's voice. Recorded both versions, which involved first spending twenty minutes locating a phone stand. Without it the show moves faster. With it I feel safer. Going to try the shorter version on two friends before putting it back, which is absolutely not a promise.
রেপ্রোদিন-Body
বিরতির অ্যালার্ম বন্ধ করে আরেকটা test চালিয়েছিলাম, তারপর আরেকটা। উঠে চায়ের কাপ ধরতে গিয়ে বুঝলাম ডান কবজিতে ঝিনঝিন করছে, হাতলটা ঠিক করে ধরতে দুবার চেষ্টা করতে হল। মাউস চালানোর সময় কিছু হয়নি বলব না, হয়েছিল, আমি পাত্তা দিইনি। এখন বাঁ হাতে লিখতে গেলে নিজের নামও অচেনা লাগে। স্ক্রিন বন্ধ করে ছাদে গিয়েছিলাম, হাঁটতে প্রথমে বিরক্ত লাগছিল কারণ অসমাপ্ত কাজটা মাথায় ছিল। একটু পরে ঘাড়ের টান কমেছে, চোখের শুকনো ভাবও। নিচে এসে আবার বসেছি, তবে হালকা কাজ নিয়েছি। এইটুকু করতে একটা কাপ ধরতে অসুবিধা হওয়া পর্যন্ত অপেক্ষা করলাম কেন, তার ভালো উত্তর নেই।
secondcrop-Mind
Found the old overseas photos in the shed while looking for a manual. There was one outside the pub in England with four people whose first names I could remember and surnames I couldn't. I can still tell you which door stuck in the wet and which field we worked in Ireland, but apparently names weren't filed as carefully. Sharon asked if I wished we'd stayed away longer. I don't think so. What I miss looking at those pictures is not knowing exactly what the following month was going to look like. At the time I mostly wanted a reliable job and somewhere decent to sleep. Funny how the bits you grumbled about get improved by thirty years in a shoebox.
mute_button-Emotion
grandma asked about him while she was warming tortillas and i did my usual hilarious explanation of why nothing is happening and everything is casual. she just said do you like seeing him, mija, which was rude because there wasn't a funny answer ready. yes, i do, especially when he remembers something i said instead of just asking if i'm at the gym. said that part out loud and felt embarrassed, then relieved she wasn't going to screenshot it for a committee. she handed me a tortilla and moved on to whether i wanted beans. honestly excellent interviewing technique, get the information and feed the witness instead of requesting a full relationship forecast
monitorji-Emotion
My best friend said I was being like a teacher when we were choosing teams and I got FULL ON angry because somebody had to make them fair, otherwise all the good players were on one side. Then she went to stand with another girl and I felt worse, not because of the teams now, just because usually she stands next to me without thinking. I nearly said fine go then, but she came back to ask if I had water. So we shared and talked normally. I still think my teams were correct. I also wish she had said it quietly instead of in front of everyone. Both are true, okay, not cancelling the whole friendship over cricket.