Today was a most bizarre of days. We were right on track, after lunch I got to school and went to psychology with FatigueGirl, Rachel and Jamie. That was dull. But I guess semi-informative...
The real fun began last thing, period 7. English Literature. The lesson was proceeding normally, reading our book "The Handmaid's Tale" and looking at the clock every two minutes and THEN we were asked to describe a normal day-to-day task in the style of the book we were reading, present tense, descriptive, imagery, using your senses a lot, all that kind of thing. However, after five minutes of this we all realised it was actually a lesson in writing soft porn, like you would find in Mills and Boon books.... So here are our offerings:
Me and Kate - Doing The Ironing
I sat on the cold, hard wood of my kitchen chair. The heat of the iron radiated from the shining metal plate. I bent down slowly, my fingers reaching out for my husband's crisp, white shirt. I drape it across the crimson ironing board, the fabric falling like snow on a bitter winter morning. I pick up the warm plastic of the iron and slide it gently across the smooth cotton. The ironing is done. Mmmm.
Rachel and Layla - Doing The Washing Up
Turning on the tap I can here the old pipes complaining to the weight of the water. I see the water spiral down the hole in the centre of the white porcelain sink. I forget the plug once again, I shove it in the whole as the warm water swirls around my finger tips. Fingering the slick bottle I squeeze a drop of silk liquid into the quickly filling bowl. White froth gathers on the surface and clings to my hands as if its life depends on it. Siezing the rolling pin feeling cold, stiff wood against my skin. Dipping it into the water...
The real fun began last thing, period 7. English Literature. The lesson was proceeding normally, reading our book "The Handmaid's Tale" and looking at the clock every two minutes and THEN we were asked to describe a normal day-to-day task in the style of the book we were reading, present tense, descriptive, imagery, using your senses a lot, all that kind of thing. However, after five minutes of this we all realised it was actually a lesson in writing soft porn, like you would find in Mills and Boon books.... So here are our offerings:
Me and Kate - Doing The Ironing
I sat on the cold, hard wood of my kitchen chair. The heat of the iron radiated from the shining metal plate. I bent down slowly, my fingers reaching out for my husband's crisp, white shirt. I drape it across the crimson ironing board, the fabric falling like snow on a bitter winter morning. I pick up the warm plastic of the iron and slide it gently across the smooth cotton. The ironing is done. Mmmm.
Rachel and Layla - Doing The Washing Up
Turning on the tap I can here the old pipes complaining to the weight of the water. I see the water spiral down the hole in the centre of the white porcelain sink. I forget the plug once again, I shove it in the whole as the warm water swirls around my finger tips. Fingering the slick bottle I squeeze a drop of silk liquid into the quickly filling bowl. White froth gathers on the surface and clings to my hands as if its life depends on it. Siezing the rolling pin feeling cold, stiff wood against my skin. Dipping it into the water...
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Those are the best descriptions of mundane tasks I've ever heard. (^__^)
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