variations on a theme
for all accounts and purposes, today was a successful day. the infamous first day back after a break was survived with only minor agony, best-friend-shaped fences were mended, i managed to complete one or two important tasks while putting off a number of others, and the court brief i nearly had a coronary over was apparently good enough to be put
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in high school i read a book called "a day in the life of Ivan Denisovich". it was about a man who was in a labor camp in stalin's russia. his was a grueling life, but this day of ivan's we read about was one of his better days.
he got a little more food. a good work detail. didn't get beat down by no guards.
sure it's hard to relate exactly, but for a man in that situation, it's the little things that matter most.
the book also has my favourite line of dialogue in literature ever: "Fuck you, Clubfoot."
why am i telling you all this? no reason.
good luck on the homework.
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