Like I Need More Drama

Main Entry: dra·ma
Function: noun
Etymology: Late Latin dramat-, drama, from Greek, deed, drama, from dran to do, act
Date: 1515
1 a: a composition in verse or prose intended to portray life or character or to tell a story usually involving conflicts and emotions through action and dialogue and typically designed for theatrical performance : play — compare closet drama b: a movie or television production with characteristics (as conflict) of a serious play ; broadly : a play, movie, or television production with a serious tone or subject
2: dramatic art, literature, or affairs
3 a: a state, situation, or series of events involving interesting or intense conflict of forces b: dramatic state, effect, or quality
4: my life


There are times I have difficulty determining whether I create my own Drama, Drama deliberately seeks me out for its own sake, or Drama is thrust upon me by others. Sometimes it's more clear than others. Like the current situation I'm in. Well... one of them anyways. I like to juggle several Dramas at a time, just to keep things interesting. But instead of whinging on about this current FEH (Fucking Experience in Hell) (because- let's face it- I could have handled it all FAR better than I did), I find myself wondering what people sans The Drama do.
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Wake up each day. Get ready for work. Momentarily interact with their spouse/children/family unit/mate. Go to work. Work. Lunch. Work. Go home. Idly pass some time until dinner. Eat dinner. Bide their time until sleep. Sleep.
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Damn, that sounds nice and dull. I mean, everyone has days like that where you seem to drift through the day. It just happens. But to not have vastly odd and wacky shit occur on a random yet seemingly regular basis? No wonder people immerse themselves in booze, drugs, TV, or games (video, online, RPG, etc) where they get to be something they're not. They're so bored from lack of Drama they have to find some way to escape everyday life. Where's the spark?
Me? The Drama IS the everyday. The Mundane is so unusual it's bliss to me. Nothing makes me happier than to sit on my couch with my feet up- dog sleeping with her head resting on my leg- logs crackling in the fireplace. Why? Because it's dullsville.

Have phone conversations of yours included the following phrases?
"let me call you back, the kitchen's on fire",
"my headache feels better ever since I walked into that wall",
"oh, I'm in the backyard, chopping up chairs with a battle-axe" (from this afternoon- not kidding),
"huh, don't see that every day" (seeing someone drive a Toyota hatchback up I-99 dressed as a clown (from last week)),
"hey- I have to let you go, my ambulance just showed up",
"how long do you think it takes for a PlayStation controller to pass through a dog's digestive tract?",
"PINNED UNDER CAR. CHAT L8R" (a text message),
"hmmm, I wonder how that stone got lodged in my thigh...?",
"laid off"/ "laid off"/ "laid off"/ "they fired my ass",
"gonna be a little late getting in this morning- there're 2 skunks doing it in front of the office door and I'm not going to be the one who interupts them",
"hang on, the hotel staff is telling me I have to evacuate 'cause a tornado's on the other side of the highway. Let me check. Oooh, yep- that's a big one",
"MY TOAST FELL BEHIND THE FRIDGE!!!" (screamed at, not from, me),
"lung tumor"/ "stroke"/ "crushed foot"/ "hyperextended knee"/ "separated shoulder"/ "dislocated hip"/ ETC ETC ETC,
"she ran herself over with her own car? Now that takes talent",
"that's not good- I can see the bone",
"so I met this woman" (always an indication of future Drama).

If you regularly utter these phrases or some similar, you too may suffer Drama and should consult your doctor- 'cause that bastard'll just give you something else to worry about.

But if you are a Drama magnet like me, you look forward to a little boredom now and again- peaceful, quiet contentment.
The calm before the storm.