Life, tempered by comic relief.
He sat down for watching his 3rd re-run of the 7th episode of the 5th
season. Even though by now he could practically predict the words as they poured
out on screen, he was looking forward to this. The day hadn't been that great
and he looking forward to a distraction. He pulled a beer from the
refrigerator, and sat down with his thoughts still circling his head. He'd watch a
scene and then drift into his mess, only to be pulled back by the laughter track
running every ten seconds or so. Thank god for the laughter track! It may get
annoying if you're listening intently, but then who is? The commercials were
the hardest part, they are not nearly neat enough to keep you hooked and he
drifted right back to the fight with her in the morning. He tried to recollect the
events as they happened and silently played out the dialogue; searching for
what went wrong. He felt tired and lonely, and was on the verge of shedding a
thin little tear when thankfully the laughter track was back! The minor trickle
drowned itself in his tepid laughter.
