I missed the Centus last week, but hope to make up for it this week. Jenny Matlock has given us another great prompt to play with. You really should visit her site, it’s worth the trip. If you just want to check up on this weeks entries to Saturday Centus, click right HERE.
The rules change each week, which is part of the fun. This week, we are given a prompt, to be included in the body of the text, and we have 100 words, exactly 100 words, no more, no less, in which to write our tale. We must include the prompt within that word count. Interesting, yes? Jenny loves to challenge us. I had a little fun with this week, tried to keep it PG, hope I didn’t step beyond, it’s hard to tell these days…
This week’s Prompt:
I’m living the dream, man
Living the Dream (exactly 100 words)
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“I’m living the dream, man.” Â Paul took a drag from the reefer and passed it to Gary.
“So you say.” Gary took a long hit. He was getting tired of Paul’s broken record. Living the dream, far out, big effing deal.
Paul droned on, “Yeah man, I mean lookit this, a cool pad, all the weed I wanna smoke, wide-screen tv, the latest vid games, a music system to die for. I mean I’m living the effing dream man, pinch me if I’m wrong.”
Gary pinched him.
Paul poofed out of sight.
Gary smiled. Now this was living the dream.
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write tuit 
Posted by Jenny Matlock on April 12, 2012 at 22:57
Pinching never works in my personal reality. The effing pains just never seem to disappear! ha!
What a wonderful read!
I liked where this went…loved the visualization here.
Posted by Judee on April 13, 2012 at 08:38
Thank you Jenny, it was a fun one to do!
Posted by Judee on April 1, 2012 at 10:22
Never a problem, Ross, visits are welcome anytime. Thanks for commenting. I agree the variety is fascinating!
Posted by Ross Mannell on March 31, 2012 at 13:30
Sorry about the delay in my return visit to your entry. The week has been very busy.
Gary’s life without Paul around would be a dream. I’ve met a person like Paul and could never have considered him as a flat mate. 🙂
Your take on the prompt is an interesting one and very different to mine. The Centus and another similar project, but for children, fascinate me by the variety of story lines from the same prompt.
Posted by annaandersson on March 29, 2012 at 18:33
That is so funny! So clever! This was so unexpected too! Wow!
Thank you for visitng my post about post Robert lying in a hospital bed reading a letter about someone else’s living dream.
What fun! Have a good week and weekend. Maybe I’ll read something new by you on Saturday or Sunday. (I am behind inm,y comments; working on income tax!)
Best wishes,
Anna
Posted by Judee on March 30, 2012 at 10:25
Income taxes, ugh! Ours were due last month. Thanks for the visit and feel free to drop by anytime. 🙂
Posted by Karen S. on March 28, 2012 at 14:45
Oh very cool, I’m living the dream just reading this…too funny, love the way you went! Thanks for stopping by my post and letting me know you had posted! I’ve got a lot of pinching to go do! ha ha!
Posted by Judee on March 28, 2012 at 15:23
Haha, pinch away. Glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for stopping by. 🙂
Posted by gailatthefarm on March 27, 2012 at 23:45
I love it!!!
I saw no place to follow but will try and find you again. I love the writing prompts, may have to look for more.
Thanks for stopping by to visit me.
Posted by Judee on March 28, 2012 at 15:12
Gail, it may not show up, but there is a follow button on the right at the bottom of the row. Thanks for coming by
Posted by Robyn Engel on March 27, 2012 at 22:13
I’m laughing. It’s pretty effing funny that we were in sync with this prompt. I love your word choice too (drag, reefer, poofed, etc.). Thanks for stopping by so I could readily do the same.
Posted by Judee on March 28, 2012 at 14:56
Yeah, far out, man! ;D Of course, back in the time no one said effing, the ef word was way too commonplace! Thanks for the visit, and I did love yours, in poetry form.
Posted by MiracleMommy on March 27, 2012 at 17:37
Oh, shoot, I had commented on this before, it looks like Word Press ate my post.
I’ve actually know a few (too many ?) people that are really like this in real life, lol.
That was very creative, almost like a 100 word Twilight Zone, I love it!
Posted by Judee on March 28, 2012 at 14:38
Hmm, I checked my spam and didn’t find it there, just a mystery I guess. Anyway, thank you for coming by, and hey, I grew up on Twilight Zone, guess some of it rubbed off, lol!
Posted by Jim on March 27, 2012 at 16:28
Haha! 🙂 Wonderful, Judee! I’m going to try this REAL SOON.
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Thank you for finding me. I ran late too. Been afraid of being pinched. But that was because of my hangover from St. Patrick’s Day celebrating.
Posted by Jim on March 27, 2012 at 16:29
Forgot, http://jimmiehov6.blogspot.com/2012/03/saturday-centus-will-dancer-get-her-man.html
Posted by Judee on March 28, 2012 at 14:40
Thanks, Jim, I remember yours, enjoyed it. (It may have shown me signed in for blogspot, I have an account there for when it won’t let me comment otherwise) Hope your hangover is better!!
Posted by Honey on March 26, 2012 at 12:19
Loved it! That was great! There’s a few people I’d like for that to work on. . .
Posted by Judee on March 27, 2012 at 15:37
Ha, some people just need to be pinched! Thanks for the visit, Honey.
Posted by Once Upon an Equine on March 26, 2012 at 01:00
Loved that surprise ending! My centus is scheduled to post Monday morning.
Posted by Judee on March 27, 2012 at 15:37
Thank you! I went to see yours but couldn’t fine a place to comment – it was a fun cute poem!
Posted by irenelefort on March 25, 2012 at 20:24
Very clever ending! Well done.
Posted by Judee on March 27, 2012 at 15:31
Thank you Irene. 🙂
Posted by Anita on March 25, 2012 at 19:22
ditto to Sue’s comment! Nicely done!!
Posted by Judee on March 27, 2012 at 15:13
Thank you Anita. 🙂
Posted by Sue Anderson on March 25, 2012 at 19:01
I’d like to pinch a few people myself…
😉
Posted by Judee on March 27, 2012 at 15:11
Wouldn’t we all? 😉 Thanks for stopping in, Susan.
Posted by Judie McEwen on March 25, 2012 at 16:18
Hahaha! This is VERY clever! Don’t you wish that all it took to rid ourselves of the morons was a simple pinch????
Posted by Judee on March 27, 2012 at 15:10
Ha yes, that would be ideal. Of course, I’ve just learned to tune them out, works just as well. 😉 Thanks for dropping by, Judie.
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