Sometimes I have need to write a little bit in response to things that happen in my life. I don't always mean to immortalize the things that happen to me in prose, so much as to keep a tangible record of these events so that I might reference them later. Someday, when I am rich and famous and people care about what has happened to me in my life, I will publish a memoir that people will revere and talk endlessly about. Right now, however, my life is boring and mostly lifeless, with very little to emphasize or accentuate. However, what might be petty and insignificant to you is important to me, and fuck you, this is for me.
So, I have been told that I am going to be writing the introduction of the book of my friends "roommate" and "hedonist" if not writing the books themselves, in dictation or with artistic license. They seem to think that the stories of their own lives are more interesting to the average reader than the story of my life. My argument is that the stories that they have to offer are either such stereotypes that they are uninteresting, or they are uninteresting in there inanity. The story of my life is one of tragedy and consequence, one of pain and suffering and understanding and meaning. I feel that most people can probably understand my story much more intimately than that of a hedonist or an introvert turned bartender.
It is likely that this will become a "work in progress" or something to that effect, but the intention is for this to be the template for the introduction not to my roommate's book, but to my own. I will do my very best to make this as drama-free as it is appropriate for me to make such a work of nonfiction.
A good introduction to a story will give a reader some insight into the character of the author and the context of the events that will take place. It is supposed to give you the mental setup required to fully accept and appreciate the message of the story or stories that are about to unfold. I can't give you an introduction like that. I can't give you a way to digest the message of my story, or provide the basis for which you should judge or assess it. Part of that might be my lack of creativity or prowess as a writer, but mostly I legitimately feel that there isn't a way. I can't tell you who I am. Even all of the stories of my life have not told me that. Perhaps they will for you, and if that's the case, I would appreciate a phone call. What I can do in place of an introduction is to explain in a small amount of detail what I am. I am a guy. As regular or normal as anyone else. As I am putting my fingers to the keyboard right now I am 25 years old, though that will obviously not be the case throughout this series of events. I am very average looking, maybe a little on the tall side. I'm not wealthy, I am not highly educated, but I am not stupid. In fact, if there is anything extraordinary about me it is perhaps that I am a bit sharper, a bit quicker than most. I have a gift with the spoken word that gives me an edge in some things, and puts me at a disadvantage in others. I did well in school, until college. I did well in college a few times. Did poorly all of the rest of the time. I study engineering when I study, and I like to read. And last night I shaved my ex girlfriend's ex boyfriend's head. Also, i should include a disclaimer. Don't do any of the shit that I do. Its bad for you, dangerous, and most often fairly painful. Also sometimes questionably legal. The most important role that my story plays is to serve as a warning to others.
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